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Oct 17, 2011

Ganesha's home in Singapore

A couple is hours after checking into my hotel in Singapore I decided to head out and see Ganesha to seek his blessings for my journey. So I headed out to the Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple near Ceylon road. The temple is beautiful and has Ganesha's strong presence. Started in 1890 by the Sri Lankan community they've this small shrine into a beautiful temple. Below is a video and a few photos from m...

Oct 9, 2011
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Chidambaram's dedicated priests

One of the joys of traveling is getting to know the locals, their way of life and the things that are important to them. On Vedic Odyssey's spiritual adventures we take great pride in ensuring our spiritual adventurers get to experience this. During our visit to Chidambaram la
Oct 7, 2011
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Chidambaram's Siva Nataraja Temple

Sacred to Saivite Hindus the world over, this majestic temple complex in Chidambaram sprawls over 40 acres and is dedicated to the Hindu god Siva. Here Siva manifests as Lord Nataraja, the Lord of Dance. Although there are many temples in South India dedicated to Siva, five amo
Oct 5, 2011
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Diwali - Festival of Lights

Diwali the Festival of Lights is fast approaching. Probably the most celebrated festival amongst Hindus and Sikhs the night of lights is given a whole new meaning in the holy town of Amritsar, India. During our upcoming "Gems in the Desert" spiritual adventure in northwestern
Aug 29, 2011

A Kumbha Mela photo from the archives

I was going through some photos from last year's Kumbha Mela festival in Haridwar, North India and came across this image of one of the sadhus and I thought I'd share it with you all.
Aug 25, 2011
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Dealing with Fear and Worry

Worry and Fear only exist in the future. You are worrying and fearing about something that has not happened yet. If it has not happened yet then you can do something in the present to change this. So, bring your awareness back to the present, to this moment. Repeat to yourself "I
Jul 28, 2011
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Gratitude and Appreciation – Simple yet Rewarding Acts

Our week long youth camp is coming to a conclusion and this is the final day of classes. Today we ventured into the world of gratitude and appreciation. As part of today’s class exercise each student was asked to write a note of gratitude to their parents. In doing so they had to