KHAJUARO
KHAJUARO IS CALLED ‘THE TEMPLE CITY’.
It’s one of the most popular tourist destinations in India
FLOATING TEMPLES When these temples were completed the land around them was flooded with water. The temples then floated like lotus blossoms in a shallow lake.
SCULPTED TEMPLES All the carving has been done by hand
HERE’S A CLOSE UP
DEDICATED TO TWO RELIGIONS ... HINDUISM and JAINISM All the temples, except one, face the sun.
THE TEMPLES ARE MADE OF SANDSTONE
BECOME A ‘GEM HUNTER’
A ‘GEM’ is anything that evokes deep feelings of beauty.
Looking for gems keeps your mind alert. It helps you focus your eyes on the beautiful. and unusual. You’ll begin seeing things you never noticed before.
‘GEMS’ come in hundreds of forms . . Many of the images on this website represent the ‘Gems’ that I‘ve encountered on my trips abroad.
VARANASI
FLOATING DOWN THE GANGES RIVER. Now we’re in Varanasi, India. Sacred rituals being performed every night.
ELDERLY PEOPLE COME HERE TO DIE They want to live here during the last years of their life so their bodies can be cremated along the banks of the river.
WHEN THE CREMATION CEREMONY IS FINISHED The ashes are reverently scattered into the river.
WOMEN TAKING THEIR DAILY BATH
AND MEN TAKING THEIRS
A THOUGHT TO CONSIDER
The last years of your life can be the best years of your life.
You get to make the choice. Go into the unknown. Follow your dreams.