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Dandapani’s Blog

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Jul 10, 2011

A Photographic Showcase of Rajasthan

The state of Rajasthan in northwestern India is one of my favorite places in India for photography. The brown unimposing desert like landscape throughout most of the state sets a perfect background to photograph the Rajasthani people who wed color and fabric in a way no one else does in India. In late October I’ll be taking a group on a meditation retreat to northwestern India. It’s a spiritual...

Jul 7, 2011
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Ellerton's Summer Quencher

When I was in Kandy, Sri Lanka, recently I had probably one of my best fruit drinks ever. We stayed at the Ellerton and the staff there served us a brightly colored fruit drink that would quench any summers thirst. I don't really know what it is called but I call it Ellerton'
Jul 3, 2011
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Hindu Temple Unearths Treasure Trove

The Padmanabhaswamy temple in southern Kerala uncovered billions of dollars worth of jewels in its vaults which have not been opened in almost 150 years. Bags of diamonds, gold coins and more were part of the largest find of its kind in India. The Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple was
Jun 27, 2011
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“Big Boys Don’t Cry” Chili Paste

I returned last night to New York after spending 10 days in Perth, West Australia. The journey back is a tough one with a flight distance of about 20,047kms and 24 hours of actual air time not including the one transit stop. So, I decided to do something different today and bl
May 16, 2011
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Yogaswami, Jaffna's Mystical Master

I first heard of Yogaswami from my family. He was the guru for many of my family members and many were the stories of their encounters with this white haired and long bearded master. In fact some members of my family were even named by him. They all spoke lovingly of him, reverin
May 15, 2011
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The Family Home

This being the first trip in this life to Jaffna, I was keen to visit my ancestral home. So with my great grandfather’s home address in hand, a dear friend by my side and the sweetest auto-rickshaw driver at the helm we headed out one morning in search of my ancestral home. Fort
May 14, 2011
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Greetings from Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Today I visited the home of my teacher's teacher, Sage Yogaswami of Colombuthurai, Jaffna. Yogaswami is the guru of my guru, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Here are two photos. One of me standing in front of Yogaswami's residence. It used to be a hut now reconstructed into a concrete s