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In the sanctum of a sacred temple
We look today at day 3 of our journey where we spent the morning within the sanctum of the Arunachaleswar temple in Tiruvannamalai, South India. The temple is thousands of years old and radiates a spiritual power that is extremely palpable. Our group was blessed to have the opportunity to witness the abhishekam (bathing ceremony) of the presiding deity of the temple, God Siva in the form of a lingam (an elliptical shaped stone that represents god as timeless, formless and spaceless). Special thanks to one of the main priests at the temple who is a friend of mine who arranged this special experience for the group.
No photography is allowed in the inner most sanctum so we share with you a few photos that were taken in the outer areas of the temple complex.
We pose with Dandapani's friend, Ganesh Kurukkal, who is one of the main priest at the temple.
Some of our travellers...blissed out after the ceremony.
Lots of stalls line the street outside the temple selling offerings for pilgrims to purchase.
We leave the temple walking under the massive tower that is almost 13 stories tall.
Arunachala hill in the background and the temple are certainly one of my most favorites places in the world and now have won the hearts of my fellow travellers.
Our spiritual adventure begins
Our spiritual adventure began on January 27th but we’ve been without internet for 9 days now so have not been able to blog about the amazing journey we’ve been having. We’ll start to cover it in detail now so you can follow along. Photos in today’s post show us in Chennai,...
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Watching Water – the insight on surfing
I wanted to share with you a movie I watched recently called “Watching Water“. It was filmed and edited by my dear friend Jo Tyrrell. Jo, originally from South Africa, is a film maker, photographer and artist who now resides in the UK. A brave endeavor in my mind for her first film, J...
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200 Likes and off to India!
Our blog received its 200th “Like”s today as I make my way to India to begin our spiritual adventure this Friday. Thank you everyone for all the Likes. If you haven’t Liked it yet please do so. Participants on the adventure have already begun their journey making their way from ...
Read MoreA Hiatus from Blogging
We’ve been doing some work on our blog to improve it over the last couple of weeks and hence I have not been blogging. But I’ll resume blogging now that I am on the road again and our next spiritual adventure begins this Friday. You’ll see some changes in the blog in the coming ...
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Kitchen of Compassion
The Golden Temple in Amritsar is one of my favorite places for so many reasons. One major reason is that they selflessly feed tens of thousands of people every day. What an act of compassion and service. I came across this video on Vimeo and it’s really well done showing the kitchen at the ...
Read MoreHow do I concentrate better?
Today’s question on meditation comes in from Louise from the Philippines who asks “How do I concentrate better – I manage a good quality 5 mins at most with minor drifting but then my mind wonders massively after this…?” The best way to learn how to concentrate bette...
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