Many Hindus throughout India recently celebrated Ganesha Chaturthi, a 10-day festival celebrating the birth of Ganesh, their supreme god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. Hinduism, the predominant religion in India, is rich with traditional festivals and rituals, celebrated in many ways and locations around the world. Collected here are a few photographs from recent...

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Early Morning View from the Cottage After it was decided we were going to Coorg for 3 days, I started looking for places to stay in Coorg. I must say Bethel Home Stay is miles ahead of any other home stay in regards to its web presence and positive reviews it enjoys from the web. Me being at my skeptical best, dug deeper to see if there were any better places enlisted...

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Smiles worth a Million is an Asian version of my previous post Smiles in Poverty Hits: 212

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Not only did thousands of people turn up for the peace March at the Gateway of India held on 04 December 2008 but they were loud and clear of what they wanted ….. “A Change & Action not Acting” This is what the people of Mumbai felt about the so called Political leaders Hits: 126

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President Bush has never been known for his eloquence, but his comment earlier this month that India’s growing middle class was demanding “better nutrition and better food, and so demand is high, and that causes the price to go up” was neither particularly mangled nor, at first flush, offensive. In the days since, though, India’s most nationalistic...