A Puja in Sikkim

<p>Itis an irony that, as someone who has never felt any inclination toward religion, I&rsquo;ve spent so much time in places dedicated to the spiritual.</p> <p>Much of this concerns how easily those places work into a travel itinerary. Temples of worship are usually free to enter, and nearly every city, town, or village has one. Sometimes, they are a quiet reflection of the world around them; in other cases, they seem entirely disharmonic.</p> <p>There may even be a little ritual involved, like taking off shoes, covering the head or legs, or lighting a candle. I take all of this as part of the experience of how a space dedicated to the unseen divides itself from the mundane world.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/globetrotters/a-puja-in-sikkim-a8741522a9a1"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>