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Dandapani’s Blog

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Feb 16, 2013

The Learning Side of our Spiritual Adventure

Our spiritual adventures are structured to give our participants much opportunity to learn inwardly and outwardly. Classes are held often, which I conduct, on the days when we are not traveling too much. I love to do the classes outdoors, weather permitting, in the traditional style under a tree, next to a river or anywhere surrounded my nature. This group was very deeply interested in learning a...

Feb 16, 2013

Scenes from the Kumbh Mela

Catching up on some blog posts from our spiritual adventure. Here are some photos of our group on the way to Allahabad to attend the Kumbh Mela festival and also images from our time at the festival.
Feb 10, 2013

Automated Sari Weaving in Varanasi, India

During our spiritual adventure we had the opportunity to visit a silk factory in Varanasi. One of the many impressive things we saw was an automated sari weaving machine.
Feb 7, 2013

A Rickshaw Ride in Kolkata

Exploring College Street in Kolkata on a hand pulled Rickshaw.
Feb 6, 2013
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An Exploratory Day in Kolkata

It was our first full day on this spiritual adventure and we spent most of the morning exploring a few of Kolkata's highlights. Our group loved this city despite how congested it can get at times. After an early breakfast we explored the Flower Market which located was located ne
Feb 4, 2013
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Our spiritual adventure begins!

It's day 1 of our spiritual and photographic adventure that will take us to the Kumbh Mela festival and north India. Our journey begins here in Kolkata. Our travelers have come from Australia, France, the Caribbean, Hawaii, mainland USA and Argentina. Quite a diverse group but wi
Jan 29, 2013
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The Spirit of Responsiveness

It's been a long hectic week of workshops and meetings in Canada, Germany and Austria. It's nice to have a morning off in Munich to walk around and reflect on life. What's mainly on my mind this morning was something I experienced yesterday evening. My friend came to pick me up