i went all the way to rishikesh and all i got was an orange t-shirt

i went to rishikesh thinking i would follow in the footsteps of the beatles, but instead i ended up following in the footsteps of thousands upon thousands of orange-clad young indian men. they were all there as part of a religious festival where they carry water from the holy river to temples all over the country. and when i say carry, i mean walk. got to love that about india – you never know when your plans might change over a religious festival.

sleeping on the job

sleeping on the job

100km from rishikesh...

100km from rishikesh...

view from the ashram

view from the ashram

my new friends

my new friends

say cheese

say cheese

rishikesh by night

rishikesh by night

holy river

holy river

cheaters

cheaters

i have yet to wear my orange t-shirt, but when i do i’ll make sure to upload a photo.

 

4 Comments

  1. Fantastisk veske – det må jeg bare si! Her snakker vi gjenbruk liksom ;-)

  2. Aase Marthe

    håper du kjøpte den veska til meg! Jeg har jo hatt bursdag og den veska var det eneste jeg ønsket meg!

  3. du som fikk en mj-hanske på facebook burde da være fornøyd :)
    jeg kjøpte desverre ikke vesken, men merker at jeg angrer en del på det nå…

  4. Jeg angrer veldig på at jeg ikke kjøpte en tilsvarende veske med Freia vaniljesausinnpakning i Periyar i 2005, jeg har altså angret i fire år. Kjøp den neste! Kul blogg, klem Marion

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