India

[ Sept.2006 ] We visited Monkey Temple (Jakhu Temple), too, in Shimla in India. A god called Hanuman who belongs to monkey trive in Indian myth is enshrined here. There were not only kitsch statues,…

[ Sept.2006 ] The bustling shopping district in Shmlar in India is called Mall. This area is upper side of the town which is on the slope with many houses piled up, so I remember…

[ Sept.2006 ] The next place we went in India was Shimla. This town is about 2000 metres above sea level and the climate is mild in summer, so in 1864 then British rulers decided…

[ Sept.2006 ] In Dharamsala in India, we visited Norbulingka Insutitute, too. This is an educational institute for Tibetan exiles not to forget their own  culture and arts. There was a shop inside and they…

[ Sept.2006 ] Dalamsala was the place I liked most in this tour in India. The area we stayed was called McLeod Ganj, where we arrived after going up about 200 metre from the town…

[ Sept.2006 ] In Amritsar in India, we visited a park called Jallianwala Bagh, too. This was a site of a massacre of 1919 when India was being governed by the UK. A general called…

[ Sept.2006 ] The highlight of Amritsar in India was this Golden Temple whose proper name is Harmandir Sahib. This is the head temple of Sikhism and it took 30 years to build this, completed…

[ Sept.2006 ] After arriving at Amritsar in India by train, we went to see a ceremony at a border village called Wagah. The other side is Pakistan. This crest in this photo is a…

[ Sept.2006 ] In Delhi, India, we visited Red Fort built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1648, Jama Masjit mosque built by him, too, Raj Ghat ( Mahtma Gandhi memorial), India Gate which was…