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Live from Kuala Lumpur

We gather with thousands of Hindus outside the Mariamman temple in Downtown Kuala Lumpur awaiting the departure of the silver chariot carrying Muruga, God of yoga and the spiritual path, to Batu Caves for the grand Thaipusam festival on Tuesday.

Batu Caves Mariamman Temple Kuala Lumpur Murugan Thaipusam Silver chariot Muruga Thaipusam at Batu Caves 2012 Thaipusam festival Malaysia

Feb 4, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

In the sanctum of a sacred temple

We look today at day 3 of our journey where we spent the morning within the sanctum of the Arunachaleswar temple in Tiruvannamalai, South India. The temple is thousands of years old and radiates a spiritual power that is extremely palpable. Our group was blessed to have the oppor
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Feb 4, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

A Malaysian Dinner

We leave our comfy hotel after check in and head to a typical Malaysian restaurant for some authentic local cuisine. What a treat. It's the first time our travelers are trying Malaysian food and they love it. The desert is especially memorable. Known as Ais Kacang, it is a
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Feb 4, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

Selamat Datang

That's Malay for welcome. We arrive in Kuala Lumpur and make the hour long drive from the airport to the hotel. Our travelers are looking forward to exploring Kuala Lumpur plus attending the grand Thaipusam festival.
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Feb 3, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

Our spiritual adventure begins

Our spiritual adventure began on January 27th but we've been without internet for 9 days now so have not been able to blog about the amazing journey we've been having. We'll start to cover it in detail now so you can follow along. Photos in today's post show us in Chennai, where
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Jan 24, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

200 Likes and off to India!

Our blog received its 200th "Like"s today as I make my way to India to begin our spiritual adventure this Friday. Thank you everyone for all the Likes. If you haven't Liked it yet please do so. Participants on the adventure have already begun their journey making their way from
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Jan 24, 2012 News

Watching Water - the insight on surfing

I wanted to share with you a movie I watched recently called "Watching Water". It was filmed and edited by my dear friend Jo Tyrrell. Jo, originally from South Africa, is a film maker, photographer and artist who now resides in the UK. A brave endeavor in my mind for her fir
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