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Jul 1, 2010

The Homa Ceremonies Begin

Reporting later in the day with all photos taken with my trusty iPhone. This blog post is also done with the iPhone. Thanks to Apple, we have real time reporting Devotees waiting to begin the homa fire ceremonies Later in the day after many hours of chanting. The evening sun pierces its way through the smoke from the sacred fires. Young and old, everyone is performing the...

Jun 30, 2010 Photography & Travel

Sri Vidya Temple Kumbhabhishekam

The Sri Vidya Temple Society in Rochester, New York, is celebrating its Maha Kumbhabhishekam from July 1 to 11. The central deity of this temple is Rajarajeswari, the Supreme Being in a feminine aspect. A Kumbhabhishekam for a temple normally happens once every 12-years. Renovati
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Jun 30, 2010 Photography & Travel

Cow and Horse Blessing

6am: Ceremonies began with a cow and horse blessings. Then the kumbhas from the temple were paraded into the main tent to begin the homa ceremonies which will go on for the next 11 days. There are at least twice as many people here at 6am compared to last night. Hundreds more are
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May 19, 2010 Photography & Travel

Smart has the plans. Stupid has the stories (Part 1)

On May 21st 2009 I embarked on what was to be my longest continuous travel in India - 36 hours from door to door. The journey was from Chennai to Darjeeling. The most challenging part of this journey was the public bus ride from Kolkata to Darjeeling. I recently saw a sign in a s
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Apr 26, 2010 Photography & Travel

Beautiful St. John

It's my third visit to this beautiful island in 14 months and each visit I love the island even more. I thought I'd take this opportunity to share a few images I've captured over the last couple of days. These photos were all taken using the built-in camera on the iPhone. Ci
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Apr 26, 2010 Photography & Travel

Technology meets Spirituality

I'm not sure how many Hindu priests out there like myself are interested in technology but I certainly love it. A few days before I left for the Virgin Islands last week I asked myself if it would be possible to document the meditation retreat I was conducting using just my iPhon
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Mar 6, 2010 Photography & Travel

Visiting St. John, US Virgin Islands

A few helpful bits of information for visiting the islands of St. John in the US Virgin Islands. Inter-Island Boat Service 340-776-6597 Tortola (every day) Depart St, John/ Departs West End, Tortola 0830 Mon thru Sun 0915 1130 Mon thru Sun 1215 1530 Mon thru Thurs, & Sat 16
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