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Spiritual and Culinary Tour of India

Explore the locations we will be visiting on our Spiritual and Culinary Adventure

This map takes you through the route of our spiritual and culinary adventure in South India next February 2012. Use Google's interactive map below to zoom in on towns, explore neighboring villages and the surrounding countryside. Click on Vedic Odyssey's logo to learn the name of the town.

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Dec 15, 2011 Food & Cooking

Paruppu, a delicious South Indian Lentil Dish

Paruppu is a popular South Indian dish that is made from boiling lentils. It can be had with chapatis, rice or even by itself. This recipe is simple and uses ingredients that you can get in most stores. Ingredients 1 cup masoor dal (red lentils) 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
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Dec 15, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

A South Indian Spiritual and Culinary Adventure

10 days of Sumptuous Meals for the Soul and Body For millennia India has drawn countless travelers in search of spices and spirituality. Our journey takes you on an in depth exploration of the rich traditions of South Indian cooking and to some of the most sacred temples in
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Dec 15, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

Temples and Festivals of South India and Malaysia

South India and Malaysia, Jan-Feb 2012 A spiritual adventure of festivals and ancient temples. The journey is very much focused on visiting temples, exploring deeply the mysticism of Hinduism, meeting the priests and monks, participating in mystical ceremonies in the san
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Dec 14, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

Tomato Rice

This is an easy way to make plain rice a little more interesting with only a little bit of extra work. The tomato juice and turmeric give it a beautiful orange color and the extra spices add depth to the flavor. Ingredients 2 tomatoes or 1 cup of tomato juice 1 teaspoon turmer
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Dec 13, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

Chickpea and Mushroom curry

This is another simple recipe and it goes well with the chapatis that was featured a few days ago. You start off with a little bit of oil in your wok or pan. Fry a pinch of mustard and fenugreek seeds till the mustard seeds starts to pop. Then add some garlic and fry this till
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Dec 13, 2011 Testimonials

New York kids use meditation for better performance

On Monday I shared how I conducted a class on Hinduism to 44 5th graders at the Village Community School in New York City. The class also included a 5 minute guided meditation. Today I received a very sweet testimonial from the teacher sharing how the meditation had influenced th
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