I found myself back in India, this time Varanasi, the spiritual capital of India. If my first time in India was very Buddhist inspired, this time it was all about Hinduism. I got two very different experiences of India. Varanasi was an interesting sight to see, with all that life that was going on around the holy river of Ganges. I think it’s a must see in India because it really gives you a lot to experience and think about.
Pilgrimes on Ganges
Faces of India
A train took us from Varanasi to Khajuraho which is famous for its temples with erotic sculptures on them. Khajuraho was tough for me because of the people there that were constantly harassing us and tried to cheat us in every possible way. I liked the temples and the cycling we did in the countryside but i really didn’t like all those people that saw as an opportunity to get money. So i wasn’t a bit sad when we left Khajuraho and headed on to Udaipur.
Temple in Khajuraho
We took the train again and the moment we arrived to Udaipur i knew it was different. I could just feel the more relaxed and nice atmosphere of the city and i loved it immediately. Udaipur has this lovely and peaceful lake and nice people that aren’t agressive at all. It was a really good choice to relax our minds a little bit before we continued our way to another crazy city, Pushkar.
Varanasi runs by the river Ganges / Varanasi, mesto vzdolž Gangesa
Faces of India: carrying the load on your head / Obrazi Indije: prenašanje tovora na glavi
The most sacred part of Varanasi – where they burn the deceased / Najsvetejši del Varanasija – kjer ljudje umirajo in kjer pokojne zažigajo
Faces of India: sadhu, holy man in Varanasi / Obrazi Indije: sadhu, hindujski sveti mož, v Varanasiju
Faces of India: men by the river Ganges in Varanasi / Obrazi Indije: moški ob sveti reki Ganges v Varanasiju
Holy river Ganges is a place for rituals but also for washing clothes and people. It’s a very dirty river / Sveta reka Ganges je poleg hindujskih ritualov tudi prostor, kjer se umiva in pere perilo. Na fotografiji se vidi tudi smeti – ostanke obredov
River Ganges is also a place for washing clothes / V Gangesu se tudi pere perilo – tu se sušijo pisani sariji, tradicionalno žensko oblačilo, kar na stopnišču
Varanasi runs by river Ganges / Varanasi teče vzdolž svete reke Ganges in povsod ob reki so ghati, stopnišča
Evening ceremony by the river / Večerni obred ob reki
Crowd at the evening ceremony in Varanasi / Množica ljudi na večernem obredu ob sveti reki Ganges
Temple in Khajuraho / Tempelj v Khajurahu
Erotic sculpture on a temple in Khajuraho / Erotična skulptura na templju v Khajurahu
Temple in Khajuraho / Tempelj v Khajurahu
Erotic sculptures are part of the Khajuraho temples / Erotične skulpture so znane za templje v Khajurahu
There’s something very beautiful on these temples / Templji v Khajuraho so res nekaj posebnega
Erotic sculptures / Še več skultur na templju v Khajurahu
Faces of India: a young woman went for the water / Obrazi Indije; mlada ženska je šla po vodo do bližnjega vodnjaka. Indijske vasi so razdeljene po kastnem sistemu.
Simple house in the countryside / Preprosto bivališče na podeželju v okolici Khajuraha
Going to school barefoot / Deklica se bosa odpravlja v šolo
Countryside around Khajuraho / Podeželje okrog Khajuraha
Where you sit is where you sleep / Sedišče = ležišče
Udaipur is a really lovely town to rest your soul / Udaipur ima res neko posebno, romantično dušo.
A town with a distinctive architecture lays by the lake that give it a sense of lost-in-time / Mesto z značilno arhitekturo in lokacijo ob jezeru, ki mu dajeta romantično podobo izgubljenosti v nekem času
Typical architecture / Značilna arhitektura mesta Udaipur
Girls dancing at the festival Mewar / Ples deklet na ulicah Udaipurja ob festivalu Mewar
Traditional Indian woman / Tradicionalna hindujska ženska je oblečena v sari, nosi nakit in ima sredi čela piko.
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