We are invited to a colleague's home village and treated like guests of honor for three days: Country life, visits to temples, village festivals and, above all, the warm welcome of the families will stay with us for a long time.
The wedding ceremony ends with the actual marriage of the couple. All the festivities beforehand lead up to this moment of puja ceremony. A bittersweet moment for the bride's family.
The second day of the wedding is also very impressive. After a short morning walk, the spectacle begins with the ceremonial reception of the groom on horseback.
In the evening an event called Sangett takes place, where the families perform dances for the wedding couple. A spectacle, as Indians don't just like to dance, they also dance very well.
Haldi - the yellow wedding ritual that brings a lot of fun besides its religious meaning. We don't need to be asked for long and throw ourselves into the thick of the action.
The bavarian pretzels attend a big North Indian wedding. It is vibrant, thriling and colorful - just an amazing weekend! It all kicks off with the ring ceremony.
As beautiful India is, its bureaucracy can drive you mad. Slavishly following processes but never quite completing them is a grueling mixture for us.
Indians and Germans have many interesting ideas and perceptions about each other. Indians only eat spicy food, all Germans are rude and so on. We share our experience and try to separate truth from prejudice.
The Ganga river feeds mainly from the Bhagirathi river, the river we walk along our Himalaya trek to Gaumukh - Tapovan. Legend has it that the king Bhageeratha asked lord Brahma to bring down the Ganga river to earth to perform ceremonies for his ancestors.
Holi is the Hindu spring festival, the festival of colors and love. It is celebrated particularly extensively in the north of India, but increasingly also in the south - including Bangalore. Of course, we join the celebration!