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…
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Spiritual Adventures
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South Indian Home Cooking
The best South Indian food is prepared in home kitchens. No restaurant or hotel can match the love and care that goes in to feeding the family. Family recipes, passed down through the generations are…
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…
Our next Spiritual Adventure
A spiritual adventure of festivals and ancient temples.
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.
South Indian Vegetables
In Erratupetta, Kerala, the vegetable merchants take particular pride in extravagant displays of local produce. Cabbages, pumpkins and squash make up the lower half of this particularly lavish…
Traditional South Indian Lunch
One of the things that I love about a traditional South Indian lunch is the array of items served. The most environmentally friendly plate, the banana leaf, forms the perfect backdrop for the…
A Spiritual Adventure in Photographs
This is a pictorial chronicle, a souvenir photography book, of our 16 day odyssey to the Himalayas of Nepal and North India in 2010. Available for preview and purchase at Blurb below. More…
Himalayan Travelers Reunion
It has been almost a year since our spiritual adventure in the Himalayas of Nepal and India. I just returned from conducting a few meditation workshops in Colorado a few days ago where I caught up…
In the Backwaters of Kerala, South India
We checked into our beautiful resort. It's tucked away in a village, almost hidden away on the shores of India's longest lake.
Understanding the Mind - a foundation for meditation
In today's class we explored the 3 phases of the mind - the instinctive, intellectual and intuitive. Our study each day has been taking us deeply in to the understanding of the mind and to give us…
Hiking the Jungles of Periyar
Our day started early and by 7am we were in Periyar National Park ready to begin our 3-hour hike through this jungle. We were all eager to see wild life.
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