India and the Sacred

India is perhaps the only country in the world where Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains and other religious sects stand together as one secular nation.

Embark on an intense journey through the land of many gods – learn the legends of sun worshippers at the rock-carved sun temple of Konark; join a communal langar (voluntary, free-for-all meals) at the exquisite Golden Temple of Amritsar; take in the erotica of Khajuraho’s temples in Central India; admire the workmanship of ornate white marble Jain temples in Gujarat; attend mass at charming Portuguese churches in old Goa; go underground at the cave temples of Ajanta and Ellora; marvel at the architecturally stunning temples of southern India; witness Hindu influences at Paradesi Synagogue in Kochi, dating back to the 1500s and still active among the Jewish community; contemplate life in tranquil Buddhist monasteries precariously perched in the Himalayas. As they say, to journey through the faiths of India is to journey through its very heart.