PC or Mac for Ganesha?
I've always wondered (not really) if Ganesha had a lap top would he choose a PC or a Mac. Well, today while walking around Mamallapuram I finally found out that Ganesha is a Mac guy. Nothing but the…
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Pondicherry Temple Elephant
The Ganesha temple in Pondicherry has a very friendly elephant named Lakshmi who will happily trade a blessing with her trunk for a few coins.
No Plate Big Enough
After class we took an evening walk along the promenade in Pondicherry which always seems to be bustling with people. Then we headed into town walking past a lot of the colonial type structures that…
The sights of Mahabalipuram
Up early this morning with the morning mist still hanging over the swimming pool at our beautiful hotel. After a meditation class near the beach, we set off to see more of the sights of Mahabalipuram.
Auto Rickshaw ride in Chennai
A short video showing part of my Rickshaw ride through the city of Chennai in South India. This Rickshaw driver had outfitted his ride with an awesome stereo system.
Java's Buddhist Sanctuaries
More photos from our morning of visiting Borobudur. Since we were staying Yogyakarta we had to be up at 3:30am to drive away at 4am to get to Borobudur. An early start indeeed but oh so worth it to…
Mamallapuram's Ancient Carvings
Our first excursion on our spiritual and culinary adventure was to explore some of Mamallapuram's ancient rock carvings in particular Arjuna's Penance. It was built by the Pallava kings in the 7th…
Our spiritual adventure begins!
Our spiritual and culinary adventure has begun. Our orientation gathering just took place under some shady trees by the beach. Now we are off to our first excursion.
Welcome dinner and cooking class
Our South Indian Spiritual and Culinary Adventure officially started today with an inspiring visit to the rock cut temples of Mahabalipuram and a cooking class taught by Chef Nagarajan and his…
Indonesian Herbal Tonic
So we started our morning by consuming various Indonesian herbal tonics called Jamu. We were told by the herbal tonic specialist that they have various healing qualities. She showed us all the…
Magical Borobudur - a temple of beauty
The alarm went off about 3:30am and shortly after we made our way down to the lobby from our room where our driver was waiting to take us to Borobudur. The streets were empty naturally at that time…
Volcano sunset in Central Java
Last volcano sunset in Central Java before we headed to Yogjakarta. Mount Sindoro and Sumbing lay next to each other. Both volcanos though I am not sure if they are dormant or extinct. Indonesia.
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