Ramana Maharshi Ashram – Who am I?
After the drama and craziness of Varanasi, it worked perfectly that the next place on my “bucket list, was Ramanashram in a little town called Tiruvanamalai in Southern India. Say “Tiru – van- ama-lye ” and you got it! Sri…
The Burning Ghats – Life and Death on The Ganges
Our last day in this fascinating, ancient and holy city of Varanasi was spectacular. It started with a morning of deep serenity, an afternoon of great intensity and drama and an evening of delicious dosas, conversation and fun! One morning…
Varanasi
It has been my dream to see Varanasi for a very long time. I have read endless articles and travel books and blogs and looked at lots of pictures and documentaries and yet nothing prepared me for the assault to…
Miracles
What is a miracle? One definition is, “A miracle is an event not ascribable to human power or the laws of nature and consequently attributed to a supernatural, especially divine, agency. Such an event may be attributed to a miracle…
Buddhas and Beggars – Bodhgaya
Our Hotel in Bodhgaya is the RK Palace. Could any place be more inappropriately named! But we are glad to find accommodation anywhere this week. My friend Luis who is a volunteer from a Buddhist centre in San Francisco had…
The Million Dollar Arm!
This is my fourth time in India and I am traveling this time with with my son, Charles, who volunteered to come and share the experience, protect me and carry the luggage. I made that last bit up! The new…
India 5: Houseboat Stay
I am on the beach in Varkala in very southern Kerala. This was one of the places that was affected by the Xmas tsunami. I have just posted on FB, “Varkala isn’t a complete success so far. The sand is black, the beach is very narrow,…
India 7: Ashrams and People
We hung out at our comfortable Hotel in Varkala for longer than we intended because we simply couldn’t decide what to do. I wanted to go visit the Hugging Mother, one of India’s living Saints, who is known simply as…
India 6: Hindu temple Festival WOW
In Verkala where I left you last, we solved the “Iman with a mega loud horn” problem by moving hotels. Not far, just to the cliff top. We had a short lived quandary re hotel choice. Style (loft style to be precise) in…
Secret and Sacred
This will be the final chapter in the story of my wonderful trip to Southern India…. Sheer distances in India plays a part in how much you can cram into a little over 3 weeks. A journey that might take 4…
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