Northern India
India: Jodhpur #6: Charlie The Babaji and The Unforgettable Sticks and Stoned Festival
Imagine a whole town of stoned people, half of whom are running around armed with big long sticks beating the hell out of all those who aren't... and everyone's having a blast.
India: Jodhpur #5: Life In A Whirlwind (The Never-Ending Festival Days)
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Now, as promised, it’s time to tell you about “The 10 Days”: our full-on festival time from April 10th to 19th when we celebrated the many cultures of India. In those few short days we celebrated a 2-day Hindu festival, a Sikh festival, a Jain festival and a special only-in-Jodhpur local festival, which was the definite highlight of them all. There was no Muslim festival around that time (they didn’t have one until last week when they celebrated Mohammed’s birthday), but it was still pretty diverse, exciting and interesting. And, by the 10th day, it was a downright blast!
