Yep you read that correctly, rats glorious rats, NOT rain glorious rain. Just outside Bikaner here in Rajasthan, India, lies a rat temple that’s occupied by thousands of … rats. The temple is active and many Indians retire here for a short time each day to pray. Wading through rat excrement and urine – not…
Month: June 2019
Mother Teresa: Righteous Saint or Fraudulent Fundamentalist?
“Saints”, said George Orwell in 1949, “should always be judged guilty until they are proven innocent.” Mother Teresa of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is the exact reverse of this cautious warning. In her lifetime she was the recipient of numerous awards including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, the Balzan Prize for promoting humanity and was…
Ijen Sulphur Mine: Horrors of Sulphur Mining in Java
For the tourist the attraction of Ijen sulphur mine is the lucid blue flames that are spat from the depths of the volcano. They are visible at night. Whilst for the miner the attraction is the paltry 12 dollars (USD) per day he can earn mining its precious sulphur. Majestic Beauty, Ijen sulphur mine The…