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India

Rishikesh and a Life Giving Lotus

The Beatles had been in Rishikesh only a few years earlier and although it wasn’t particularly obvious at the time, tourism was starting to find and take over this holy town on the banks of Mother Ganga. It has been a spiritual centre since ancient times and there is a complete ban on non vegetarian food and alcohol as they both run against the strict … Continue reading Rishikesh and a Life Giving Lotus

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Deserts, India

The First Tree Huggers

The incredible sound of Rajasthani musicians singing about their camels in the sunset of the Thar Desert. The day has cooled and we are sitting around a camp fire after dinner, tomorrow we will visit a Bishnoi village. The Bishnoi people have been following their ideals since the early fifteenth century, they are Hindu but follow a set of teachings which among other things bans … Continue reading The First Tree Huggers

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