A test of faith or a show of strength? either ways, yes I’m sort off using the whole ripleys thing but this was one of those moments. As i was continuing my travels in India i came across this procession of self sacrifice for the Hindu Goddess Kali. The procession had over 50 people dragging cars and trucks by attaching ropes to hooks that were then hooked on to the backs of the people participating. I have seen these things a lot on T.V. and it looks a lot harder to do in person than it does on T.V. because we assume that these people are comfortable with needles so this is not really a big deal for them, but that was not the case when i saw it in person you can see the amount of strength and perseverance required for them to be able to accomplish this in their faces. But these people are determined to accomplish their task in order to achieve the blessing of the Hindu Goddess. So yeah enjoy the pictures and comments would be appreciated.

Just in case you were wondering why i have so little pictures of this event, it’s cause i just came across this while i was travelling. I cannot say that i was a part of this procession because i didn’t stop or go down the car to try to take more pictures since we were on a tight schedule. But for what it’s worth im glad i saw and took the little pics i have of the procession for me to be able to share it with you guys.

Like stated in my previous post, here is my next post and it contains pictures from the 2 times i went inside the temple. one was around sunset and my other visit was next morning at around 10am. So in this post you would find pictures of one of the most holy place in for the Sikhs. But make no mistake about it people from all religions are welcomed there and if you do find the time to go there im sure you would enjoy what this place has to offer. Other than it being extremely beautiful just being around, looking at the temple and meditating or just walking around can bring a sence if peace in you. For the moment you are there it would feel like you are in a place that’s out of this world and at the same time you feel like you are a part of a bigger world and those are only some of the reasons why thousands of people are attracted to this place everyday. So yeah just check the pictures out to have a better idea of how this place is. If you ever decide to visit India this place is definately a must see. So yeah i hope you like this post, comments would be appreciated as usual.

Souvenir market outside the golden temple

Girl Checking stuff out

People at Souvenir shop

Sikh coat of arms

Punjabi Salesman

You have to clean your feet before you enter the compound as you can see none of them are wearing shoes or slippers. That’s cause like all Indian temples you arent allowed to wear footwear inside the temple.

The Golden Temple

Picture of temple compound

People waiting for the prayer

People praying by the lake

Carps in the Lake

Evening prayer time and time for the temple to shine

The Golden Temple all lit up

people appreciating the beauty of the temple

Entering the bridge to the temple

Entrance Chandelier on golden ceiling

People patiently wating in line

Temple guard

The exit lane

Another shot of the lane

Golden fence outside the temple

Picture of one of the many lamps around the temple

The actual entrance. last point before they ask you to off your camera, i could have taken shots if i really wanted. But as a sign of respect i didn’t plus you only get to view the “Guru granth” or the Sikh bible for less than 30 seconds. Operations are very organized, thats why even if there are hundreds of people in the line, it won’t take you longer than 20 minutes to get inside from way back. But thats on a normal day. Im sure thats not the case in other Holy days.

More Carps

Outside the temple

A shot of the bridge to the temple

People resting by the temple lake

People enjoying the view

Group picture, too bad im not in it. we tried but none of them could take a pic with slow shutter speed and if i took one with the flash the temple didn’t look as beautiful.

My sister Maya, my niece Diana and my cousin Tanuja waiting for the food.

This is the food hall. they serve free food here 4am to 12 midnight. everyone is allowed to eat here the food you recieve here is believed to be blessed by God. You can say it’s something like communion but you eat real food. Note thousands of people go here everyday and there is never a time here that they run out of food.

People helping wash the plates and utensils

The giant kitchen, incase you were wondering this is where they cook food for the thousands of people that come here everyday from 4am to 12 mid-night.

Another section of the food hall

Day 2

People walking on extremely hot marble. Trust me when i say it’s hot. You couldn’t stand even for one second.

People getting ready to bath in the lake

People

The water there is super cold and it tasted good too. It tasted like fancy bottled water.

Temple guards walking around with spears and swords and make no mistake about it, these are for show if someone trys to cause trouble and refuses to cooperate these keepers of peace are given the right to use their arms.

Farewell shot of the temple.

Can’t wait to go back and visit again, and like i said if you are ever around this part of India you must visit this temple. So yeah keep visiting guys more pictures from my trip to India are to follow. Feel free to comment guys as they would be highly appreciated.

Yet again, it’s a late post. As usual i’ve been busy with college so yeah here are more pics from my trip to India. In this post i would be sharing the pictures i took in the 1000km drive to Amritsar from Jodhpur. For those familliar with the route you guys might wonder why i don’t have any pictures from the places we passed by. But yeah i have few pictures because we drove non-stop. We only stopped for food and tea. So yeah it was 30+ hours of travel. as tiring as it sounds this would have been awesome if i wasnt on a schedule. So yeah comments would be appreciated guys. good or bad! everyday is a learning experience.

Starting point. Sardarpura, Jodhpur.

so happy in the start.. they have no idea we are in for a 30+ hour drive.

Streets of ajmer

Pigeons

Bad ass ride

Streets of Ajmer

Just 678 kilometers more.

A Tata truck, for those who didn’t know Tata motors owns Jaguar and Land Rover.

Rajasthan Roads

Overloading Revamped

Uncle, Cousin, Cousin, Sister, Niece and Mom.

I should try that next time. i’ve always wondered why people like sitting on top of truck ands trains.

My niece being camera shy. Bet she was extremely tired it had been almost 18 hours since we started travelling.

So tired.

Mom and sister extremely tired.

Dhaba’s the place to eat when ur travelling in India.. It gives u a sense of where you are. The food is good. Just pick a good one before you stop. In our case our driver knew this one. So yeah we had some tea and streched our backs there.

Uncle “stretching” his back after a long drive. Im pretty sure he was asleep.

Gas Station in Punjab. Im surprised some gas stations in Punjab are better than the ones in the philippines they even had playgrounds and rooms.

My niece Dia, Enjoying the morning breeze and the play ground.

Cousin and Mom enjoying the swing after almost 20+ hours on the road.

Sorry, I couldnt resist. haha

Indian Tata cargo transport trucks.

Gas station play ground.

My niece Pari enjoying the slide.

I wonder what these bycles are doing in the gas station? hehe

The milkman’s badass ride.

Punjabi Chai

People enjoying early morning fresh air.

Overloading Reloaded

Election time. So yeah the Indian Military was everywhere.

Camel on the road.

A shot of the sign leading to the Golden temple.

Finally the outside of the structure where the lake and the Golden temple are located at.

So yeah we left at 9am and got there sunset time nextday. Keep visiting guys pictures of the Golden temple and it’s surrounding would be the content of my next post.