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A traditional South Indian lunch fit for a king
We headed down to Madurai and on the way stopped in at the Ideal River Lodge for a lunch fit for kings! Here we ate a traditional South Indian lunch called a Thali served on a banana leaf that you eat with your hands. The group got to play with their food and discovered that eating with your hands is fun and good for you! It is believed that the energy of your hands mixing with the food is the first step of digestion. When you’re done with your meal, you let the cook know you liked it by folding the banana leaf towards yourself. Look at these happy hands and faces…
We sit down to eat a feast!
For almost everyone it was their first time eating a traditional south Indian meal with their hand.
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Our bus driver (right) and his assistant. They’ve just been simply awesome. Normally the drivers are provided a meal by the hotels or restaurants that we visit. But we found out that they often get served just rice and spicy soup. So we invited them to join our feast.
Thanjavur’s Great Temple
On our way south to the city of Madurai we stopped briefly at Thanjavur to visit its great temple. The Brihadishwara temple dedicated to Siva was built by King Rajaraja Chola and completed in 1010. This 1004 year old temple is the crowning glory of Chola temple architecture with its 66m (216 ft) ...
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Morning walk in a Village, South India
Day 3 of our spiritual adventure in South India. Quite a few of us took the opportunity to explore the village that our heritage hotel was located in. We were up early and headed off in different directions exploring the rural life. Here are a few photos from our morning walk.
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A beautiful ceremony in an ancient temple
And we’re off! After a big breakfast, we loaded up on our bus (the king of the Indian roadways) and headed south to the former French colony of Pondicherry. Here we stopped for a little shopping at the Indian chain Fab India…it really is quite fab! Then we headed down to Chidambaram. We had a&hel...
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Our South Indian Spiritual Adventure begins!
Today we start our South India Spiritual Adventure with a group of 17 bright and spirited people from the US, Caribbean, Australia and Europe with our orientation being held under a tree in the sleepy coastal town of Mamallapuram in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. For 14 of the 17 people, t...
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Our 1st excursion – Arjuna’s Penance & the Shore Temple
The first excursion on our yoga and meditation retreat for the day took us around the fishing village of Mamallapuram as we explore the Shore Temple and Arjuna’s Penance. Along the shore lies a stunning series of temples and sculptures, carved from the living rock 1,200 years ago. Unlike ma...
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Awesome Learning Event with EO Austin and San Antonio
Last Thursday I was in Austin to conduct a full day workshop titled “The Art of Balancing Life” (Part 1) with EO Austin and EO San Antonio. It was a combined chapter event and we had a great turnout. 110 members and spouses attended this event. It was one of the most engaging crowds I...
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