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Dandapani’s Blog

Welcome! Sharing my reflections on the spiritual path.
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Feb 6, 2010

The End...and many new beginnings by Mike Gehard

It has been quite the whirlwind journey in not only the physical level but also many other levels of my being. I knew that this journey would not be your typical “vacation” but other than that I had very little in the way of expectations. I knew that Dandapani, through his priestly connections, would provide us with access to some experiences not available to the regular, “Western” traveler but li...

Feb 3, 2010 Spiritual Adventures

Days 12 to 15 - Kumarakom, Kerala

Our amazing 15-day spiritual adventure came to a conclusion on Feb 7th. Here are photos from the last 4 days that were spent in the lake side village of Kumarakom. The Kumarakom Lake Resort was home to our group as we settled into the last leg of our journey. With lots of classes
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Jan 31, 2010 Spiritual Adventures

Days 9, 10 & 11 - Periyar, Kerala

Greetings from India. We've been away from our laptop and hence have not posted anything as of late. Here's a link to photos from days 9, 10 & 11. They include the drive from Madurai to Periyar where we stayed for 2 nights. Highly recommend a visit to this place. Up in the hill s
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Jan 30, 2010 Spiritual Adventures

Photos, photos, photos! Days 6, 7 & 8.

Click here for photos from Day 6 (The drive from Swamimalai to Thanjavur, visit to the 1,000 year old Brihadeeswarar temple and lunch at the Ideal River View Resort) Click here for photos from Day 7 (Our first day in Madurai, the group goes sari shopping, view the temple towers,
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Jan 27, 2010 Spiritual Adventures

An Amazing Day in Swamimalai

The Anandham Swamimalai is a gorgeous resort built like a south Indian village and its our home for 2 nights. With deer wandering the property, village like thatched roofs above our rooms, coconut trees, paddy fields, cows and more we almost don’t want to leave here for our next
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Jan 27, 2010 Spiritual Adventures

Swamimalai by Tatiana

We arrived in Swamimalai last night and were greeted with flowers, music and a baby deer upon arrival at the hotel. We’re staying at the Anandham Swamimalai Hotel that is a lovely eco-resort that cares for local deer and one of the deer just had a baby the day before we arrived.
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Jan 26, 2010 Spiritual Adventures

Day 4 – Chidambaram to Swamimalai

Our morning started in a wonderful way. A few of us were up at a little after 5am and got ready to be at the temple by 6am when it opens to spend some quiet time by ourselves meditating. We stayed for over an hour and watched a procession as well which was led by the priests.
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