by Radu Polizu | Mar 20, 2010 | Blog, India
The morning of the last day in the Himalayas, even at its bottom hills, was dedicated to Rishikesh so I started in the morning with a tuk-tuk ride, or whatever they call it in India and got to Lakshman Jhula, the second pedestrian bridge in the town. The views from...
by Radu Polizu | Mar 18, 2010 | Blog, India
The wake up call was supposed to be early and after a good breakfast in the hotel’s restaurant, we move as quickly as possible on a road that is mostly in ruin to Vashishta Guha, a cave at 23 km from Rishikesh where meditated Swami Vashishta. The road was in...
by Radu Polizu | Mar 17, 2010 | Blog, India
For the last time in Haridwar I was waken up at 4:00 am by the bajan. It stops in the night, probably around midnight and they start again singing around 4-4:30 am. It is a pleasure to listen to it and every morning I was pleasantly awaken and listen to it. They sing...
by Radu Polizu | Mar 16, 2010 | Blog, India
The word ‘Kumbha’ means a pot. The name originates from a story in the Puranas (ancient spiritual literature). The story is about an ‘Amrit Kumbha’ which means a pot filled with nectar. According to Skanda Purana (one of the 18 puranas) for the purpose of obtaining...
by Radu Polizu | Mar 15, 2010 | Blog, India
Today is one of the the most auspicious days in the entire Kumbha Mela. It is no moon at all and it is a MONDAY. There were two more days like this in the entire 3 months that passed and they are considered as “most auspicious”. Tomorrow, on Tuesday, is...
by Radu Polizu | Mar 14, 2010 | Blog, India
The jet lag woke us up latter than the previous day. We planned to go in the city all of us and show my friends how to get into the temple. However they have been in Haridwar before and know the place relatively well. We plan to leave at 9 am but something gets...
by Radu Polizu | Mar 13, 2010 | Blog, India
At 6:30 am we have the tea with milk served somewhere in the camp and after a little while I leave with Emil to shoot in the area. The camps are on a separate side of the city not so close to the center. Babas, sadhus and gurus abound. They have posters all over the...
by Radu Polizu | Mar 13, 2010 | Blog, India
But the moment we left the posh gated community were we stayed, where the houses and atmosphere are a very pleasant remnant of a different Delhi that we met some years ago, you are thrown into the snarling traffic of the city and you realize that things are again...
by Radu Polizu | Mar 12, 2010 | Blog, India
Just 13 hours and 22 minutes is the direct flight from Newark to Delhi on a new Boeing 777 with Continental. The plane was full and surprisingly with westerners, on the road to look for spiritual awakening in India instead of New Jersey. 12 years ago we were the only...
by Radu Polizu | Mar 8, 2010 | Blog, India
March 2010 Maha Kumbha Mela in Haridwar Rishikesh Gwalior Orcha Khajuraho Allahabad Bodh Gaya Sarnath Varanasi Delhi Follow us on...
by Radu Polizu | Feb 2, 2000 | Blog, India
October 1998: When you prepare to leave to India, your thoughts are different than those when you leave for Europe. When you leave to Europe, you may think of the clothes you will wear and how they will fit with the places you will visit. You plan nice dinners, shows...
