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  Feb 23, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

  Visiting the home of a Sari Weaver

  After our ceremony at the Airateswar Temple in the village of Darasuram we visited one of the local sari weavers. The town is famous for sari weaving and most of these weavers supply the larger stores in the big cities with their stock of saris. We entered a small home to find a

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  Feb 22, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

  Lunch with a priest's family

  The only way to taste true Tamil cuisine is to be fortunate enough to be invited for lunch with a family. We had that pleasure yesterday when we dined at the home of Kailas Deeksitar, a priest at the spectacular Chidambaram temple. We were greeted by his wife, son and daughter.

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  Feb 22, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

  Inside the sanctum of Chidambaram

  Through our close connections with the priests of Chidambaram, we were able to go into parts of the vast temple that are rarely seen by outsiders. From an elevated balcony, we can look directly onto the golden roof that covers the inner sanctum where Shiva Nataraja is worship

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  Feb 22, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

  A Deer Friend in Swamimalai

  No, it's not a spelling mistake. I do mean a deer friend. Two years ago we stayed at the Anandham Eco hotel in the village of Swamimalai during one of our spiritual adventures. A day before we had arrived during that trip a baby deer was born on the property. 2 years later w

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  Feb 21, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

  Labor of Love at Chidambaram's Orphanage

  Just a few minutes outside of Chidambaram town is an orphanage built to house, care and educate special needs persons. All of the residents of this orphanage have challenges with mental development. Most of the residents are young but there are four elders as well. Sri Kailas Sh

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  Feb 21, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

  Visit to Chidambaram

  At Chidambaram temple, the group pauses for a portrait with the priest who performed the ceremony in which the ancient statue of the elephant-headed Ganesha is bathed with oil, milk, yogurt, honey, sandalwood, turmeric, fruit, rosewater and coconut water.

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