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This blog describes our 27 days of travel through India (13 October 2006 - 15 October 2006 & 23 November 2006 - 16 December 2006). We loved India. We did Delhi and Mumbai, caught some trains, ate LOTS of Indian food and toured the mystifying Rajastan. We even got to see a tiger in the wild!

Thursday, December 14, 2006

World record rolling

We watched an interesting program on TV in Delhi about a certain "holy man" called Ludkan Baba. He is extreme. He is a sadhu, or Hindu ascetic, "a person who undergoes extreme forms of penance and physical hardship to achieve 'moksha' - the liberation of the soul from the endless cycle of reincarnation".
He first stood still in the same position, just hanging from a swing with his feet resting on the ground, for a remarkable 7 years during which he only drank water and ate grass! He never left this position for any reason whatsoever.

Then he decided to go on a roll - literally. He rolled for 7 months, 7 days a week, over a distance of almost 4000km to promote world peace. He would not stop for anything, rolling 8 hours a day, stopping only for water and cigarettes during an extended lunch break to avoid the worst of the Indian heat. He would only eat at night...

Believe it, or not.

posted by Johan & Janine at 4:34 AM   

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  • The Venice of the East - Udaipur
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  • The Pink City - Jaipur
  • Rajasthan
  • Taj Mahal
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