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Spiritual Adventures

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Spiritual AdventuresFeb 20, 20121 min

Shopping excursion to FabIndia

One of the great shopping experiences in India is FabIndia. People got very excited.

Spiritual AdventuresFeb 19, 20121 min

Exploring antique stores in Pondicherry

We drove down to Pondicherry from Mamallapuram along the east coast road which took about 2 hours. Just outside Pondicherry town, about 5kms or so, there are a bunch of great antique stores. We…

HinduismFeb 19, 20121 min

Exploring the Basic Beliefs of Hinduism

We had an hour long class this afternoon sitting in the lovely courtyard of our hotel facing the Bay of Bengal across from the Promenade in Pondicherry. Today's topic was to explore the basic beliefs…

Spiritual AdventuresFeb 19, 20121 min

No Plate Big Enough

After class we took an evening walk along the promenade in Pondicherry which always seems to be bustling with people. Then we headed into town walking past a lot of the colonial type structures that…

Spiritual AdventuresFeb 19, 20121 min

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.

Spiritual AdventuresFeb 18, 20121 min

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…

Spiritual AdventuresFeb 18, 20121 min

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.

Spiritual AdventuresFeb 18, 20121 min

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…

Spiritual AdventuresFeb 10, 20121 min

Thaipusam Festival at Batu Caves

We were fortunate to attend the Thaipusam festival held at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur on February 7th. It's a Hindu festival dedicated to god Muruga and is held once a year during the Tamil month of…

Spiritual AdventuresFeb 4, 20121 min

A Malaysian Dinner

We leave our comfy hotel after check in and head to a typical Malaysian restaurant for some authentic local cuisine. What a treat. It's the first time our travelers are trying Malaysian food and they…

Spiritual AdventuresFeb 4, 20121 min

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 AdventuresFeb 4, 20121 min

Selamat Datang

That's Malay for welcome. We arrive in Kuala Lumpur and make the hour long drive from the airport to the hotel. Our travelers are looking forward to exploring Kuala Lumpur plus attending the grand…

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