Close Up of Small Temple
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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 i... [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 i... [read more] Blog: Altars
Date: September 30th 2006
There are several small, open air Hindu temples, such as the one below, which is in a downtown business district. This allows people to make puja on their way to work, during a break, or after work. A friend asked the priest permission for me to take photos of him and his small temple. He agreed but then made a big show of my coming up to the altar wherein he put the red kum kum on my forehead. ... read more
Date: September 30th 2006
There are several small, open air Hindu temples, such as the one below, which is in a downtown business district. This allows people to make puja on their way to work, during a break, or after work. A friend asked the priest permission for me to take photos of him and his small temple. He agreed but then made a big show of my coming up to the altar wherein he put the red kum kum on my forehead. ... read more
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A series of rather ill advised, poorly planned, and hastily assembled journeys into Pakistan, India, Malaysia, and a few other places. Lots of sandals, sand, saris, and hijabs, with nice photos, a wealth of inaccuracies, and without the benefit of spell-check. It's all good. Well it's mostly good. Sure beats working.
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