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Cultural Stops
Our cultural experiences are expected to include:
- A bicycle-rickshaw ride through Chandni Chowk - a crowded bazaar
- A visit to a Skih Temple, where volunteers provide fresh hot free food throughout the day as a community service
- The Crafts Museum - essential for understanding arts and handicrafts of India
- Akshardham – a tribute to Hinduism in India
- The architecturally stunning Bahai House of Worship, Lotus Temple
- Food preparation demo and dinner in a private home
- Jama Masjid – a famous, very large mosque with an important history going back hundreds of years. The courtyard
can hold up to 25,000 worshipers
- Diwali holiday festivities! flowers, food, fireworks
- Shopping at large, crowded markets – and smaller neighborhood markets
- Elephants! We are planning to ride elephant-back to a private estate for dinner
- Demonstration of henna design painting
- Demonstration of “how to drape a sari”, and “how to tie a turban”
- Enjoyment of a sunrise experience of the Taj Mahal
- A bicycle rickshaw ride through a National park – a bird sanctuary!
- Being served late afternoon tea - Indian style
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