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Pondicherry Temple Elephant
The Ganesha temple in Pondicherry has a very friendly elephant named Lakshmi who will happily trade a blessing with her trunk for a few coins.
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 are very much part of this section of Pondicherry. We ended up in Surguru restaurant and had chana...
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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 and get some understanding of the world’s oldest religion, Hinduism. Here’s a c...
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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 stopped to explore them. We found many interesting pieces including a massive wooden elephant on a plat...
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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 above the Bay of Bengal. For&...
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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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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 and 8th centuries.
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