Sages
From left to right: Viragyapata, Vashista, Patanjali. At the Meenakshi Temple, Madurai.
From left to right: Viragyapata, Vashista, Patanjali. At the Meenakshi Temple, Madurai.
A friend photographed me as I was about to ring the bell because he was surprised I would choose to make an extra noise. But it was a quiet, clear-toned bell, and it is said that ringing a temple bell… (READ MORE)
I am looking forward to starting several types of sprouts when I get home. Soon.
The lunch itself, like many South Indian meals, a study in beige.
There are thousands of little temples — some hardly more than altars — scattered throughout both the countryside and cities here. I marvel at the artistry of some and the garishness of others. I think, on witnessing this effulgence of… (READ MORE)
I chose not to partake myself. When and how and where and why we participate in ritual should have nothing to do with anyone else’s decisions and actions to the extent they don’t harm or demand obedience or belief from… (READ MORE)
Merry Christmas.