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hotel to enjoy the afternoon at leisure, then
gather for an included dinner this evening.
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Day 12 Train to Jhansi • Overland
to Khajuraho
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overland, travel day, you’ll need to approach
it with curiosity, an adventurous spirit, and a
healthy sense of humor.
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Bundela civilization. As we chug through the
countryside, we’ll have the chance to view
the changing landscape, from desert scenes
to agricultural villages. Upon arriving at the
railway station in Jhansi, we will continue our
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for lunch at a local restaurant.
Although remote and very quiet today, in
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of the thriving civilization of the Chandelas.
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ninth and tenth centuries by the Chandela
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the time.
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in the evening.
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Day 13 Khajuraho
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constructed. The erotic stone carvings here
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of love and prana energy in Hindu thought.
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intricate stone carvings during colonial times,
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sensibilities. These temples are still a site for
worship and celebration, as you’ll see by the
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time at leisure. This evening, we enjoy a
cultural performance at our hotel, followed
by dinner.
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Day 14 Fly to Varanasi • Ganges evening
ceremony & boat ride
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hotel. At midday, we’ll transfer to the airport
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during British times, Varanasi is one of the
oldest cities in the world, with a written
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has an intense, almost palpable atmosphere
of spiritual devotion, a feeling of an unending
religious festival. Hundreds of temples
propitiate the thousands of deities in the
Hindu pantheon. Pilgrims from every part of
this vast nation crowd the narrow streets and
the riverside ghats.
As the day comes to a close, we’ll travel to
the bathing ghats located alongside the sacred
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every day to bathe and worship in the temples
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riverside temples and bathing ghats& SZbPaP]
photography of the cremation ghats is not
permitted. Feel the timelessness of Varanasi
as the sun sets and as the temple priests
perform aarti, the sacred light ceremony,
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