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1069137306307900.xmlRISHIKESH, INDIA, November 18, 2003: "It's dusk. the air is

filled with 200 voices chanting Hindu scriptures to the beat of clapping hands.

I am sitting on marble steps facing the holy river Ganges. In the fading

daylight, the pewter-colored water reflects some tiny, fist-sized 'boats' that

carry brightly flickering candles down the fast flowing river," begins this

article by travel writer Walter Glaser describing his experience in Rishikesh.

"On the river's edge in front of me, a group of monks is seated around a square

fire pit. As they chant, they drip oil onto the burning wood in the pit,

causing the fire to flare slightly. On both sides of this group,

directly adjacent to the river, two clusters of orange-robed boys line the

riverbank," he continues. " 'Many Europeans and Americans come here to study

our ways and our religion,' says a tour guide. 'Many others come to live in

the ashrams of Rishikesh and Haridwar in order to learn the essence of yoga.

Some have adopted our ways and our religion as their way of life.' Rishikesh,

is just 100 miles from the Chinese border in North India. Some resorts

specialize in yoga and ayurvedic health and medicine. People come from all

over the world for a holiday that includes serious instruction in this

philosophy." For the full article and tour information click on "source"

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