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Bathing Elephants in Hill Stations of Periyar, India
One of our highlights on our recent spiritual adventure in south India was bathing elephants in the hill stations of Periyar. Periyar in the western ghats of Kerala in South India is a refuge of rolling hills, lush green forests, amazing wildlife and countless tea and spice plantations. The western ghats or Sahyadri Mountains run north to south along the western side of India. These hills are the perfect getaway from the heat of the south during the summer.
We were only in Periyar for a night but took this brief opportunity here to spend time with the many elephants that live in this area.
Everyone enjoyed scrubbing this elephant but I think the elephant enjoyed it even more…..
Time for this elephant to return the favor.
Some snacks for all the hard work….large pieces of pumpkin.
South Indian cooking classes
Learning about the spiritual path is not all that we do on our spiritual adventures. We often throw in a cooking class or two and in Madurai at the Heritage Hotel the chefs were kind enough to host a very educational cooking class for us. We learnt to make about 3 dishes. They handed out…
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On the Spiritual Path
One of the main focuses of our spiritual adventure is the daily classes that we have that focus on the spiritual path. We define the goal, the path and the surroundings that are needed to be on the spiritual path plus share helpful tools that can be implemented in our daily life. In Madurai at&he...
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Jungle Hike and Tea Plantations in Kerala, India
Photos from our spiritual adventure that is taking place now in South India. We had a great morning trekking in the jungles of Periyar in the Sahyadri mountains and then later that day explored a tea plantation.
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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…
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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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