Ravi and woman who did a study abroad year in the 70s at a high school in Eden, NC were our tour guides. They were wonderful! We started down the road and the woman began to show us and tell us the amazing history of them beautiful buildings, temples, and gardens that we passed.
On the tour we stopped at a beautiful Jain Temple. The tour told us that there was a problem with tourists in the past who have gone into the temple without taking off their shoes. They said because of this that tourists were not allowed inside anymore, but that she would take us as far as she could.
We walked into through the pure silver gate and up to the man that
was taking shoes. We each gave him our shoes. We then stood and looked at the amazing paintings, sculptures, and marble. We took in the sounds of the temple music and observed the women, men, children, and monks praying. We smelled fresh cut flowers and incense.
Our tour guide then took us up the stairs so we could see more but not directly inside the temple. We tried extremely hard not to offend or be in the way of anyone who was coming to pray. We walked up the stairs and could feel the white rice under our feet.
Once we got to the top, our tour guide told us that all of the gold paint that we see is real gold. While we were standing there a man who had been praying, came over to our tour guide, spoke in Hindu, and told her that she could take us inside, She was shocked and very excited that he was allowing 38 Americans into the temple.
It was such an experience and was amazing!
Pictures will be below.
The above picture is a gate made of solid silver. Outside the Temple.
Inside the gate but outside of the Temple.
Sorry I can't get the pictures tilted with slow internet, but this is a really cool statue.
Elephant inside the gates, but outside the Temple.
Inside the Temple.
Inside
Inside the upstairs looking down.
Do you see the guy painting with a very small brush?
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