While traveling, make sure you are present. This is true even in your normal everyday life. During my three weeks in India, I was intentionally not using my spare time to peek at social media, blog, or communicate too much with my life back home. I really wanted to take time to reflect on every experience, smell, landscape, and the variety of spices that hit my mouth.
The culture, customs, religions, temples, and languages of India are so rich. I was taking in so much information in a day, that I was so mentally exhausted. I would love to share some of the beautiful locations, religious temples, and iconic locations I visited while in India.
Early in my visit to India, my group got to visit the village of Pachayara. In the village, we were treated to warm hellos, fresh milk, and a fun tractor ride into “town”. We tried our hands at bread making, hooka, went to a temple, and were blessed by the temple’s care-taker. I, however, unknowingly gave the temple caretaker a high-five instead of getting blessed….So embarrassing, but makes for a great story!
Temple visits and memorials in India are experiences in and of themselves. Temple visits taught me about historical Indian gurus, Sikhs, Jainism, Hindu gods and goddesses, and the journey of the present Tibetan Buddhists in India. Here are some photos of the many temples I saw. Tipu Sultan’s Palace and Tomb, India Gate, Golden Palace (Buddhist Monastery), Jain Temple
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