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Dandapani’s Blog
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Visiting St. John, US Virgin Islands
A few helpful bits of information for visiting the islands of St. John in the US Virgin Islands. Inter-Island Boat Service 340-776-6597 Tortola (every day) Depart St, John/ Departs West End, Tortola 0830 Mon thru Sun 0915 1130 Mon thru Sun 1215 1530 Mon thru Thurs, & Sat 1615 1630 Sun only (no 1530 on Sun) 1715 1700 Friday only (no 1530 on Fri) 1730 Jost van Dyke (Friday thru Tuesday). Belo...
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Feb 13, 2010 6 MINUTES READ
Kumbha Mela - Feeding the Masses
Click here to view the photo gallery on "Feeding the Masses". One of the things I was curious about is how do you feed that many people. There were certainly noticeable groups at the Kumbha Mela – to name a few: Sadhus, wealthy pilgrims, poorer pilgrims, beggars, foreigners an
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Feb 7, 2010 4 MINUTES READ
Off to the Kumbha Mela 2010
It was a cold morning in New Delhi and I had been quite naïve about the weather in north India having come only prepared for the warm south. I made my way through the rare quiet streets at the wees hours of the morning to the Delhi Railway station and boarded the train for Haridw
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Feb 6, 2010 6 MINUTES READ
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 priest
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Feb 3, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
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 1 MINUTE READ
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 1 MINUTE READ
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,
