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Meditation at the river Ganges - an energy one can never forget about!
“There are some parts of the world that, once visited, get into your heart and won’t go. For me, India is such a place. When I first visited, I was stunned by the richness of the land, by its lush beauty and exotic architecture, by its ability to overload the senses with the pure, concentrated intensity of its colors, smells, tastes, and sounds… I had been seeing the world in black & white and, when brought face-to-face with India, experienced everything re-rendered in brilliant technicolor.
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India is a nation bursting with colour, epic landscapes and architecture so impossibly beautiful it has to be seen to be believed. India overloads the senses with its cacophony of sounds and its extreme contradictions. A trip to India is full of the unexpected but one thing’s certain: you won’t return home quite the same!
Sitting upon layers upon layers of history, there is perhaps no other country on earth that is home to such marked contrasts as India is. Only few countries in the world can carve such a deep, lasting impression on a traveller. Whether you are hiking in Ladakh, drinking in the views of the ‘pink city’ of Jaipur or enjoying the Ayurvedic way of living in Kerala, travelling in India is a lifelong experience that will leave you speechless.
Many people express their interest in India though feel lost about where to start. That’s what makes it a great incentive destination.
We fell in love with this amazing country and travelled around several times from north to south and back. More than ever it’s crucial to have the best guide in town who understand the profile of the group and adapts according to their interest.
Will the entire group have an instant crush? For sure not but a visit to India leaves no-one untouched!
Let us know if you like to shake up the comfort zone!
Every evening around sunset, hundreds of people gather at Dasaswamedh Ghat to witness the Ganga Aarti of Varanasi.
The saying: ‘no-one returns from Varanasi the same’ was absolutely true for us!
In ancient Hindu texts, the cow appears as "Kamdhenu" or the divine cow, which fulfils all desires. Its horns symbolize the gods, its four legs, the ancient Hindu scriptures or the "Vedas" and its udder, the four objectives of life, including material wealth, desire, righteousness and salvation.
It is not a secret that India has a glorious past, reflected in it’s culture and tradition. As they had many rulers, India had numerous monuments and palaces that speak highly of the architectural styles . Many palaces are now converted into luxurious hotels for people to get a taste of the royal lifestyle.
Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat is an open air laundry place in Mumbai, India. The washers, known as dhobis, work in the open to clean clothes and linens from Mumbai's hotels and hospitals. The phrase dhobi ghat is used all over India to refer to any place where many washers are present.
Ranthambore National park - seeing this beauty walking ‘catwalk’ gets a new dimension
