Tuesday, August 28, 2007

SOUNDS OF INDIA - RISHIKESH MARKET VIDEO

I am making my first attempt to upload the few videos I took in India. I'd like to start with the sounds of India, and here is the first one. I stood on a street corner in "downtown" Rishikesh...just wanted to get the sounds and sites for all to experience. You can see from the clothing the women are wearing, that it was still chilly weather, and the street was fairly "quiet " that morning! Enjoy

Ugh!! The quality is really not very good. On my computer it is perfect, but I guess when it is resized to be uploaded, the quality changes. Hardly worth uploading. Well, maybe just to give you a feeling for the sound, and to "feel" a little more than you can in photos.

...let me know what you think...you can add a comment below.


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SOUNDS OF INDIA - FOREST WALK

Just to prove that India is not all noise and bussle, here is a short video of one of my walks on the mountain above Dharamkot in Dharamsala (Mcleodganj)

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MORE SOUNDS OF INDIA....PUJAS (RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES)

This first one is the Shiva Aarti held each day around 6 PM at the Shiva Ghat in Rishikesh. because of the length of the video, the final quality is not very good when resized to download, but it will give you some idea of the humble sacredness of this puja.


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SOUNDS OF INDIA - PUJA IN HARDIWAR

Hardiwar is another of the sacred cities of India where the Ganges continues to flow, and the daily evening puja here is attended by thousands of people each day! It may be much more impressive than the simple one in rishikesh, but it was more commercial than spiritual. People were mainly out for a days fun, swimming in the Ganges before hand, and going out to eat afterwards, and money was collected, donations announced over loudspeakers, etc. But if WAS beautiful and impressive. so enjoy this as well...another taste of India

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GANGA LANDSCAPE VIDEO

Just a quick peaceful view of the Ganges from a Ghat just off downtown rishikesh (near to where the street scene was filmed!)...the landscape is so tranquil...everything so peaceful...enjoy

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HORSEBACK RIDING VIDEO

And last but not least, a very short look into the day I went horseback riding with William at the end of my trip. It is very short as I forgot to empty my memory card before going out and simply had no room left for more shots. But enjoy anyway!

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