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      | My 
          trip to the Mela in 1989 | 
     
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          am a videographer, filming 1989 Maha Kumbh Mela. Today from a boat. 
          Very peaceful out here... | I 
          was filming for most of the month that I stayed. I have a library of 
          over 40 hours of mela footage. | 
     
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              | I 
                  stayed at the Gita Prachar Camp, in my dome tent. |  | 
     
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                  the Mela I enjoy sharing a traditional peace pipe with some 
                  of the local shiva monks. I 
                  couldn't keep up with the cool swami in white, I tried, and 
                  he was over 100 years old. |  | 
     
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      | Check 
        out my Cats page... | 
     
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      | My 
          trip there this year (Jan / Feb 2000). | 
     
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              | My 
                  favorite spot was by this tree, near one of the main entry roads. |  | 
     
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