travels to
India 1970-1971
Turkey, Iran, Afghansistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Malaysia, Singapore, Java, Bali
The few photos I have from my journey.
| Below are four photos from Mashad, Iran taken in December, 1970 | |
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| I traveled to India from Europe by going overland by bus from Istanbul, Turkey through Iran, Afganistan and Pakistan. In Mashad, Iran we met a group of Iranians who let us sleep at their newly built home where all of the following 4 photos are taken. The first 3 photos were taken by Donna McLaughlin. Donna appears in the 4th photo, while Rita took the photo. Donna and Rita hitchhiked from England to India - an amazing feat! The result of meeting Donna, completely changed the direction of my life. |
Myself standing at far right | |
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Again, I am at the far right, yellow shirt and cardigan sweater. Note the Goat kidskin leather patches on my jeans  | |
Rita the English girl hitchhiking with Donna, sits in the chair at the far left | |
Donna, striped sweater, third from left, is now in the picture with me just behind her. | |
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Photos from New Delhi, India Summer 1971 |
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 Left: Bobu, Joya , Shakti - Right: Budda Shakti |
 Left: Shakti and Joya , - Right: Tom and Shakti |
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Taj Mahal
Buddha Shakti took me to Agra where the Taj is located.
The Taj is open all night all on the full moon, the night before and the night after.
Thousands of pilgrims show up the night of the full moon, but no one shows up the night after.
So Buddha Shakti and I had the whole Taj to ourselves.
We spent all night in the crypt that the Taj is, meditating, chanting, and meditating and chanting...
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 Tom |
 Budda Shakti |
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Budda Shakti
at Sikh Temple in Kulu Valley, Himachal Pradesh, North India |
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| Visa photos of Tom on the road: | |||
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 Tom with friends in Java, Indonesia, Fall 1971 The guy with the mustache I met, traveled and made friends with. He was from Canada. He latter disappeared into the Harie Krishna movement. I tried for years to make contact with him but was uable to locate him. |