Lotus Temple
This temple (surrounded by pools to keep it cool in the summer) welcomes those of all faiths to come pray and/or meditate silently according to their own religion with an emphasis on universal peace. I especially enjoyed hearing 3 singers perform here: an Indian Hindu who sung in Hindi, an Asian Buddhist who sung in a language I didn't recognize, and an American Christian who sung in English.
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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... [read more]
The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... [read more] Blog: India
Date: February 13th 2008
This trip started in the south visiting cousin David and from there I flew to Delhi and toured the "Golden Triangle" section of India, and ended in Varanasi along the Ganges. Travel journal: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dj9wxh6_0ft5p7pgx ... read more
Date: February 13th 2008
This trip started in the south visiting cousin David and from there I flew to Delhi and toured the "Golden Triangle" section of India, and ended in Varanasi along the Ganges. Travel journal: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dj9wxh6_0ft5p7pgx ... read more
