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  Feb 20, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

  Relaxed cows of Pondicherry

  Pondicherry is a beautiful seaside French colonial town. Beautiful 19th century architecture and contented cows (although maybe not as Ben and Jerry envisioned them.)

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  Feb 20, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

  Eating with your hands

  Eating with your hand is something that is common in Asia especially in India. The right hand is used and all meals are eaten with it. Today for lunch as part of our culinary journey we visited Sri Krishna Sweets, a restaurant in Pondicherry that is famous for its sweets on the g

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  Feb 20, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

  Chidambaram's Temple of Love

  This afternoon we made our way further south leaving behind the French colonial town of Pondicherry and arriving a couple of hours later in the temple town of Chidambaram. Chidambaram is most well know for its Siva Nataraja temple. Truly it is a temple of love as all are welcome

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  Feb 20, 2012 Hinduism

  More on Chidambaram's Siva Nataraja Temple

  Sacred to Saivite Hindus the world over, this majestic temple complex sprawls over 40 acres and is dedicated to the Hindu god Siva. Here Siva manifests as Lord Nataraja, the Lord of Dance. Although there are many temples in South India dedicated to Siva, five among them are par

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  Feb 19, 2012 Photography & Travel

  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 best for the Patron of Arts and Sciences.

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  Feb 19, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

  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. First stop is the Shore Temple a 1200 year old temple perched just abo

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