Why Drink Vodka?
With the holiday season kicking in, folks tend to eat and drink a lot to go with the holiday spirit.
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Author: Saran Shanmugam
Exquisite sculpture of Kankala-Murthy
As the naked mendicant wanders all over the world with the Kapalam (skull) begging bowl in his left hand, atoning
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இந்தோனேசியாவின் இந்து ராணியின் மரபு
தென்கிழக்கு ஆசியாவின் பல பகுதிகளில் இந்திய கலாச்சாரத்தை பரப்புவதற்கு மஜபாஹித் பேரரசு முதன்மையான காரணமாக இருந்தது. மஜாபஹித் பேரரசின் மிகவும் வியக்க வைக்கும் விஷயம் என்னவென்றால், பேரரசின் பொற்காலம் ஒரு மாவீர ராணியான திரிபுவனா விஜயதுங்கதேவி அல்லது கிதர்ஜாவின் ஆட்சியை குறிக்கிறது
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அரவானிகள் – இந்து மதத்தில் உள்ள பன்முகத்தன்மையைக் கொண்டாடுதல்
கூத்தாண்டவருக்கு அர்ப்பணிக்கப்பட்ட கூத்தாண்டவர் கோவிலில் ஆண்டுதோறும் சித்திரை பவுர்ணமி திருவிழா, இந்து மதத்திற்குள் உள்ள பன்முகத்தன்மையைக் கொண்டாடுகிறது. இந்த திருவிழா மூன்றாம் பாலினத்திற்கு முக்கியத்துவம் அளிக்கிறது. இந்து மதம் மூன்றாம் பாலினத்தை சேர்ந்த திருநங்கைகளை அங்கீகரிக்கிறது
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Reducing your fat % from 33%+ to 15% at 47 years? Is it doable?
When you are 47 years of age, overweight at around 200 pounds (90 kgs) with a waist size of 36+ and a body fat % of 33+? When you have high blood sugar levels and hypertension? Can you get your body fat % to 15% and achieve six pack abs in the process while building muscles?
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Aravanis – Celebrating the diversity in Hinduism
The annual Chittirai Pournami festival at the Koothandavar temple dedicated to
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Hogenakkal – Niagara of India – An underrated experience
I have travelled to many countries and have been treated to some mind-boggling visuals, combination of white
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San Pedro, Belize
San Pedro is not the 1980s island, which Madonna found “La Isla Bonita” in her ‘True Blue” album of
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ChungKing Mansions of Hong Kong
I was traveling to Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia from Chicago, USA in May of 2015 through Cathay Pacific and I felt the
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Temples of Bali – Part 1 – Pura Tanah Lot
Background Bali is an island where more than 95% of the people follow hinduism as their
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Fishes of the Caribbean
This pictorial blog provides a brief commentary of pictures of fishes of the Caribbean I captured using various underwater cameras – from
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Culture and Belief of Balinese
Bali, Indonesia has a blend of culture,architecture and beautiful beaches which makes it a perfect place for tourists from elsewhere
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Dominican Republic – Land so exotic but so familiar
Dominican Republic, an exquisite little paradise in Caribbean Islands with its nonchalant, but exuberant people was in my travel radar,
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Fall Foliage, Door County, Wisconsin
Fall – Season of the Gods For someone who grew up in South India, which has more of a tropical climate with
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Central Java – Epitome of Dharmic Architecture in SE Asia – Part 3 of 3
After my transfixion with Prambanan and Borobudur the previous few days, I had 2 more days in my
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Central Java – Epitome of Dharmic Architecture in SE Asia – Part 2 – Borobudur
Part 2 – Borobudur Temples Borobudur – the architectural splendor with a splash of Indian culture and religion. This
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Central Java – Epitome of Dharmic Architecture in SE Asia – Part 1 – Prambanan
Most Indians around the world know Bali as being the representative of Dharmic culture in SE Asia. But
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Beaches around the World
This blog is more of a pictorial blog with pictures of beaches I have visited around the world.
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Mount Bromo,Java
Mount Bromo, one of the many volcanoes located in Eastern Java, Indonesia is an active volcano , along with the
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Hue’, Vietnam
Hue’, Vietnam – city which triggered an emotional rollercoaster within me Hue’, pronounced as
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