They drive like lunatics and with no fear! The two tuc-tuc rides we took to and from the Crystal (Palace) Restaurant and Lounge for dinner (actually, no Palace, thought it would sound better with that name) was proof that there is complete anarchy on the roads of India and the fact that none of the traffic lights works adds to the 'lets play chicken' games that most drivers play. What's more, the white, dashed lines in the middle of the roads and indicators on ca...

No he's not got a big head and he's not lying down either. His turban (so my friendly guide says) is made from 25m of cloth as 6m which is the standard length of a 'full sized' (not Monty Panasar) turban....I can't get to rotate the photo 90 degrees!

Every person entering the temple and its surrounding areas have to wear a turban or head scarf...fetching eh!

What an amazing place! The temple is stunning but the people here are mostly locals and lots of them too. Visited the kitchens which are on site, open 24/7 and serve 50,000 + meals for free. Amazing operations of hundreds of local volunteers washing up, cooking, peeling and chopping and serving up the food. Puts our UK charities to shame. Having problems loading more than one photo at a time so will do a few photo only mini posts for those of you who like the...

These guys are hand picked by various Indian armed forces (eg. Army, Air Force etc) and are all 6ft tall...not too many local Indians that size! Their march comes straight from Monty Python's Ministry of Silly walks and when I get to upload the mini video I took you.ll see what I mean. All very theatrical and, it seems, loved by the locals. Worth a visit for non-locals as it is definitely a one off and unique to any border management system.