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Archives:
2003: may,
jun, jul,
aug, sep,
oct, nov,
dec
2004: jan,
feb, mar,
apr, may,
jun, jul,
aug, sep
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One
(or more) for the road: jul 2004
Money's finished, time is running out. Lots of leaving drinks
and headaches in Manali and Delhi.
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Barley
harvest & rice planting: jun 2004
Time for work on the fields: the barley is ready for harvest,
the terraced fields south of Manali are busy with people planting
rice.
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Festivals
& views: may 2004
Festival time in the valley again, people, gods and drinks.
Plus a few trips with nice views.
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Sightseeing
& backpacking: apr 2004
A few weeks of (lightweight!) sightseeing, backpacking &
trekking in Manali, Dharamsala and Delhi.
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In
the Punjab: mar 2004
A couple of weeks in the Punjab. The state capital Chandigarh,
religious service or kar sewa at the Golden Temple in Amritsar
and the Hero bicycle factory in Ludhiana.
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Early
spring: mar 2004
Spring starts early this year, lots of yellow mustard fields
around, a bit about the holi festival and the Himalayan pheasant,
the Monal.
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Winter again: feb 2004
Republic Day in Delhi, record snow fall in Himachal, skiing
and a couple of winter festivals around Manali.
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Religious
ceremonies: dec 2003
The Gods come visiting, a new ceremonial temple pole is erected,
a temple in Naggar and New Year's Eve in Delhi...
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weddings and a snowstorm: oct - nov 2003
Wedding season marathon in North India, wonky fireworks at Diwali
(festival of lights), wood carvings of a new temple and an early
start to the winter in Manali...
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Dussehra
festival in Kullu: oct 2003
The annual Kullu Dussehra festival in the "Valley of the
living Gods"; a week of processions, gods, bazaar...
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Mountain
deserts in the Spiti Valley: sep 2003
Swallowing dust in Himachal Pradesh's remote district of Lahaul
& Spiti. Barren mountains, Buddhist monasteries, donkeys,
Kaza town and the first snow in Kibber village.
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Apple
harvest and monsoon in Manali: jul - sep 2003
Back in the mountains; festivals and wildlife in Manali as well
as apple harvest and a prolonged monsoon.
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Heat
and rain in Delhi: jun - jul 2003
Heatwave in June, monsoon in July; a bit about Delhi's night
life plus the new Delhi Metro mass transit system.
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Festival
time: may 2003
The Dunghri festival celebrating Hadimba Devi's birthday takes
place every year in may; plus dealing with bureaucracy in india
(banks, internet account).
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Proper
winter in manali: feb 2003 - mar 2003
Proper winter in Manali, a rough outline what happened in Manali
in winter, (which is basically not very much, everybody seems
to go into hibernation mode), a few short journal entries, a
few pictures...
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Winter
activities: jan 2003 - feb 2003
What do people do all winter? Well, sitting around the fire,
spinning and weaving and treating their wool; and of course
feeling very happy, when the first snow arrives.
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Waiting
for winter: dec 2002 - jan 2003
We are back in India. After Thailand's sticky heat we feel so
cold! Maybe three jumpers are not enough? Everybody seems to
be waiting for snow.
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