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Bharat and Beyond

This cobra was filmed in Banares, in the corridor being built between the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and the ghats.

An offering to the Ganges from the ghats in Banares.

We found an amazing traditional Kathakali Theatre in Fort Kochi. We caught a great performance, and even watched the actors applying their makeup and masks prior to the performance starting.

This Rudram Abhishekam was performed daily during Shravan. This video is 1 minute of what was well over 3 hours. For more glimpses, see the slideshow.

The beauty, the beat and the pageantry of these ferry boats on the Narmada River in Omkareshwar was mesmerizing!

"Arrowhead" is a 4 year old female tiger with 2 cubs, who lives in Ranthambhore. This video was taken during the "Trishuls & Tigers" Sojourn in March of 2020.

This little girl saying "I love you" will melt your heart!

Parvathy Baul stayed with us for a week or so at our home in Santa Fe, NM while she was performing in the area. She is the human embodiment of pure bhakti.

This rhino was literally about 5 or 10 meters from the open Safari Jeep. Extremely close, but it was down an embankment, so we had a chance if it got nasty. And they do!