The Haveli Guest House in Jodhpur that was so
instrumental in helping us get our motorcycle repaired also was our
connection for meeting Upendra who invited us to stay with him in his
village of Ghanerao. Here we are stopping along the way to pick up some
of Upendra's family in Sojat Road.
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A friend of Upendra's took us and some of the
children in the household to visit a Jain temple near Ghanerao.
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Jain temples are elaborately carved from
white marble.
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Upendra tells us that the
Aravelli Hills are the oldest hills in the world and they are close to
the newest: the Himalayas.
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Being a part of Upendra's family for a short
time is really a wonderful experience.
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On the way from Ghanerao to Udaipur we stop
at the spectacular Jain temple at Ranakpur. But first we admire the
cheeky Langur monkeys.
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We get a tour from the high priest of the
temple. He has a stunning face, but we are too shy to ask him for a
photo. We get the exquisite carvings instead.
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The high priest asks us for a donation at the
end, and we feel fine about supporting the Jains. After the tour, we are
trailed by a man who wants another donation but he is just pesky and he
sours the experience a little.
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