Shortly after this man was spotted leaving the Brahma Temple, someone noticed the large golden bell was missing. Police are puzzled as to how he managed to get it past them without them noticing!!!
This sundial is the largest in the world and can be found in the Jantar Mantar (observatory)in Jaipur. It was built in 1728 and houses some bizarre mammoth sculptures which your guide later tells you were used to work out horoscopes, eclipses and a number of other sun-related calculations. Did you know that in India it is just about essential that every newborn child has their horoscope 'read'?
This is one of the courtyards in the City Palace with the private palace, the Chandra Mahal in the background.
This is taken in the courtyard, Pitam Niwas Chowk. Check out the beeeutiful peacocks!
Eeeee just like the old days down at Warwick garage eh boy! This was the locals 're-building' an engine in the middle of the street. They were working on SIX vehicles at the same time, the goal being to make ONE good one! They eventually succeeded as on our last day we noticed the 'finished product' being driven off down the street!
There are TONS of fruit and veg stalls all selling very fresh and appealing looking produce. If only I had access to a kitchen I would have a field day with all these tasty ingredients. Mind you, those green chillies are not for the faint hearted - just one would blow your 'bottom doors' out!
This is a busy temple in Pushkar, loads of colour 'swirling' in and out.
This is the magical little place of Pushkar. Supposedly the Hindu god Brahma dropped a lotus flower on earth and Puskar floated to the surface - bit like how Barnes Park came to be (I think)!The lake is surrounded by 52 ghats (bathing landings) where pilgrims bathe in the sacred waters (some of them in their thrappers!) - so only one sneaky photo taken!
Kids, well just being kids and cooling off in the 45 degree heat!
Again, what gorgeous kids, they just smile at you all the time and LOVE to have their photo taken and then see themselves. Pity the father was perched on a hot poker at the time - hence the odd smile!
This is the view of the lake from Savitri Temple, a one hour hike up to the hilltop. Now there's an interesting little tale about how this temple came about. Savitri was the wife of Brahma and he wanted to perform a 'yagna', an act of self-mortification at the lake! Now get this, the wife wasn't too happy about this (can't see why can you?) and decided she wasn't going to come along so Brahma feeling a tad miffed decided to marry someone else, who was just hanging around minding her own business! The wife then slightly annoyed said "sod you" (roughly translated) and ensured that Brahma wouldn't be worshipped anywhere else and that is why the story goes, Pushkar is one of the few places that you'll find a Brahma temple. Still with me? So the wife gets her own temple built on one hill and the 'other woman' has her's on the opposite hill, eee domestics eh!
This is Fateh Sagar, a man made lake built in 1678 with Nehru Park garden island in the centre. Supposedly it's a popular place for the 'lovestruck' locals to hang out - we only saw kids cooling off! This was after Pushkar and on the way to Udaipur - but that's to be continued.......
Cups of tea answers, a full cup to Sissy Ginny with the euphemism of Delhi Belly, but no scone to go with it, cos it was poor Elvis that had a little dose NOT me!
7 comments:
Ah's lookin at that first picture and wondrin ...first, that's the closest I've seen to a pregnant man! And second, how does one get that big in India? Did that bloke vacation in America for a couple of weeks? Nee Delhi belly on him!
I'm glad to see there's water available despite the reported largest drought in Indian history. But really, how do you risk drinking the water? Enquiring minds want to know.
Looking forward to seeing you soon
Maybe the bloke in the first picture has heard about Shirl and Paul
SIL,dont get any ideas about blowing "Bottom Doors Off" I had enough when you tried that before !!!! Derk would like a picture of the Delly Belly makes him feel a lot better - just as well he is wearing a "Smock" - doubt if he could fasten a belt buckle under that lot
hello from sunny spain me and daves in internet cafe thought we would check on ya progress,not long now lad see you soon
bon jower
I've just added a comment, walked the dog, and then come back to find it's gone missing. I'm about to try and re-create it, so just incase this isn't very funny, you'll have to trust me that the other one was. I'm actually still laughing at it.
The man in the orange, with the large bell under his 'costume' (nee comment Hodge). What exactly is going on there? I'm not sure if it's his posture I find amusing, his clobber, his shape, or the fact that he's clearly fallen asleep on the floor with his foreheed too close to a 3-bar fire.
Please tell me I haven't just offended a long-standing reigious tradition? Perhaps one foreheed line for each hundred-wight (that's 'weight' in Mackem).
I've just checked out the Next catalogue, and there's an orange smock on sale just like the one in the picture. I'll have it ordered without Shirley knowing about it, and I'll surprise her with the new outfit on the day you return. Hopefully she'll be sporting it when we meet you at the airport.
It can be our little secret.
Mr Sandersfield! Yer cheeky bligher!! I'm not that big....Yet! Although, I have just polished off the last of the battenburg followed by half a jar of green olives...hmmm...Okay then, I'll try my best for the good of the blog!
Mrs Sandersfield
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