The challenge of getting out of India continues…More favorite photos, some never posted…
On the last night of the Maharajas Express, we were all assisted in dressing in traditional Indian attire. The single most important...
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The waiting game continues…Tomorrow, we fly out of Madurai to Mumbai…Three days and counting…
We took a detour to see this temple in Tanjore known as the "Big Temple" since the name is long and difficult...
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On pins and needles…Are we going to be able to get out of India and enter South Africa in 4 days?
This dinner and fireworks at Hanwant Mahal located in the Umaid Palace, also known as the Khaas Bagh, were extra special in...
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Travel day…Holding our breath…Three days until we’re back in Mumbai..Today is the 8th anniversary of when we began posting…
This is the grass left from harvesting rice. Note the horns on these buffalos. Indian ricegrass is highly palatable to livestock and...
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Thanks for all the support and encouragement…A bronze factory in Tanjore spanning 9 generations…Over 600 years!!!
This kindly man, Mr. Ganapthay of Cholan Art Village, made the experience of visiting his nine-generation family's bronzing business all the more...
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A huge update and change in plans!!!…
Locals were hitching a ride to the local festival. If we had a home during the corona-virus crisis and had been touring...
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Travel day…5½ hour road trip beginning at 10:00 am…Photos…Tomorrow, a huge update!!!…
No doubt, it was sad for us to see 32-year-old Lakshmi standing outside the temple, most likely day after day, waiting for...
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The road trip to Pondicherry…Life for locals in India…
We stopped to see the Shore Temple located on the Bay of Bengal in Mahabalipuram. The two-hour road trip from Mahabalipuram was...
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Travel day…Pondicherry here we come…Photos from Mahabalipuram tours…
"Krishna's Butterball (also known as Vaan Irai Kal and Krishna's Gigantic Butterball) is a gigantic granite boulder resting on a short...
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A two-part post…A unique church in Chennai…Photos from Ideal Beach Resort in Mahabalipuram…
St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica in Chennai, India. Today's post will be our last from tours in Chennai. In the second part of...
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