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2005_0922_149 On National Highway 4 from Delhi to Mathura, we pass an accident with several onlookers where they had to pull the driver out of a mangled truck |
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2005_0922_151 This truck was too high and got tangled up in the wires overhead |
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2005_0922_152 We stop at a road-side Dhaba to get some authentic road-side trucker food |
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2005_0922_153 Colorful billboards and a variety of Lays potato chips on display at the Dhaba |
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2005_0922_156 A camel pulling a load of weight behind him along the side of the highway |
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2005_0922_158 The food at the Dhaba was simple, yet very tasty |
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2005_0922_160 We made their day by leaving a nice tip on a $10 meal for 5 |
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2005_0922_161 Tall statue along side of the highway, also known as the Grand Trunk Road leading into the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
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2005_0922_163 While we're stopped in traffic, we watch a sloth bear (baloo) perform tricks |
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2005_0922_165 The sloth bear is a shaggy bear with short hind legs and a long muzzle |
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2005_0922_167 Soon his buddy comes over and now we're entertained by 2 sloth bears |
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2005_0922_168 Truckers stuck in traffic |
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2005_0922_169 Sri Krishna Balaram Temple in Vrindavan, 15km from Mathura, is another place of pilgrimage |
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2005_0922_171 Entrance to Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir (Temple) which was built in 1975 |
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2005_0922_172 Sri Krishna, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, was born as the eighth son of the Yadava prince Vasudev and his wife Devaki |
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2005_0922_173 Architecture and artwork |
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2005_0922_174 The divine brothers Sri Krishna and Balaram are worshiped on the central altar (not sure which one this is) |
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2005_0922_175 Hare Krishna devotees from around the world come here to dance, sing and chant, making it a rather festive environment. |