Joe and Lotte at Sambhavna
Joe and Lotte at the Sambhavna clinic in Bhopal, India
In other news we are beginning to get to grips with the Indian religion and spirituality. These two factors have a great synergism here and the population take great strength from this pillar in their society. Buddhism is one the oldest religions in India and we visited nearby Sanchi the world heritage site and ancient Buddhist religious settlement. The huge Stupas shown in the picture were basking gloriously in the sun when we arrived and the golden glow this gives off is truly magical. Set atop a hill the burial mounds come temples command a spectacular view of the valley and the age and importance of the site hangs prevalent in the air here.
Back to modern day religion and an artist friend from Bharat Bhaven invited us to his Hindu temple yesterday. 3 floors of bright vibrant shrines, dripping with flowers and hazed with incense greeted us. This religion is extremely refreshing and very open with locals keen and excited to share their rituals with us.
