• Gods, heroes and other things.....

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  • U can neither have it nor eat it!

    Happy New year 2012 to you all.Here are some cakes for you to savor, as you are dealing with the first Monday of the new year at work - still coming to terms with how the year end holidays just flew by (read: like myself!)And for all my overweight comrades who have resolved to not give in to your...
  • Letz go fishing on Christmas Eve !

    Well, well, well, in the previous post on Fort Cochin, I was so besotted with the sunset that I did miss covering the main feature of the Fort Cochin beach – the Chinese fishing nets and lots more.So here is a quick tour of Fort Cochin on the Christmas eve of year 2011.If you mix up medieval...
  • Shine, within !

    Which else shall beautify a home But the flame of a lovely lamp Which else shall adorn the mind But the light of wisdom deep? - Swami Chinmayananda The Karthigai Deepam is one of the most important festivals of the ancient Tamils and is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of...
  • Divine guardians of the South Indian countryside

    They are compassionate yet terrifying, pleasing yet wrathful, divine yet unforgiving. They are both the protectors and the punishers and can be assuaged only by sacrifice and submission. They are the divine guardians of the villages of South India. The worship of the village gods is the most...
  • Let the learning begin....

    Many many years ago, on this full moon day, Lord Shiva, the first Yogi of the world, decided to become a Guru. Ofcourse, it wasn't an overnight decision. While many gave up on receiving Lord Shiva's attention, seven people stood up to this mission. After 84 years of intense sadhana, the Guru...
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Many many years ago, on this full moon day, Lord Shiva, the first Yogi of the world, decided to become a Guru. Ofcourse, it wasn't an overnight decision. While many gave up on receiving Lord Shiva's attention, seven people stood up to this mission. After 84 years of intense sadhana, the Guru took notice of them and acknowledged that they were finally ready. Thus began the transmission of Yogic...

Friday, March 2, 2012

My next destination from Cochin, was Kerala’s most famous tourist destination popularly known as the “Venice of the East” – Alappuzha (pronouncing this requires some tongue acrobats and therefore you can keep it simple -  Allepey) J According to one of the popular myths around its origin, Kerala  is believed to be reclaimed from the sea by Parasurama – a warrior sage also believed...