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Octopussy-ville
UDAIPUR Part of the James Bond movie “Octopussy” was filmed in Udaipur, India, in 1983. Filmmakers must have been impressed with the city’s crowd jewel, the Taj Lake Palace, a true architectural gem that sits out on beautiful Lake Pichola. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Taylor, India, James Bond, Lake Pichola, Octopussy, Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur
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Jain is the Name
GWALIOR There’s not much to do in Gwalior. Next to nothing actually. It’s one of those jumping points to bigger and better places in central India, for travelers en route to the Agra and the Taj Mahal or Khajuraho bound … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Taylor, Gwalior, India, Jain, Man Singh Palace, photography, statues, travel
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Off the Beaten Path
ORCHHA Whenever I take these extensive trips, I try to fit in a day or two of backwater travel. A short quest for those sleepy little towns that don’t make it onto many tourist’s itineraries. Smack dap in the middle … Continue reading
Baring it all in Khajuraho
KHAJURAHO Sex sells. Sex sells very well. For the relatively sleepy and secluded Khajuraho deep in central India, sex drives the tourist industry, just not in the same way that sex lures many a morally vacant individual to places like … Continue reading
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Tagged Chandela, Chandella, erotic carvings, erotic statues, India, kama sutra, Khajuraho, photography, sex
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V for Varanasi
VARANASI Varanasi! A most venerated of Vaticanesque holy places, located alongside the viscous river Ganges, this vestige of spirituality lures many a vagrant and pilgrim, not for vacationing but to vanquish one’s sins and wash away venial indiscretions of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ganges River, holy men, India, photography, travel, V, Varanasi
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Beware of Ganges
VARANASI The Ganges is one of the holiest rivers in the world, a sacred waterway where millions of Hindus, Jains, Buddhists and other religious minorities come to worship and liberate their souls. It’s also one of the world’s most polluted … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Taylor, Ganges, ghats, India, photography, pollution, Varanasi
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In the Shadow of the Taj Mahal
–AGRA Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan must have really loved his third wife. If it’s not obvious from the jewels dangling from the woman’s body in almost every portrait, then maybe it’s the fact that he built the world’s finest and … Continue reading
