One of the great highlights of my journey so far has been the opportunity to travel with Deepak and Yves as they explored several local villages. Their intent is to document Buddhist areas, using kite photography when possible, and to educate the villagers regarding the importance of keeping the heritage.
On this day, 24 March 2011, we traveled to many villages near the Phalgu River. Unfortunately, my Hindi isn’t strong enough to remember all of the names of the different villages, so they will have to remain unnamed until I can get clarification from the experts! As I took nearly 400 photos---thanks to my little digital camera---I have decided to narrow down the selection for my blog. What follows are many blogs (Exploration) of the same day, with pictures and events from the many different villages.
I hope that I have more opportunities to explore further.
At the village of Dharaaut (I think), we started our exploration at the large, local temples. Here we found many examples of Hindu and Buddhist artifacts. The village children and men followed us to the temple and back to the village.
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| Buddhas |
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The childen posing for a picture in every opening
around the outside of the temple. |
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| The villagers with their sacred heritage |
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| In front of the shrines, Yves taking pictures of the enthusiastic children |
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| "He who draws many in his wake" |
Next blog…kite flying in the village
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