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Jungle Hike and Tea Plantations in Kerala, India

Photos from our spiritual adventure that is taking place now in South India. We had a great morning trekking in the jungles of Periyar in the Sahyadri mountains and then later that day explored a tea plantation.

Even before heading off into the jungle we encounter a family of wild boars.

The jungle is gorgeous….with mist covered hills and a big lake

Off we go into the jungle - tigers here we come….

A tea plantation worker takes a break and enjoys his cup of tea and the breathtaking views.

Having fun meandering along the tea plants.

Mar 5, 2014 Spiritual Adventures

A traditional South Indian lunch fit for a king

We headed down to Madurai and on the way stopped in at the Ideal River Lodge for a lunch fit for kings! Here we ate a traditional South Indian lunch called a Thali served on a banana leaf that you eat with your hands. The group got to play with their food and discovered that eati
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Mar 3, 2014 Spiritual Adventures

Morning walk in a Village, South India

Day 3 of our spiritual adventure in South India. Quite a few of us took the opportunity to explore the village that our heritage hotel was located in. We were up early and headed off in different directions exploring the rural life. Here are a few photos from our morning walk.
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Mar 3, 2014 Spiritual Adventures

Thanjavur's Great Temple

On our way south to the city of Madurai we stopped briefly at Thanjavur to visit its great temple. The Brihadishwara temple dedicated to Siva was built by King Rajaraja Chola and completed in 1010. This 1004 year old temple is the crowning glory of Chola temple architecture with
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Mar 2, 2014 Spiritual Adventures

A beautiful ceremony in an ancient temple

And we’re off! After a big breakfast, we loaded up on our bus (the king of the Indian roadways) and headed south to the former French colony of Pondicherry. Here we stopped for a little shopping at the Indian chain Fab India…it really is quite fab! Then we headed down to Chidamba
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Feb 28, 2014 Spiritual Adventures

Our 1st excursion - Arjuna's Penance & the Shore Temple

The first excursion on our yoga and meditation retreat for the day took us around the fishing village of Mamallapuram as we explore the Shore Temple and Arjuna's Penance. Along the shore lies a stunning series of temples and sculptures, carved from the living rock 1,200 years ago
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Feb 28, 2014 Spiritual Adventures

Our South Indian Spiritual Adventure begins!

Today we start our South India Spiritual Adventure with a group of 17 bright and spirited people from the US, Caribbean, Australia and Europe with our orientation being held under a tree in the sleepy coastal town of Mamallapuram in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. For 14 of
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