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23rd October – Khajuraho Temples, The River Ganges and Candles

24 Oct

1. What remarkable temples with the most amazing carvings all over them showing all aspects of human life in all its glory! In the photos are some of the musicians and and elephant, horse and a boar.

2. We took a boat down the Ganges after sunset to see the amazing ceremony of saying goodnight to Mother Ganges. There were thousands of people there and they show their love of and thanks to the river every single night with such devotion. It was very moving to be a small part of this.

3. We bought small marigold and candle offerings that are made by the children, lit the candles and put them in the river with a prayer or a wish. I’ll put up lots more photos when we return.

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4 responses to “23rd October – Khajuraho Temples, The River Ganges and Candles

  1. WordsFallFromMyEyes

    October 27, 2012 at 1:25 am

    Oh… getting jealous now! It would be wonderful to travel like this, just wonderful – good luck to you 🙂

     
    • mybeautfulthings

      November 3, 2012 at 5:07 pm

      Thank you. I have always loved India and her stories, always wanted to visit so this is a dream come true! 🙂

       
  2. Our Growing Paynes

    October 24, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    Remarkable. There are so many interesting places to visit.

     
    • mybeautfulthings

      November 3, 2012 at 4:33 pm

      The world is so full of beautiful things, both natural and made. We are so lucky to be able to travel to some of these wonderful places. 🙂

       

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