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This will be my last photo from India 2026. I had plenty more to share, but I wanted to protect some of the people and ministries that we had the … Continue Reading Photos from India 2026

While boating on the Ganges River, prior to observing the daily Ganga Aarti worship service, we boated past the Manikarnika Ghat, which is the primary and most sacred cremation ghat … Continue Reading Photos from India 2026

After leaving Delhi, we flew to Varanasi to visit the Ganges River and see the daily Ganga Aarti, an evening ritual at Dashashwamedh Ghat where priests honor the Ganges River … Continue Reading Photos from India 2026

Saree, not sorry… The young ladies in our group decided to get get fitted for some traditional sarees while we were in India. How fun! I think they look very … Continue Reading Photos from India 2026

One super fun thing we did while in India was drive to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. Wow! I can see why it was named one of the 7 … Continue Reading Photos from India 2026

Every time that we Americans tried to get a rickshaw to drive us across town, we were told that only three people could ride at once. We had to haggle … Continue Reading Photos from India 2026

On one of our last days in Delhi, we had the privilege traveling to a plot of land that had purchased for the site of the future home of the … Continue Reading Photos from India 2026

On one of the first days we were in India, I swore that I saw a monkey sitting on a fence by the road. I made a comment about it, … Continue Reading Photos from India 2026

It is not abnormal at all to see a cow (or multiple cows) just wandering the streets of Delhi. The traffic just slows down to avoid them. Move along, folks… … Continue Reading Photos from India 2026

Another typical view from the streets of Delhi…

Yesterday I posted a photo of a flower peddler’s baby, sleeping in a makeshift “cradle” hung from road sign posts. While we were stopped in that same spot, we also … Continue Reading Photos from India 2026

As we were stopped in the incredibly slow moving Delhi traffic, we noticed this makeshift “cradle” that was hung on a street sign by some young mother who was working … Continue Reading Photos from India 2026

Traffic jams are found in abundance in Delhi. Need to go 2 miles? That will take roughly 30 minutes. It might be faster to just walk…

Another typical view from the streets of Delhi…

One thing about India that is really interesting to me is their love for beautiful flowers. So much of the cities are quite drab and dull. There is a LOT … Continue Reading Photos from India 2026

We spent a morning in India at a school, working with kids. This was the final photo I took at the school, as we were leaving and they were waving … Continue Reading Photos from India 2026