Tag Archive for ‘Rishikesh’
Rishikesh Memories with links for exploring
Listening to NPR yesterday I heard a long forgotten place name on the globe: Rishikesh. I traveled to Rishikesh in the mid-1970s in the middle of my Peace Corps tour in Ghana. Imagine: West Africa, Egypt (stopover), 6 weeks of Northern Indian travel on third class trains, then back by way of the Middle East […]
Water Ceremonies, India: Rishikesh & Hardwar (part I) a poem by Janet Grace Riehl
I. India Rishikesh Strolling on the banks of the Ganges Sacred gravel crunches underfoot. A sadhu* stretches boldly over high drop-off to collect holy water in just-cleaned leather pouch. I finger the rushing stream just delivered from melting mountains. Then, pull out my finger, fast. Frozen hot pink, finger drips a blessing to forehead, throat, […]
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