Galta Ji - Monkey Temple

I'm known for my lavish love for animals, so where else could I go on my last day in Jaipur but to Galta Ji temple, also known as Monkey Temple. Wonder why? Simply because monkeys took over the place and they act like the kings of the human world.

Galta Ji is actually a part of an enormous temple complex, an ancient Hindu pilgrimage site in the town of Khania-Balaji, about 10 km away from Jaipur. The temples are built in a narrow cravice in the hills that surround the Pink City. The tanks are filled with sacred water, so don't expect it to be a nice touristy site because hundreds of people come here to bathe in holy waters.

 Beware of nice grandmothers who let you take photos of their snakes and bless you with bindis, they will chase you until you give them at least 10 rupees :)

  

India, wait for me!

I mentioned in my previous post that I have big news for everybody. Now it's time to share it with you, too. 

I'm going to visit the miraculous country of India.

Yes!! It's been a childhood dream of me to backpack through the whole world and slowly it's coming to reality. Unfortunately I won't have enough time to visit everything I originally planned, but still I'll have 9 days in this beautiful country to travel before I make my other dream come true. Yes, I make two dreams come true in one sitting. Backpacking India and taking a 200 hour yoga teacher training course in Rishikesh, at the feet of the Himalayas, where yoga was born. It's also the place where the Beatles learned yoga.

And where will I travel? Next month I'll land in New Delhi and stay for a while with hosts from Couchsurfing, then visit the wonderful Taj Mahal, then move to Jaipur. From then maybe Udaipur, Jaisalmer if I'll have enough time, I can't really calculate because of the transportation is unknown for me yet. But for sure I'll visit the golden palace of Amritsar before I arrive at my yoga shala in Rishikesh. Then I'll stay for a whole month for the intensive course to learn the mysteries of hatha, vinyasa and Iyengar yoga.