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Dandapani’s Blog

Welcome! Sharing my reflections on the spiritual path.
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Oct 27, 2010

Off to the Himalayas of India

Our stay in New Delhi was brief. We were up early, boarded our cycle rickshaws and headed to our bus. Once on board we made our way through the unusually quiet morning streets of Delhi before arriving at the airport to board our flight to Bagdogra. Bagdogra is the closest airport to Darjeeling and sits at the base of the mountain. From Bagdogra, four vehicles tooks us on a 4-hour winding drive as...

Oct 26, 2010 Spiritual Adventures

Farewell Nepal! Namaste India!

Note: Though our spiritual adventure concluded on Nov 1st I will continue to post photos from the journey over the next 2 to 3 weeks. And when I return to the US I'll be uploading videos as well so please continue to follow along. Thank you. We began our last morning in Nepal wa
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Oct 26, 2010 Spiritual Adventures

Join our spiritual adventure in Kerala Apr/May 2011

We are happy to announce our next spiritual adventure, this time to the beautiful state of Kerala in South India in April/May of 2011. Kerala is a mellow and gentle introduction to India for all first time visitors. Bright, colorful and saturated in sounds and smells to tantaliz
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Oct 25, 2010 Spiritual Adventures

Heading back to the Himalayan mountains

It's our third morning in the jungle and we began the day with a 6:15am jungle walk. The group saw deer, a crocodile and a variety of birds. After breakfast we checked out of this lodge we now love so much and began the departure process. A jeep ride to the river then crossing it
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Oct 24, 2010 Spiritual Adventures

Bathing elephants in a jungle

Our day began at 6am with a 2-hour elephant back jungle safari that took us deep into the jungles of Chitwan National Park. Most of the group members were able to spot animals including rhinoceros, deer, monkeys, crocodiles, a variety of birds and more. It was rare adventure for
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Oct 23, 2010 Spiritual Adventures

From Himalayan mountains to a sub-tropical jungle

Update: The last few days we've spent traveling from Nepal to India and in Darjeeling in the Himalayan mountains. Internet connection has been poor and thus we have not updated our blog. But we will be doing so now so please check back to see the latest updates. This post (23rd O
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Oct 21, 2010 Spiritual Adventures

Himalayan Magic Moment

We will share more magic moments like this when we upload soon our photos of the amazing sunrise experience yesterday. But enjoy this in the mean time.
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