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Winter Is Still a Week Away in Upstate New York

Hudson River Valley    Image by Andy Tice. Thanks to my friend Judy Kapaila This Is a Winter Wonderland!

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Indian Haircut!

This is, of course, the choice of most Indian people for haircuts.  Indian hair is thick and luxurious and the envy of most white westerners.  The barber sets up his stool, fixes his mirror, and is ready for business. I … Continue reading

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December 7, 1941 – A Day of Infamy

Seventy-two years ago today, The Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the American Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  The Japanese had detailed planning and flawless execution and the Americans were caught off guard and ill prepared on that Sunday morning at … Continue reading

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Happy St. Nikolaus or Nicholas Day !

This morning many  children in Europe jumped out of bed to check their boot or shoe outside their bedroom door for sweets, toys, oranges or money!   Many thanks to my friend Andrea who reminded me.  You all know I … Continue reading

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Modera Sun Temple ( from 2/08/13)

The picture on my first entry was taken on our visit to this temple constructed in 1026 AD. It is not at present a place of prayer and worship which we knew immediately because we weren’t instructed to remove our … Continue reading

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Family That Rides Together. . . . . .

This is a picture of the way it is . . . . roads in a country with 1.3 billion people travelling together.  In fact, this looks like an intersection we passed often on the way to and from Alpha … Continue reading

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Mr. Doshi. . . .Father of Indian Architecture

Meet Mr. Doshi, known as the Father of Indian Architecture.  For Americans, that makes him the  Frank Lloyd Wright of Indian architecture.   Mr. Doshi was the dean of the CEPT Architecture School for 20 years and designed the wonderful … Continue reading

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November 22, 1963 Dallas, Texas

  This day in history for anyone who was  alive is indelibly etched in our memory as if it was just an hour ago. I was in fourth period government class , my senior  year in high school.  I remember … Continue reading

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Eklingji or Meera Hindu Temple in Rajasthan

One of our first site visits on the north trip to Rajasthan , was to several Hindu temples.  This one called Eklingji or Meera is a complex of actually 108 individual temples. Many are only single rooms for prayer. This … Continue reading

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Diwali- Festival of Lights

This is a short video showing the people, colors and joyful celebration of Diwali!

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