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When twelve young monks from an isolated community on a far
off continent arrived in Paris some ten days before, there was simply no
knowing how it would all turn out...
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 If you dive into a swimming pool you naturally get wet. No argument
there, but if you immerse yourself in the lives of spiritual people for
extended periods do you in turn become spiritual yourself?
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 I met Baba Santa Singh briefly in 1999 in Anandpur Sahib during the tercentenary celebrations and although he must have been 80 years old he was sprightly, interested and fitted my image of the archetypal ageing warrior chief...
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 I have recently returned from my latest trip to Punjab and Kashmir, of
which more a little later; but if you have been on my web site recently
you will have an inkling of what I have been up to...
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 It is ten years since I was last at Hola Mohalla in Anandpur Sahib. it was great to see that these celebrations were as vibrant as ever, attracting millions from around Punjab and further afield. It was good to meet up with people whom I've met on my travels through Punjab with the Nihangs and a great opportunity to thank them for their generosity in providing me with the standard Sikh hospitality of food, shelter and friendship.
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 Many visitors to the Dal Lake just see the tourist side of it. The is though a whole commercial and merchant aspect too: a market, fishermen, small industries and shops all serving the lake community. Everything is available on the lake, and small market gardens sit on reclaimed land.
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 Driving about half an hour outside Srinagar in the first two weeks of November you begin to smell the saffron and see its carpets of purple blue flowers either side of the road. Then when you stand in the field you are intoxicated by the saffron. The harvest is a family affair with a festival atmosphere, with whole families working together on their fields...
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 A podcast and photos from my latest trip to Kashmir...
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 Nick reports on the sites and thrills of the Hola Mohalla festival live from Anandpur Sahib, the day after the finale. Find out what happens when 2,000,000 people convene on small Indian villiage...
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A throw-away line completely
opened my eyes to what was actually going on around me. "Nick, where's the bin?" I asked, as I
wandered around the room looking for somewhere into which to deposit a plastic
bag and its contents. "There isn't one,"
he nonchalantly replied, "and nor is there anywhere on the camp." ...
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