Chapter 300: Tears of the North Star
You can clearly see the stone statue of the Buddha on the left and the Damek stupa on the right. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoAfter returning from Sarnath, Xueluo and Liu Jingshu went to the highest rooftop restaurant on the edge of the Ganges River for lunch. From a commanding vantage point, you can look down on the Ganges River below.
The walls around the restaurant are painted with murals that reflect the local landscape. The fried rice and vegetable soup are about 14 yuan a plate and the soup is about 5 yuan a small bowl. Although the location is good for dining and enjoying the scenery, the restaurant has installed a dense iron mesh on the windows in order to prevent monkeys, which affects the sight.
Looking down at the Ganges River through the iron mesh from the restaurant window. Everyone was tired of playing in the past two days, so they rested in the hotel in the afternoon, and the snow fell and walked through the streets and alleys to find the golden temple they wanted to see in the plan. Located in an alley near the river altar, the Golden Temple is a famous Hindu Shiva temple in India, built in 1776 and rebuilt after a catastrophe.
The prince of the kingdom donated 800 kilograms of gold to gild the temple's tower more than ten meters high. Therefore, it is also known as the Golden Temple. Only Hindus are allowed inside the Golden Temple, and non-Hindus are only allowed to look at the outside buildings and are not allowed to take pictures. It took a lot of effort for Xue Luo to walk through the cow dung one after another in the streets and alleys, and it took several people to find it.
As soon as I asked, I was not allowed to enter the room, I was not allowed to take pictures in the courtyard, and the golden pagoda at the top of the temple was hidden behind the old houses in the streets and alleys, and I could only see a little bit, and the snow fell! There are also a few famous temples, because of the time is too tired, I didn't go to see it: the Durga Goddess Temple is located on the south side of Lao Cai for free, because there are many monkeys, so it is commonly known as the Monkey Temple.
Durga was one of the emperor's concubines, a terrible goddess. Visitors are not allowed to enter the temple and can only look inside from the surrounding cloisters, but they can take pictures. The Mother of India Temple is free, camera fee 5 is located in the west of the old city, and there is a three-dimensional picture of India made of white marble in the lobby. Walk back from the street.
Xue Luo came to this restaurant on the second floor of the street near the hotel where he stayed for dinner, and sat in the dining room next to the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, where he could enjoy the street scenery while eating. A light rain fell from the sky again, and through the rain-soaked glass, the snow fell to see a motorcycle with two people sitting in the small street below.
Two adults and a child suddenly slid out on the side of the street because the ground was slippery, and at the same time, many people on both sides of the street below ran out in the rain, and together they helped the man and the motorcycle up, and moved them under the eaves that could shelter them from the rain. Seeing this scene, the snow fell and was immediately moved. In the country of Snow Fall and Liu Jingshu.
This phenomenon has been absent for a long time. The old man fell, and no one dared to help him. Although most of the people here seem to be poor, the basic moral bottom line of the people is still there. It's a snowy dinner, a plate of fried rice, a plate of coleslaw, and a coke, 240. After arriving in India, I felt that it was difficult to adapt to the diet.
In addition to fried rice, the staple food is fried noodles and pancakes, and most of the dishes have no meat to eat and most of them have unpalatable curry, and after more than 20 days, everyone is a little unbearable, and some travel companions have also had stomach troubles, their physical strength has declined, their mental head has also shrunk a little, and the combat effectiveness index has been frequently reduced. The snow fell fine, after all, after a period of hard training in barracks life.
But I also felt a little tired. Day tripToday is the 26th day of travel to India, in the morning everyone is free to move, snow falls along the river altar all the way down to the south of the Asa River altar, walking and taking photos. Check out at noon and take the tuk-tuk to the train station in the afternoon to catch the 16:40 train to Agra.
As a result, the longest train delay during my trip to India was 15 hours late, and I stayed up all night at the train station and didn't leave until the next morning. At six o'clock in the morning, I came with Liu Jingshu. The weather is still not good, and the sky is foggy, but the river altar and the Ganges River in the fog are covered with a layer of dreamy colors, which is still quite eye-catching.
The ascetics on the river altar are begging from tourists. Flower Girl. The river lantern placed in the river by the worshippers of the river. Flower petals, candles and lit incense left on the steps by the river worshippers. A small boat roaming the river in the fog, surrounded by a large flock of seagulls. A boatload of religious believers came to worship the Ganges. Wearing apricot yellow clothes are Buddhists.
Those who wear white clothes may be Jain white. A starling bird is also looking left and right on the shore, not knowing what it is looking for. The door poetry river altar is a relatively large river altar, the building next to the river altar is tall and full of characteristics, and there is a string of small river altars on the left and right. The walking path on the river altar is smooth and spacious, and people can walk here for leisure or worship.
Or go down to the river to bathe. There are many colorful boats connected by ropes under the river altar, and there are many murals and graffiti on the walls of the buildings next to the river altar, which is a river altar with rich photographic subjects. When the teammates were tired of walking, they went back first, and the snow fell and walked along the river bank all the way south along the river altar after another. From all the way to the south of the Ass River Altar.
Walked about 2 kilometers, passing more than 20 river altars on the way. The river altar is actually a small pier with stairs leading to the water's edge. There are large and small river altars, some have characteristics, and some are very plain, and it is easy to ignore the past. The river steps on the south side of the river altar connect one small river altar after another. The top platform is a walking path, and there are steps below that lead to the river.
There are many small boats anchored along the river. There are stairs on the promenade that lead to the blocks above, and where there are stairs, there is a river altar named to distinguish the location. The wall next to the river altar is painted with many colorful paintings, most of which are related to religion, and this painting in front of me is the family of Lord Shiva: a blue-faced Shiva holding a trident, and the woman next to him is his wife, Parvati, the goddess of the snow-capped mountains.
and their son, Ganesha. The mural of "Love Hand in Hand" on the wall. Their expressions are cute. The open air on the river altar. Indian woman walking along the river altar. They especially like to wear colorful scarves on their heads. There were many old people by the river altar, and this was an old man who sat motionless on the steps as if he was raising his spirits.
Maybe it's a worship of the Ganges. An old man reading a newspaper is sitting cross-legged on a wooden board and sewing clothes. A young man crouched on the river altar and stared at the boat that was wandering on the river in the fog. The young man stood on the embankment and threw food into the water to feed the seagulls. Flocks of seagulls flew around in front of him. A young man standing on the shore feeding seagulls.
I don't know if he just came here with kindness to feed the seagulls, or if he had something to put in it. The seagulls, attracted by the young man's feeding, chirped and scrambled for food in the water beneath his feet. An old man bathing by the steps. I noticed that there are a lot of elderly men who are active by the river in the early morning. Man washing clothes in the water on the shore.
Note: They wash the inn's white sheets. Oh, and the sheets of the little inns here may have been bathed in the water of the Ganges. Stray dogs by the river. It seems that it is not young, and living here, it is lucky to get a good death. Xueluo has a puppy and knows that dogs are loyal and dependent on their owners.
Dogs are human friends, please be kind to them. An old or sick sheep was tied to the wall in sackcloth. Maybe it's also waiting for a good death. The Laga River Altar is another river altar that is not small in scale and has distinctive architecture. It's also a great place for photography. Old man standing on the steps looking at the river view.
This is how the crooked nuts see the scenery, from the old city to the staircase road to the river altar. There are many statues of Shiva hanging on this red building, indicating that the people here have a strong Shiva worship. The lonely shadow looks at the river boat, the heart follows the flowing water, the morning mist soaked in the Ganges River altar, the portrait of the lonely Shiva god by the river, the Chuk River altar, a relatively large river altar.
A large crowd of worshippers who had come to worship the Ganges were coming down the steps of the river to solicit passengers on the altar of the river. "100 rupees", "100 rupees", the sound of soliciting customers came and went, and the morning breeze drifted over the river altar. The cruise ship by the river altar is quiet, there are few tourists, and the business is light. Tourists boating in the fog of the Ganges River in the early morning.
In the fog, only the rhythmic sound of paddling was accompanied, boom, boom, drifting in front of me, and gradually falling into the fog. An Indian couple worshipping the Ganges. Just soaked in the water for such a long time, very pious eyes. Xueluo guessed that they wanted the god Ganges and Shiva to give them a child or a son. I wish them all the best.
The old man of the Ganges morning bath, the women of the Ganges morning bath, soaked in the very cold water, holding a jar of Ganges water, may their sacred ideal be realized. The altar next to the Kodak altar is also a cremation altar, much smaller than the famous Monica Cremation altar to the north, but one of the oldest.
There is a Shiva pool nearby. The platform on the river altar is open, and the cultural scenery and natural scenery are good. The shrine above the Kodak River Altar is popular with Bengalis and South Indians. The temple beside the river altar is topped by a row of stone statues of the three main Hindu gods Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma and Ganesha.
Shiva Pool. The surrounding platforms often gather devotees and people worshipping Shiva. The Shiva Pool contains statues of Shiva, Shiva's footprints, numerous lingas, and Nandi, the sacred cow. Lord Shiva is very busy, the Lord is born and born, and the Lord is very busy. Shiva PoolThe man who worships Shiva in the Shiva PoolThis old man is drinking the water from the Shiva Pool.
Visually, the water was not clean, but the old man believed that there was divine power in it. A sacred sheep walking on the river altar. An old sheep, with all the fur on its legs falling off, as if it was wearing a sheepskin. The horns were painted one red and one green, with a small brass bell tied to the head, and a brass ring on each of the four ankles.
This divine sheep walks on the river altar by itself, and the bells under its head tinkle from time to time, and from time to time it stops to look at you, and that look seems to penetrate your heart. This is undoubtedly a lucky sheep that escaped the fate of being slaughtered and can also die by the Ganges. When the goat encounters a stray dog, they seem to be talking silently.
There was still an old and sick cow lying here, which could no longer stand up, and the kind people put a cloth sheet on it to protect it from the cold and wind and rain. Being able to watch the Ganges grow old is also a blessing. In the morning, the temperature is very cold, there is a light rain in the sky, and a group of stray dogs sleep on the side around a square earthen pond, attracting them to lie here.
It was the charcoal fire that the well-wishers lit in the earthen pond. The charcoal fire warms the air and the dogs' bodies. The Kanadex Daat River Altar is relatively open, like a small square, and it is also a place to see both the humanities and the river scenery. The old man walking on the altar of the river at Kanadexdat.
An old woman who went down to the river altar in Kanadex Dat to worship in the river. Lonely figure. Snowfall wonders, where is her family at this moment? Wet the dirty laundry, apply detergent, then shake it vigorously on the stones, and throw it clean in the river.
The Svera River Altar is a large river altar with a wide view of the stone steps in front of it. The Shiva temple on the river altar of Svela. As soon as you see the stone ox lying in front of the temple, you know that this temple must be dedicated to Lord Shiva. A man sitting in front of the Shiva temple at the Svera River Altar. Mystery graphics. I don't know if it's a mural or a graffiti, or if it's just a religious symbol.
Shiva mural on the side of the river altar. A series of exercise postures, yoga The early morning of the Ganges altar is clothed in the morning light, the man sitting on the river steps is the ancient temple religious mural by the river altar, on the left is the incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, the lion Na Rosingha, and on the right is the portrait of Vishnu's mount, the golden-winged bird, Garuda.
Religious mural practice of Lord Shiva comes to sacrifice to the husband and wife of the river. Each carries a small child in his arms, and the woman carries a burden on her head. What else do they want? Women are braver than men, and they are harder than men. When the man saw the snow falling and taking pictures, he immediately turned his head, as if he had done something bad and did not dare to face the person.
Perhaps the two children they were carrying were girls, and they had come here in the hope of getting a son through the river. On the surface of the river in the clear fog, small boats emerge from the fog from time to time. A boat of worship, the river man, the Brab River Altar, the Brab River Altar, the playful wall painting by the Brab River Altar, the temptation of the Brab River Altar with big eyes and red lips, the Brab River Altar, the little sandpiper pacing on the slippery ground in search of food.
The Shiva temple on the Jack River Altar River Altar Jack River Altar connects the colorful stairs of the old neighborhood to the Tesdas River Altar This section is close to the Ace River Altar, the water surface is open, and some people go down to the river to bathe. Colorful boats moored quietly by the river altar of the Tesdas River. Gu Ying feels sorry for the seagulls flying freely on the Ganges.
Why are you so excited about a large flock of crows flying up and down overhead? Do you see what? Ganga River Altar is located near the Ace River Altar at the southern end of the Ganges River, and there is an old building built in 1879 on the river altar that was used as a river transportation management company.
The old building of the Ganga River Altar in 1876. The environmental protection mural on the Ganga River Altar. Calls to keep the Ganges clean. The old man stationed at the Ganga River Altar is the southernmost of the main river altars of the Ganges River, and it is also one of the largest river altars. Its most important place is where the Asi and Ganges rivers meet.