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| Looking back to the entry gate to the Taj |
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| Well, here we are ! |
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| Taj classic |
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| Lured/driven into the mosaic tile workshop to see "a govt-sponsored demonstration on how some of the Taj was built." Next we are taken into the showroom to be sold a "souvenir of out Taj visit". |
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| More goodies to resist - splendid as they are |
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| Tomb of an important man - Agra |
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| Most of these people are riding something - pedestrians on the sides |
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| I guess this used to be a moat or canal but... |
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| Roasting hooves of cows? on the street |
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| Overpaying (60cts) for a papaya amused the locals - never a dearth of witnesses! |
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| Waiting for the train from Agra to Varanasi |
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| This kid entered our train compartment & cadged chips! |
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| Richard has a full-body massage ($7) by the Ganges |
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| Roof-top view of the Ganges |
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| Pilgrims embark on the Ganges |
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| Lured again - to see hand-weaving of silk |
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| And the sting - buying silk! |
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| Varanasi from a roof-top |
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| Buying more silk "Fixed price" |
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| Typical shop generator on the street with open wires - no CSA here |
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| Carrying firewood |
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| Buddha temple at Sarnath - Important Buddhist site |
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| Wise words |
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| School children waiting to enter the Deer Park |
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| The Deer ( It was Deer park when Buddha was here) |
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| Picture for Katherine - how to keep deer of trees |
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| Tableau - Buddha preaching 1st sermon to Disciples at Deer Park |
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| R watering direct descendant of original Bodhi tree |
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| Wendy tying scarf to Bohdi tree |
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| The lure again - hand-weaving silk |
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| Watching prayers to mother Ganga (Ganges) from a boat |
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| Prayers and singing |
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| A meal on the train Varanasi - Delhi |
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| Irfan - the man who conned us into believing he was selling us train tickets to Madras, and then sold us an expensive tour to Agra, Varanasi etc! |
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| R gets shoe-shine in Delhi |
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