Category: Photography & Travel
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Grand Central Station, New York City
I hardly ever photograph in New York City but today I had to return a wide angle lens that I had rented for my recent trip to the Himalayas in Nepal and on the way to the store I stopped at Grand Central Station and took the following images. It is definitely one of my…
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An Evening Stroll in a Nepali Village
Late this afternoon I headed out of our lodge and took a stroll in the village. My first encounter was a 9-month old baby elephant. OMG. How cute was this baby!!! Adorable. I hung around as close to him as possible for a long while then headed on a stroll through the village. I just…
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An Evening at Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal
I spent this evening around the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. This stupa is one of Buddhism’s most sacred sites and one of the largest in the world. Hundreds of pilgrims and monks can be seen circumambulating the stupa throughout the day on a paved path the embroiders this sacred Bu...
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Wildlife, spices, & tea plantations in Periyar
As we explore all of the regional and cultural wonders that South India has to offer, we find ourselves traversing through the rolling hills of Periyar. Periyar is the green-thumb region of the west, the western ghats, or Sahyādri, offering cool respite from the customary heat of the south. Many ...
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My Favorite photos from 2013
Many of you know that I love photography. This year I did not photograph as much as I have in previous years. I actually made an effort not to take my camera with me on some of my excursions and trips. But on the few trips that I went out there looking to take photos,…
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Beauty in Bloom: A walk through the Madurai Flower Market
One of the most aesthetically beautiful parts of our meditation retreat to South India is our visit to the local flower market in Madurai. It is one of the biggest markets in all of India and provides exports of many different species of flora. Though it is an effort of the local Madurai c...
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2013 Highlights: Runner-up Flight of the Year
So, yesterday in my reflections of 2013 I listed all the places that I have traveled to this year and picked the best plane flight. Plane flights are normally not that exciting but I have to say flying over the North Pole, Siberia and Mongolia was unique and very special to me. There was one…
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2013 Highlights: Being at the World’s Largest Festival
When a festival happens once every 12 years you don’t want to miss it. The Maha Kumbh Mela festival is the world’s largest festival and took place this time in Allahabad, North India. The last time this festival took place I was a monk in a monastery in Hawaii and therefore could not ...
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