Wednesday, December 17, 2008

INDIA VACATION 2007


MAHESHWAR ON THE NARMADA RIVER

Maheshwar, located on the Narmada River, is not on the itinerary of very many tourists as there is no rail service. It took twelve hours with a car and driver to reach our destination from Indore. The roads were very rough, but were being improved - a good thing, as Maheshwar and the surrounding area are well worth a visit. Within the Holkar dynasty fort there are several temples with wonderful carvings dating from the 17th Century. One example is shown in the first photo above.

As we strolled by the beautiful Narmada River, we were greeted joyfully by several women from Goa who welcomed us to India and invited us to visit them. Some of them are shown in the second photo above.

1 comment:

Grumpy said...

I am very jealous. My wife and I have visited India 5 times, but not since 2001. I miss it very much and your pictures brought back fond memories and a boat load of nostalgia. I pulling out photo albums tonight. Thanks