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Feb 25, 2012

A gorgeous sunset in Chettinad

A flashback to yesterday evening, about an hour or so after we arrived in Chettinad and checked into the mansion, Markley and I went for a walk and we were blessed with an extremely gorgeous sunset over old mansions, a Siva temple and it's temple tank. Here are a few images we hope conveys in some degree how special it was. ...

Feb 24, 2012
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I can't concentrate!

A question came in to me on email asking for some insights on concentration. "I can't concentrate. Please help." Here are some of my thoughts on concentration. Most people can't concentrate because they have not been taught how to concentrate and they do not practice the art of
Feb 24, 2012
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Thanjavur's great temple

This morning on the way to the heart of the Chetinad region we stopped in Thanjavur to visit the temple built by the great south Indian king Raja Raja Chola. The temple's name is Brihadeeswarar and is an architectural marvel. The 216 feet (66m) tower with its monolithic 80 ton do
Feb 24, 2012
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Bathing the Elephant

Driving down the road to Thanjavur, we crossed a river where a temple elephant was about to get one of her two daily baths. We leapt from the bus and hurried down to the river side to watch. Olga led the charge and quickly developed a special affinity with Shamala the eleph
Feb 23, 2012

Yoga and Meditation
Feb 23, 2012

Visiting the home of a Sari Weaver

After our ceremony at the Airateswar Temple in the village of Darasuram we visited one of the local sari weavers. The town is famous for sari weaving and most of these weavers supply the larger stores in the big cities with their stock of saris. We entered a small home to find a
Feb 22, 2012
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Lunch with a priest's family

The only way to taste true Tamil cuisine is to be fortunate enough to be invited for lunch with a family. We had that pleasure yesterday when we dined at the home of Kailas Deeksitar, a priest at the spectacular Chidambaram temple. We were greeted by his wife, son and daughter.