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Oct 17, 2013

Millenniums Old Tradition of Priests

In one of our previous posts we gave a glimpse into the grandeur of the Thillai Nataraja Temple located in the small town of Chidambaram in South India. It's one of the places which we will be exploring during our 2014 South Indian Spiritual Adventure. An important aspect of the temple's existence is the service of the Dikshitars, or priests of the temple, who are responsible for the performance...

Nov 17, 2011 Food & Cooking

The Masala Dosa

One of the most iconic foods of South India is the masala dosa. Made from a fermented batter of ground rice and lentils, dosas are a light, healthy dish often eaten for breakfast in India with coconut chutney and a thin lentil soup called sambar. For a heartier meal, spiced mash
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Oct 10, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

South India's Mouth Watering Treasure

Tamil Nadu Cuisine Tamil Nadu, the land of the Tamils, was dominated by the Dravidian culture for 2500 years. The cuisine is distinctly different from that of the north, and is based primarily on rice rather than wheat and an abundant use of coconut. With a largely vegetar
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Oct 9, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

Chidambaram's dedicated priests

One of the joys of traveling is getting to know the locals, their way of life and the things that are important to them. On Vedic Odyssey's spiritual adventures we take great pride in ensuring our spiritual adventurers get to experience this. During our visit to Chidambaram la
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