We started our Golden Triangle Tour today in Delhi. We spent the morning on a walking tour, the first part of the tour was lead by a 19 year old man from Nepal who was a former street child in Delhi. It was really moving hearing his story about how he used to beg and when he used to work in a kitchen, his dream was to learn how to write his name, Devraj, in English and Hindi. There is an organization called the Salaam Baalak Trust which is dedicated to sheltering and helping street children. Devraj entered a Salaam Baalak Trust shelter at approximately 14 years of age. He now provides walking tours as he transitions out of the children’s shelter which is mutually beneficial to tourists and himself as he gets to practice his English.
We visited a Sikh Temple and learned about some of the tenets of the Sikh religion like equality, service, and selflessness. We visited a large operation in which volunteers make food for breakfast, lunch, & dinner to feed the poor.
We went to a mosque as well but we couldn’t go in because it was prayer time and I got hassled about buying some gown to wear so I got our tour guide. After we walked around without our shoes, I decided I’d had enough and left.
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