Kristin’s travelogue

Durga Puja

Durga Puja

The goddess Durga looms over the Hindu festival in her name, Durga Puja.

Durga Puja

Durga Puja

Worshipers prepare the goddess Durga for her plunge in the sacred river Ganges during the festival Durga Puja.

Bihari woman

Bihari woman

My day of riding along with a mobile medical clinic yielded many great pictures of these patient and beautiful women.

How to eat street food in India

How To written 8 January 2009

The best food in India is served by street vendors, but so many travelers don't try it for fear of getting sick Here's a few tips on how to get started and be delighted with the great street buffet.

Street food

Street food

A street food vendor serves up fresh sweets

My students in Jaipur

My students in Jaipur

These are my students...street kids who attended an NGO school in Jaipur.

Onlookers at the Kolkata Zoo

Onlookers at the Kolkata Zoo

An unamused chimpanzee shares stares with onlookers at the Kolkata Zoo.

Indians at the Mahabodhi Temple

Indians at the Mahabodhi Temple

Colorful Indians walk around the sacred Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, India.

The backwaters of Kerala

The backwaters of Kerala

The green green backwaters of Kerala seem from another time.

Bather on the ghats of Varanasi

Bather on the ghats of Varanasi

A bather readies for a sacred cleanse in the holy river Ganges along the ghats of Varanasi.

Kristin Kent

Kristin Kent has been a member since 5 January 2009 and goes by zwiebel16.

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