Touring Day in Delhi

Today was full of adventure and sightseeing.  The first stop was the Lotus Temple, a Baha'i house of worship.  Construction began in 1980 and completed in 1986 by a mostly volunteer work force.

The next stop was India Gate, a war memorial to honor the 70,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives in WWI fighting in the British Army.

A table full of amazing Indian food was next, and once again the butter naan was devoured within minutes.  After lunch we embarked on a quick but exciting tuk-tuk ride to the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara, one of the most prominent sikh houses of worship.  Gurdwara Bangla Sahib was originally a bungalow belonging to Raja Jai Singh, an Indian ruler in the seventeenth century, and was known as Jaisinghpura Palace, in Jaisingh Pura, an historic neighbourhood demolished to make way for the Connaught Place, shopping district.

Today's final stop was at Catalyst with our friends Abhishek and Angelika Gier.  A key goal is to create innovative holistic solutions to the environmental, economic, and educational issues facing Delhi.  They have developed several programs to stop the cycle of poverty and abuse in the lives of young girls and families. The highlight was dinner on the rooftop of their home with the girls currently enrolled in their Diversion program.

Now we are back at the hotel, sleeping, and re-packing for an early breakfast before our flight to Varanasi.

In front of the Lotus Temple

With the girls and staff at Catalyst's Diversion home.