HARIDWAR, India — As the sun sets over the banks of the fast-moving Ganges River here in the foothills of the Himalayas, the pilgrims and their priests laze in the 4:30 p.m. twilight. Some sip lime sodas on the windy veranda of the Haveli Hari Ganga, once home to Indian royalty and now a hotel for religious devotees.
Hindu priest serves as keeper of family histories
Friday, December 14, 2007 | 1:00 p.m. CST;
updated 4:58 p.m. CDT, Sunday, July 20, 2008
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