Delhi to Katmandu, Part 6 In 2010, I went on an amazing trip, from Delhi to Katmandu. I just want to use this Post to share with you some of the photographs I took on the way. Both were amazing countries and India was particularly vibrant and exciting. Some of the photos were taken through vehicle windows, so i apologise for the poor quality. I don’t propose to write very much, Although I have finished editing my third novel,  Devils with Wings: Frozen Sun, I have started on my new ‘Cold War’ series. So please just enjoy the pictures. The journey continues…

Back in the coach, heading for the River Ganges.

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Local Internet cafe for Goats, October 2010

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We passed a school on route. October 2010.

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Yes, more Goats.

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…and pink is back in fashion. October 2010.

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Brother and Sister. October 2010

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On our way, we stopped off at the Vamana Temple. Close by, this young girl was washing her hair at the communal water pump. October 2010.

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Vamana Temple, Khajuraho, India. October 2010.

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Vamana Temple. October 2010

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Vamana Temple.

She happily posed for the photograph. October 2010.

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Vamana Temple. Dedicated to Vamana, incarnation of  Vishnu. October 2010.

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Vamana is described in the Puranic texts of Hinduism as the Fifth Avatar of Vishnu, and the first incarnation of the Second Age, or the Treta yoga.  October 2010.

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No idea what it was, but I was not picking it up. October 2010.

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Prayer time.

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Using rice and beans to keep track.

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We continued our journey to the River Ganges, but stopped over at a local school on the way.

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They were well behaved considering our interruption.

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Small classroom.

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The school.

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Playground.

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Classrooms were small and quite dark.

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No desks.

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He was the cheeky one. We took pencils, paper, books and chocolate. October 2010.

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The power of the digital camera.

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Arrived at our destination. The back of our Rickshaw driver.

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….and they’re off.

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He eventually overtook the Tuk-Tuk. You could hire them for a full day for 100 rupees (about £1).

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We arrive at the Varanasi Ghat. October 2010.

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Sat in boats, we watched one of the Varanasi festivals.

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After the festival we headed down the Ganges to see one of the Ghats.

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There were a mixture of bathing and cremation Ghats, this one obviously has a cremation in progress.

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We go back to the Ganges the next day to see the sunrise. So, there will be some daylight photographs of the Ghats and the local area.

The end

I hope you managed to stay awake, if so there will be a Part 6 next week. I take a boat ride down the Ganges and see an amazing sunrise..

 Photographs and Blog copyrighted to Harvey Black.

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