 | Udaipur, India:Travel India-Udaipur Travel Video PostCard http://www.travelvideopostcard.com Udaipur, India, is 300 miles southwest of Delhi, India, and is one of the most romantic cities in the world. Udaipur, India, has been called the City of Lakes and Udaipur in India is also the White City, because it has in it four white marble palaces, all built by a maharana in the 1500's. Udaipur is a a perfect Family Travel destination and perfect for Adventure Travel. Udaipur, India, is so beautiful with its lakes in the middle of the desert in the state of Rajasthan, that the Maharana Jagat Singh II made it the royal city of Rajasthan. Udaipur, India, is a wonderful place for family travel. Children, as well as their parents, can immerse themselves in an exotic culture. Family Travel is best here in Udaipur, India, because of the different language, music, food, colorful dress and ancient history. In Udaipur, India, Family Travel is especially successful because the people in Udaipur, India, are very friendly and love children. On the way to Udaipur, Family Travelers will see elephants and camels, as well as taxis and rickshaws. Udaipur, India, unlocks the senses. Udaipur, India, is a good adventure destination as well, if a traveler wants to explore the gardens and lakes and city streets by foot and by boat. |
 | Aarti Haridwar Louise & Stuart's Amazing India Travel Aarti in Haridware The banks of the Ganges crowded with hundreds of people bathing in the holy Ganga. Aarti, like the religious ceremony celebrated in Varanasi, starts at sunset. We were surprised when by 6PM both sides of the Ganges were nearly full. By 6:30 there were literally thousands of Indians there to celebrate Arti! I have attended Arti in Haridwar many many times, but this was like New Year's Eve at an Indian Times Square! It seems that tonight was special...Ganga's Birthday.....and when the Ganges River has a birthday, it goes all out! We managed to get a place to sit right at the main ghats. Out of thousands of Indians, there are only about 10 foreigners MAX in all of Haridwar at this time of year! Maybe it's because at 4:30 PM the sun is shining on the ghats like high noon on the hottest day of the year! Evening, however, is cool and wonderful on the river, which is all lit up and festive. That is when the place really comes to life. Daytime is for "dipping in the Ganges", and for kids diving for coins that worshipers toss in the cool, refreshing water. As we sat awaiting the music which heralds the start of Aarti, a speaker announced the arrival of a special Guru. He arrived with an entourage and was greeted with cheers and waving hands. Behind him were men carrying a golden "Ark of the Covenant" type of shrine on a platform. It was festooned with bushels of flowers, which were thrown out and handed by the handfuls to the people. Leis of flowers were also tossed to the crowds. I was covered with flowers, and people passed some flowers on to people who hadn't gotten any. At a designated time everyone tossed the flowers back toward the Ganges. One specially appointed gentleman squeezed his way through the crowd showering the throng with sweet lightly scented rose water from a funky pump propelled watering can. As it was a bit warm sitting in such a crowd, the shower of water on my head was a welcome respite. I just had to warn Stuart to cover the camera whenever I felt a splash or noticed the "water guy" approaching. The music started, incense, oil lamps with dripping hot wax and fire, and overhead...FIREWORKS! It was wonderful! I even got to hold a stainless steel plate full of fire, and make a circle with it and pass it on! With s much wax and fire, and women in Saris, it's always a wonder that no one is set on fire! Sweet offerings were given out at the end of the ceremony, as well as fruits from trays heaped with grapes and small peaches. Now that is what I call a birthday celebration. Although Arti is done nightly, it is not on such a grand scale. I guess that was enough for one day. Fire and water in Haridware.....Louise and Stuart Sims Check out our web-site which should be completed in 2009 (delayed due to circumstances beyond our control now there is a descriptive starter page). ........................................ . ........................................ . http://www.PortalToIndia.com ........................................ . ........................................ . featuring India travel tips, travel logs. photos and unique India items for sale!Also: India, Indian Sterling Silver Jewelry, (Jewellery), India Tribal Jewelry, Semi-Precious Stone Pendants, Rings, Earrings, Bracelets, and Necklaces: set with Garnets, Amethyst, Malachite, Turquoise and Lapis - Antique Silver Pendants, Hindu Medallions, Buddhist Brass and Bronze Statues, Mala Beads, Buddhas, Prayer boxes, Tibetan prayer flags, Essential Oils and Much More. |
 | Elephant Festival Louise & Stuart's Amazing India Travel The elephant festival show yesterday was wonderful! It was what we had missed last year and the thing that I had most wanted to see! There were more than 100 elephants, all intricately painted and decorated, processing in a giant arena-like stadium. There were special canopied seats for the tourists....and there were hundreds and hundreds of people. There were also camels, oxen, Brahma bulls, dancing girls (some decorated with elaborate peacock costumes), monkey gods, and lord knows what else that I don't have time to mention. But the elephants... they were gigantic ...with the riders looking as if they could touch the sky. Some of the more outstanding had glitter and "sparkles" added to the paint....To this was added colorful fabrics all over the beasts.....the tusks...the ears.... The elephant polo match was cool too. Louise and Stuart Sims Check out our web-site which should be completed in 2009 (delayed due to circumstances beyond our control now there is a descriptive starter page). ........................................ . ........................................ . http://www.PortalToIndia.com ........................................ . ........................................ . featuring India travel tips, travel logs. photos and unique India items for sale!Also: India, Indian Sterling Silver Jewelry, (Jewellery), India Tribal Jewelry, Semi-Precious Stone Pendants, Rings, Earrings, Bracelets, and Necklaces: set with Garnets, Amethyst, Malachite, Turquoise and Lapis - Antique Silver Pendants, Hindu Medallions, Buddhist Brass and Bronze Statues, Mala Beads, Buddhas, Prayer boxes, Tibetan prayer flags, Essential Oils and Much More. |
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 | Amazing India Travel's-Louise and Stuart Louise and I, Stuart Sims, spend 3 months out of ever year in India. India is the ultimate travel experience. And once one falls in love with India one does not have the slightest desire to go anywhere else.. Sure I still want to see Egypt and Istanbul, but having traveled to India for 3 months each year for many years now. I always get the itch during the rest of the year when I am not in India. There is no flora and fauna like India's. There is no topography like India's (from pristine beaches all the way to, and in between, up to the Himalayas). There are no cities as wild and exciting as those in India. There is no diversity of cultures in any country that can match India's. There is no more spectacular and diverse Architecture than India's. There is no tolerance like the tolerance of India. But most importantly there are NO people on the planet that can match the kindness, warmth, genuine concern, interest in foreigners, and "Chanti' of the India people. They are as close to divine as you will find on this miserable globe! One does not go to India like one goes to the Bahamas, one goes to India to find the inner self and strength, along with everything else.. At times, one wants to pull one's hair out and then Mother India says here, "I have a gift for you". Then one is transported to another realm. Go to India and never return! (At least a month for your mind to turn away from your Western value system and begin to see the wisdom of India's ethos). Louise and Stuart Check out our web-site which should be completed in 2009 (delayed due to circumstances beyond our control now there is a descriptive starter page). ........................................ . ........................................ . http://www.PortalToIndia.com ........................................ . ........................................ . featuring India travel tips, travel logs. photos and unique India items for sale!Also: India, Indian Sterling Silver Jewelry, (Jewellery), India Tribal Jewelry, Semi-Precious Stone Pendants, Rings, Earrings, Bracelets, and Necklaces: set with Garnets, Amethyst, Malachite, Turquoise and Lapis - Antique Silver Pendants, Hindu Medallions, Buddhist Brass and Bronze Statues, Mala Beads, Buddhas, Prayer boxes, Tibetan prayer flags, Essential Oils and Much More. |
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 | Misc Clips-Louise & Stuart's Amazing India Travel Namaste Louise and I, Stuart Sims, spend 3 months out of ever year in India. Here are some movie clips of India..Enjoy! India is the ultimate travel experience. And once one falls in love with India one does not have the slightest desire to go anywhere else.. Sure I still want to see Egypt and Istanbul, but having traveled to India for 3 months each year for many years now. I always get the itch during the rest of the year when I am not in India. There is no flora and fauna like India's. There is no topography like India's (from pristine beaches all the way to, and in between, up to the Himalayas). There are no cities as wild and exciting as those in India. There is no diversity of cultures in any country that can match India's. There is no more spectacular and diverse Architecture than India's. There is no tolerance like the tolerance of India. But most importantly there are NO people on the planet that can match the kindness, warmth, genuine concern, interest in foreigners, and "Chanti' of the India people. They are as close to divine as you will find on this miserable globe! One does not go to India like one goes to the Bahamas, one goes to India to find the inner self and strength, along with everything else.. At times, one wants to pull one's hair out and then Mother India says here, "I have a gift for you". Then one is transported to another realm. Check out our web-site which should be completed in 2009 (delayed due to circumstances beyond our control now there is a descriptive starter page). ........................................ . ........................................ . http://www.PortalToIndia.com ........................................ . ........................................ . featuring India travel tips, travel logs. photos and unique India items for sale!Also: India, Indian Sterling Silver Jewelry, (Jewellery), India Tribal Jewelry, Semi-Precious Stone Pendants, Rings, Earrings, Bracelets, and Necklaces: set with Garnets, Amethyst, Malachite, Turquoise and Lapis - Antique Silver Pendants, Hindu Medallions, Buddhist Brass and Bronze Statues, Mala Beads, Buddhas, Prayer boxes, Tibetan prayer flags, Essential Oils and Much More. |
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 | The 12 Fingered Man Louise and Stuart's Amazing India Travel I, Stuart Sims, first met the '12 Fingered Man' in Udiapur in 1989. In 2007, Louise and I found ourselves wandering around the busy little shopping district of Udiapur. We always have our eyes open to discover any new and interesting items to sell on our soon to be published web-site, http://www.PortalToIndia.com so when we noticed some unusual perfume bottles in a shop window, we went in to explore. Although sterling silver jewelry, (jewellery) and tribal art are what we usually look for, the bottles were intriguing. The proprietor pointed out that the bottles were made of specially molded camel hide. As I was mentioning to Louise that I had seen such bottles only once before, the man asked Louise "What is different between your hands and mine?". He was smiling like a fox and had a smug nonchalant look on his face as he poured perfume into a small glass bottle. Louise was a bit perplexed and said that his hands were a bit darker than hers. On closer inspection, she added that they were also larger. Larger! They were larger because there were six fingers on each hand! Each finger was perfectly formed, articulated, and positioned in a symmetrical line. Her astonishment was all the man could ask for. He was as proud as punch of his hands, and rightfully so. They were like a link in the chain of evolution. Maybe we were meant to have 12 fingers! He explained that he was married and had children, but none of his children inherited their father's special trait. Obviously, I had wandered into the same shop that I had visited 9 years earlier. It's always nice to rediscover old friends. The twelve fingered man rests on the fringe of being one of our most unique Indian friends. Namaste! Thanks, Stuart Sims aka Master Quark for Louise and Stuart's Amazing India Travels Check out our web-site which should be completed in 2009 (delayed due to circumstances beyond our control now there is a descriptive starter page). ........................................ . ........................................ . http://www.PortalToIndia.com ........................................ . ........................................ . featuring India travel tips, travel logs. photos and unique India items for sale!Also: India, Indian Sterling Silver Jewelry, (Jewellery), India Tribal Jewelry, Semi-Precious Stone Pendants, Rings, Earrings, Bracelets, and Necklaces: set with Garnets, Amethyst, Malachite, Turquoise and Lapis - Antique Silver Pendants, Hindu Medallions, Buddhist Brass and Bronze Statues, Mala Beads, Buddhas, Prayer boxes, Tibetan prayer flags, Essential Oils and Much More. |
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