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HOW TO BE VEGAN IN ICELAND: ACCIDENTALLY VEGAN ICELANDIC DISHES AND MORE!

I entered Iceland pre-covid and pre being an actual vegan – I unfortunately ended up being just vegetarian in Iceland (which is not 1/2 vegan or almost vegan, vegetarian =/= vegan at all). This was mostly due to p!ss-poor planning on my part, but, to be fair to myself it really was harder to be vegan in Iceland back in 2016 than it was to be vegan in say  pork and sour cream lovin’ Hungary , adobo and lechon baboy Philippines  or even mozzarella and bolognese lovin’ Italy . I visited all four countries that year and Iceland was by far the hardest. First I’ll tell you why and then I’ll tell you how to (easily) be vegan in Iceland! 😀 How to Be Vegan in Iceland So whaling is on the way out (hopefully). Let’s get to it – how can you be vegan and live deliciously in Iceland? Luckily, you don’t go to Iceland for the cuisine, you go for sites like this: and this: and although here at VeganVsTravel we strive to give you authentic traditional foods that are accidentally vegan and believe that

11th Century Bhojeshwar Temple: Home to one of the largest Shiva Lingas in the world

It is one of the top heritage destinations of Madhya Pradesh . It is home to one of the largest Shiva lingams in the world. I am talking about the 11th century Bhojeshwar temple that was never completed, but that is used today for religious purposes and festivals. But, why has this temple remained incomplete? What is the story surrounding it? Let’s find out. Located by the banks of the Betwa river in the Bhojpur village of Madhya Pradesh, the Bhojeshwar temple was constructed under the reign of Raja Bhoja, the most celebrated ruler of the Paramara dynasty. Raja Bhoj selected the region around Bhojpur to build a series of dams over 9 rivers and 99 rivulets. Prior to the dams being constructed, there was no village or town in that region. Bhojpur, the dams and the Bhojeshwar temple came about the same time all under the guidance of King Bhoj. Some people believe that a natural calamity could have halted the construction, but according to Dr. KK Muhammed, the archaeologist who restored th