February 04, 2007
The most of the Christians in the Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church (JELC) are Dalits (oppressed people) and Adivasis (indigenous people). Above you see the Bishop and the people from Devighat...
axel at 10:04 AM
February 02, 2007
Driving overland with the comfortable car of the bishop, we were passing this bull car. That´s how the missioners travelled and still you see this transport here on the way to Nowrangpur...
axel at 09:18 AM
February 01, 2007
One of the most impressing difference between Indian and German churches is the colourful decoration...
axel at 10:29 AM
January 28, 2007
From Chennai we headed north to Vishakapatnam. It is an over 1,5 million city in the state of Andhra Pradesh. In 1893 my great-grandfather Johannes Leuckfeld arrived here by boat from Germany, from where he was sent as a missionary to the interior of Orissa, one of the poorest regions in India at this time...
axel at 11:57 AM
January 26, 2007
After hours stuck in the local traffic, we arrived in Chennai at night. Our first impression was this view from the rooftop. Click below to see how it looks during daytime.
axel at 07:35 AM
January 22, 2007
Pondicherry is a charming city south of Chennai, where we stayed for a few days to adapt to culture and prepare ourselves for the forthcoming travel.
axel at 12:10 PM
January 18, 2007
The journey started on a foggy morning in January. It was my first trip to...
... India :-)
axel at 01:19 PM
January 16, 2007
finally I managed to realize an old dream... click on it and see more ;-)
axel at 11:24 AM