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Tagged With: Hinduism

In Stein gemeißelt

Unser letzes Ziel in Indien waren die Höhlentempel von Ellora und Ajanta. 1983 von der UNESCO zum Weltkulturerbe erklärt, sind die gigantischen Höhlenanlagen zwar kein Geheimtipp mehr, aber wir waren recht überrascht, dass die Besucher zumindest zu dieser Jahreszeit fast ausschließlich indische Touristen waren. Das hatte zur Folge, dass wir als Ausländer zu ebenso begehrten … Weiterlesen »

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The end of the road

India has lots of well-known tourist highlights, such as the Red Fort in Delhi, the Taj Mahal in Aggra, the beaches in Goa or backwaters in Kerala. Fortunately we’ve seen a few of those most crowded places already. So this time we wanted to focus on lesser known places, and Sikkim is the first of … Weiterlesen »

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Favourite Shot

Human cremation at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. The ashes are pushed into the Bagmati River, which is considered sacred by Hindus as it flows into the holy river Ganges. Quite something to see a Hindu funeral ceremony for the first time!

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The Über-Temple

They have this image of being long-forgotten ancient temples, remnants from an old civilization rediscovered by the French in the jungles of ‚Indochine‘. Not too much of this is actually true, but it is great fabric for adventure movies, so some of them like Tomb Raider were shot here and it is this type of … Weiterlesen »

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