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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. ...
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Feb 18, 2012 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 watch the sun rise over this magnificent edifice. Truly memorable and a must for t
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Feb 18, 2012 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.
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Feb 18, 2012 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 colleagues. We learned three classic South Indian preparations and then sat
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Feb 18, 2012 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.
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Feb 18, 2012 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 and 8th centuries.
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Feb 15, 2012 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.