India Archives - Jessica Rohm https://jessicadeerohm.com/tag/india/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:01:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Mumbai, Day 2 https://jessicadeerohm.com/mumbai-day-2/ https://jessicadeerohm.com/mumbai-day-2/#respond Sun, 27 Aug 2023 07:00:30 +0000 https://jessicadeerohm.com/?p=945 Slightly exhausted from last night's reveling we woke up early to attend a Mumbai Mela. A "mela" can best be described as a cross between a folkloric and a bar mitzvah. It was great fun! Colorful entertainment, turban tying, bangle making, henna painting, and more. Mumbai Mela performers We rushed back to the ship to […]

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]]> https://jessicadeerohm.com/mumbai-day-2/feed/ 0 Mumbai, Day 1 https://jessicadeerohm.com/mumbai-day-1/ https://jessicadeerohm.com/mumbai-day-1/#respond Sun, 20 Aug 2023 07:00:09 +0000 https://jessicadeerohm.com/?p=924 Victoria Terminus We were completely unprepared for how stunning Mumbai is. We've read many books about the slums, political and religious strife, gang rapes, hotel massacres, and vast disparity between rich and poor. All of that exists amidst architecture that is magnificent and grand, thousands of trees, a beautiful beach that runs the length of […]

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