The Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar
Bathing is these sacred waters is an important ritual
Sikh pilgrim
Part of the temple complex, there are free dorms and ktchens on site for the pilgrims
The Golden Temple sits in the middle of the sacred lake
We wanted to take these pilgrims picture, so they insisted that I have a sit.
At one of the entrances to the temple complex
Sikh pilgrim in front of the temple
A group of sisters that we met outside the temple
Flower vendor outside one of the Hindu temples
Congested traffic inside the walls of the old city of Amritsar
Clean water vendor, Amritsar
The Durgiana Temple in Amristar is an important 16th century Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Durga, built in the style of the Sikh Golden Temple
Detail from one of the doors of the Durgiana Temple
Hindu deity, Durgiana Temple
At the Durgiana Temple. Notice the wrap on my hand - I had just gone to the hospital and found out that, in fact, my wrist was broken, after 2 months of believing that it was just sprained!
Pakistani and Indian flags being flown at the border crossing
A ceremonial closing of the border between India and Pakistan happens every evening. Thousands of people show up to watch the pomp and spectacle.
First, volunteers from the audience run flags up to the gate as the crowd cheers with pride
Spectators in the womens only section of the Muslim country of Pakistan wave the flag
Indian spectators cheering
The ceremonial guards - their uniforms are awesome!
They march to the gate with a lot of pomp, and eventually get around to lowering flags and slamming the gates shut.
The sun goes down as Pakistani women look on.
