Ever since the Beatles rocked up at the ashram of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in the late ‘60s, Rishikesh has been a magnet for spiritual seekers. Today it styles itself as the ‘Yoga Capital of the World’, with masses of ashrams and all kinds of yoga and meditation classes. Most of this action is north of the main town, where the exquisite setting on the fast-flowing Ganges, surrounded by forested hills, is conducive to meditation and mind expansion. In the evening, an almost supernatural breeze blows down the valley, setting temple bells ringing as sadhus (spiritual men), pilgrims and tourists prepare for the nightly ganga aarti (a fire offering or ritual performed on the Ganges). You can learn to play the sitar or tabla; you can try Hasya yoga (laughter therapy), practise humming or gong meditation, or even take a punt on crystal healing.
But Rishikesh is not all spirituality and contorted limbs; it's now a popular white-water rafting centre, backpacker hang-out, and gateway to treks in the Himalaya.
(...) Swarg Ashram, located on the eastern bank, is the traffic-free ‘spiritual centre’ of Rishikesh, while High Bank, west of Lakshman Jhula, is a small enclave popular with backpackers.
(...) Swarg Ashram, located on the eastern bank, is the traffic-free ‘spiritual centre’ of Rishikesh, while High Bank, west of Lakshman Jhula, is a small enclave popular with backpackers.
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Kings with Straw Mats - Yogis and Sadhus of the Kumbh Mela Festival
a film by Ira Cohen* (reference to Julian Beck)
https://youtu.be/xGvK_9ugecM
* his most amazing work of art was inarguably Mr. Cohen himself. NY Arts magazine in 2008 called his life “a sort of white magic produced by an alchemist who turned his back on the establishment in order to find God, art and poetry.”--- http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/arts/ira-cohen-an-artist-and-a-touchstone-dies-at-76.html?_r=0
GANGES or GANGA - A COMPLETE Documentary (BBC)
https://youtu.be/UM9aPy7H534
Os Ghats de Varanasi:
Varanasi são os palácios à beira rio imponentes e em decadência. São os indianos que nadam e se divertem no Ganges. São os mortos vestidos a rigor antes ser queimados.
São as vacas e as cabras que comem as flores dos mortos e provavelmente comam tambem partes dos mortos.
São os templos e as escadarias e as varandas.
São as vacas que se banham com deleite evidente. É o riso das crianças que brincam na água.
São os corpos que flutuam e que são comidos pelos cães.
Varanasi é uma cidade perdida no tempo, é uma cidade sem tempo.
É o extase da vida e é a morte.
Sufi temple:
«Dargah: sitio autentico (até demais).» — em Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah. http://www.nizamuddinaulia.org/
Plagiando Borges:
Vi vacas no meio da rua, vi crianças deitadas no chão, vi macacos a subirem pelas varandas de antigos palácios, vi a deusa da morte, vi beberem a água de lavar os pés, vi os mercados de Delhi pulsa a vida e a morte, vi o forte vermelho decadente e altivo, subi ao minarete de pés descalços e na imensidão de Delhi vi uma cidade caótica, imensa, grotesca e bela
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Travel-in-India/394788304050246?fref=ts
Delhi: 35 graus à meia noite. A rua do hotel está cheia de gente. Cozinha-se, dorme-se e toma-se banho ... na rua.
Vinha na autoestrada do aeroporto para aqui a sorrir como um idiota e a pensar que o trabalho nunca me fez sentir assim.
http://www.viajandonaindia.com/
15 de Junho de 2015
.. no dia em que o Luís chega à Índia ..
+/- 5 horas de diferença
Em Delhi são agora 23h20, aqui 18h49
34º
NEW DELHI / INDIA ✈TRAVEL GUIDE (8 min)
https://youtu.be/P00rLlTQdtA21 Things To Do In Delhi
https://youtu.be/huipm50W2bw
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Chicken biryani (arroz de frango com passas, amêndoas, etc)
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4686/chicken-biryani
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Jun 13, 2015
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