Buddhist Pilgrimage &
Beach Holiday
Best time to visit (Dec - Jan)
Tibetan
New Year & Beach Holiday
Buddhist Monasteries & Healing Herbs of the Himalayas
For detail information on the above program, kindly
write to us at:
tibet1@vsnl.com
This is a 22-day program beginning on 18 December 1999. The program begins with the participants attending His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teaching at Bodh Gaya. After the teaching we visit the famous Ajanta and Ellora Caves. The caves of Ellora are located about 30 kms away from the city of Aurangabad. The Ellora Caves are famous for their exquisite sculptures while the Ajanta Caves are known for their aesthetic paintings. In terms of historical chronology, the Ellora caves begin where the Ajanta Caves end. It is believed that the builders of Ajanta moved to Ellora when for reasons as yet unknown they suddenly ceased construction activities at their earlier site. While the Ajanta Caves are all Buddhist, the Ellora Caves are not totally so--only those of the earliest period are Buddhist. With the decline of Buddhism in India, a series of Hindu and Jain cave temples were added later on. We spend the last three days of the program relaxing at a beautiful beach of India.
ITINERARY
18/12/1999 Arrive in Delhi
19/12/1999 Delhi - Bodh Gaya. train
20/12/1999 Bodh Gaya
20-30/1/1999 In Bodh Gaya (His Holiness The Dalai Lama's teaching).
31/12/1999 Bodh Gaya to Varanasi. drive
01/01/2000 Varanasi - Nagpur train
02/01/2000 Nagpur
03/01/2000 Nagpur - Aurangabad. En-route visit Ajanta Caves. drive
04/01/2000 Aurangabad. Visit Ellora Caves.
05/01/2000 Aurangabad - Bombay (The Kashid Beach). drive
06/01/2000 Full day on beach.
07/01/2000 Full day on beach.
08/01/2000 Bombay & Return flight.
Lord Budda's statue
His
Holiness The Dalai Lama
Nalanda
Ajanta Caves
A view from Ellora Caves