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It’s all relative

The Taj Mahal really is one of the most beautiful buildings I have ever seen. I spent a sunny day walking along the reflecting pool, sitting in the shade of the trees in the garden, basically chilling at the Taj. I met up with Ted, my dear friend from last summer’s Hindi class in Madison. […]

January 3, 2005 9:27 am by

Adjusting

After three and a half solid months of eating bites of rice, dal and subzi (vegetables) squeezed in slabs of chapati, the palate rejoices with a McChicken burger and a pepperoni pizza from Pizza Hut. While I don’t usually frequent these restaurants in the US, the impossibility of me eating there in Varanasi was what […]

December 21, 2004 9:58 am by

Diwali

This picture was taken on the 26 of November, on the holiday of Dev Deepavali. It’s celebrated 15 days after another holiday, Diwali, a great festival of lights during which everyone sets off fire crackers and plays with sparklers. Houses and temples are also decorated with twinkle lights. For Diwali, I was in the northern […]

December 6, 2004 1:04 pm by

 
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