Andre, originally from Montreal, is a temple keeper in the holy town of Pushkar. He protects the lake from littering locals as well as foreigners who bare their shoulders, kiss in public or otherwise compromise the sanctity of the town. Hitomi left Tokyo ten years ago. She’s been traveling the world ever since. Radha, a Costa Rican Hare Krishna, feels that saving a soul is more important than feeding a body. Alon, 36, feels like a king in India after leaving his job at a law firm in Israel When Anita visits her family in Colorado, she’s disturbed by the lack of spirituality in American life. Now that she’s finished the army in Israel, Liron is spending a year exploring spirituality and sensuality in India. Kerry is a psychiatric nurse from Vancouver. This is her first trip off of the American subcontinent. India was the only country willing to give Michael a visa after he was released from a Japanese prison in the 1970s. He’s survived by dealing gems in Rajasthan.
 
Ramon, a hip hop music producer from New York City, was dragged to India by his girlfriend. BASIA WINOGRAD HOME Hekyll and Jekyll are rickshaw drivers in Jaipur. They are perpetually drunk, but very nice guys. Anit and his friends make a living selling postcards to tourists on the banks of the Ganges river. Seku introduces herself as Sharon Stone on the beaches of Goa, where she hawks her “cheap rubbish” to tourists.
 
Camilla, a native of Rome, is terrified of the smell of burning flesh that pervades Varanasi. QUOTES THAT INSPIRED THE FILM Bruno didn’t want to come back to Varanasi...and he can’t explain why he did. EXCERPTS