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The Land of The Lotus Eaters | A Wading Water Buffalo. The Ganges. Pic: A Irving |
"My Men went on and presently met the Lotus-Eaters, nor did these Lotus-Eaters have any thoughts of destroying our companions, but they only gave them Lotus to Taste of. But any of them who ate the honey-sweet fruit of Lotus was unwilling to take any message back, or go away, but they wanted to stay there with the lotus eating people, feeding on Lotus, and forget there way home." An extract from The Odyssey. Homer. |
| The Sacred River Ganges. Pic: Aaron Irving |
|  | I am certain that it was India that Odysseus and his men stumbled upon. If it wasn't, although I am quite certain that it was, it must have been somewhere extremely close by. I am sure of this because unlike any country that I have ever travelled, In India I was unwilling to take any message back, or go away, I just wanted to stay there with the 'lotus-eating' people, feeding on 'lotus', and forgeting my way home. I still have part of me in India. But then India kept that on purpose. I am quite certain. India knew that I would have to return to reclaim it, taste the lotus again, and lose my way again..... |
| Street Scene. Picture: Aaron Irving |
| | It is now almost a year later, and still I feel a dull ache, a deep urge, a chronic nudge to return to India. India's Imprint is burned into my soul......
This picture shows a street scene in one of the narrow streets that make up the labyrith behind Marnikarnika Ghat. I like this picture, because it shows the co-existence of light and shadow but mostly it reminds me of the air, filled with the smell of the burning ghats, the sandlewood, the humanity, the smell of the living streets and the waft of puja the floats over the waters of the Ganges. |
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cuppadamoksha Tue Jan 20, 2009 16:50 UTC
Beautiful Pics of India ... come again and this time try and make it to Coorg :) Im sure you will fall in love with a whole new India after Coorg ..best wishes for the new year , may all your travel dreams come true | LMOPrincess Wed Apr 2, 2008 14:46 UTC
Thanks for the hotel tips, will reserve hotel Umaid Bhawan & their new hotel Umaid Mahal. If you need tips about Thailand, Vietnam or NY, email tisarre@gmail.com & I will give you all the info in thaking for great info you gave us about India. | PierreZA Tue Sep 4, 2007 20:30 UTC
Great stuff on India! It's my favourite country and will always return. Greetings from South Africa, Pierre | Shyamuttarkar Mon Jul 23, 2007 08:34 UTC
Intense survey you have done.. Keep it up . |
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