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Pushkar is Pink
The photo of the young girl above was taken in the town of Pushkar in Rajasthan. Her pink scarf is almost a mirror of the pink sunset seen over Pushkar's holy lake. We'll spend 3-nights here in November during our 16-day meditation retreat in India as we join in the celebrations of the Pushkar Camel Fair. ...
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Aug 10, 2011 1 MINUTE READ
A Laugh in the Village
I took this photo on a walk one morning through the village of Khejarla which is located about 90 minutes outside of Jodhpur. I saw this young girl sitting with her family outside their home, all of them curious of this stranger in the village. When I stopped to say "namaste" t
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Aug 10, 2011 Whatcha lookin at?
This photo was taken on a morning walk on the outskirts of the village of Khejarla in Rajasthan. It looked like I was interrupting her morning cup of milk but I could not resist pointing the camera in her direction to get this shot. Thank you little one!
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Aug 8, 2011 The Mysterious Turban
What appears to be an endlessly long piece of fabric wraps a countless number of times around the head of a Rajasthani man to form a massive turban. The turban known as Pagadis in the local language denotes a persons' caste, culture and profession. Each color within a turban has
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Aug 8, 2011 1 MINUTE READ
Guided Meditation in New York City
Join our evening guided meditation in a quiet garden in midtown close to Grand Central on Tuesday August 9th. This 30-min meditation will take you through some breathing exercises and a simple but effective meditation practice. Class is open to meditation practitioners of all l
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Aug 8, 2011 Colorful Rajasthan Turbans
Continuing our posts on Rajasthani turbans. If you don't know how to tie one you can always pick up a pre-tied turban which you can just slip onto your head. Our 16-day spiritual adventure to northwestern India is about 2 and half months away and for those of you who would lik
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Aug 6, 2011 1 MINUTE READ
Rajasthani Villagers
Despite the pretty colorless Rajasthani landscape this land is full of color when it comes to clothing especially the turbans that the men wear. I was in a jeep about 45 minutes outside of the town of Pushkar in a small village when I saw these two men having a chat on the vera
