Ancient temples, overgrown by jungle for centuries, surprise a British survey officer. Especially with very revealing sex depictions in wild positions. 150 years later, the temples of Khajuraho are a world heritage site and a tourist magnet in India.
Diu – the small island in the Arabian Sea belongs together with Daman as a direct administration of the Indian government. Formerly Portuguese, today a dry rocky island in the sea. How Indians intuitively avoid wrong ways…
The Kanha National Park in India is considered one of the last great retreats for the tiger. A visit to this nature reserve is also otherwise an outstanding experience for nature lovers.
Losing your passport is a serious situation for travellers. I have experienced this – in Varanasi, the city where India is most Indian, at Maha Shivrati, the celebration of the wedding of Shiva and Parvati, when the city is flooded by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims. But India always has miracles in store for me…
The genesis of our short film about a German volunteer in an Indian Gandhi Ashram. With an impressive sun oven and a small insight into the life of the founder Narajan Desai.The film contribution is embedded at the end (in German).
Hampi was once the vibrant metropolis of a Hindu empire of unimaginable wealth. Still today the ruins in the rocky landscape impress. A trip there is worthwhile not only for its history, but also for its surroundings and Indian country life on the Tungabadhra River.