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Is astrology a science?
Dear Malathi, It's MP. Kathie

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chola capitals
Dear SPS, Thanks for the correct spelling. I have such trouble with spelling, transliteration of Indian languages into English. Often I have a list of several temples that all turn out to be the same one ! Thanks in advance for anything you can tel…

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chola capitals
Dear Shriram et al, About Uraiyur [Wuraiyur], Has anyone been to a temple there called ThiruTantoreshvarar Kovil ? I've been to Tiruchi twice looking for it, no luck. Has great early Chozha sculpture. [see AIIS website for some of its Kudus &…

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Is astrology a science?
Dear Satish, You probably already know this: India's Greenwich was Ujjain. Kathie I'd love more information. >

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Wikipedia Link - Kuzhagar temple
Me too. English also, please. Kathie

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A matrimonial Blog written by Lakshman Prasad( Harsha's classmate)
Dear Arun, Sorry to read you have to fight so diligently for hard science, in this day & age. Kathie

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Happy Gandhi Jayanthi
Jai Jai Hind, Jai Gandhi ji. what an example to us all. We revere him in the West, also. Kathie

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She came to life and I became metal
dear vj, enjoying the new additions to your blog. Here's the THANJAI Kannappar if you need it anytime. Provenance label cut off. I can find later if you want. kkb >

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THYAGA SUDAR
Dear Malathi, I'll be in Bangalore in January. My friends & I'll have to be careful! Kathie_

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THYAGA SUDAR
Dear Satish, In US, when someone does something rude when driving, they're careful never to make eye-contact with the driver they've cut off. A guy here wrote an essay telling how every morning he read a book, holding it on the steering w…

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Language
Could you please state the language of each PONNI. File & Folder as part of its label? I was just very disappointed to find that the Pudukkottai tour '03 folder contents was all in Tamizh [sp?]. Thank you Kathie

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KAVIRI MYNTHAN :: felicitation to our Venkat
Dear Friends, I'm feeling just like Mouli. Since joining you all last winter -- finally I get to see who's who, & what you look like! Thanks so much, Satheesh. Kathie

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Dear Venketesh, I misspelled your name. Really sorry. Thank you for your personal comments on temple-going. One thing that's always impressed me about Shanatana Dharma is that even the evilest asura is redeemed by whichever righteous deity def…

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Blogsite on sculpture
dear Venkatesh, I don't really know the deep background of much I've seen, have just had the great good fortune to travel all over India, and have excellent books with old spotty photos of intriguing places.

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Blogsite on sculpture
Dear Venkatesh, Did you know that there's a giraffe on Konark sun temple, Orissa?_,___ Kathie

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Dear Malathi, This is probably a very stupid question, but as a westerner raised as a Protestant Christian, with a very simple severe code of faith: no images, only Jesus & God to be revered: since you're very articulate, can you describe t…

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Dear Malathi, Oh? I have several heroes, and think I'm fairly well educated. There can still be romanticism for the great heroes of all ages. I guess it's rather childish, but can move some of us on a very deep level. Those who died fighti…

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Casting
Dear Madan, The Narayan books are among my favorites. I once knew his editor at Viking, socially, a very modest man. Kathie

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Casting
Dear Malathi, Yes, I'd love to see Savitri as Draupadi. Don't know anything about her. I have been watching 'Malgudi Days', but not all of it, yet. I'm finding the subtitles not a very good translation, I don't think. …

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pride does go before a fall - man the Lehman Brothers
Dear Malathi, It's taken me a while to realize a little of what you're like; You certainly are knowledgeable on so many subjects. I take it you live in the South USA ? I live in New England, where 'buy local, eat local' is a very…

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Narathamalai
Dear sps, No, I was not aware of those other sites you mention. So often when I return from a trip to a wonderful place, I learn of more neat things that were there which I didn't know about, didn't see. Thanks a lot for the additional inf…

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Blogsite on sculpture
Dear Sateesh, Thanks for the encouragement. Yes, that photo you mention is exactly what I first saw through the trees! So beautiful! Kathie

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Other photos
Dear Shri, You have the eye of an artist. I was on that beach north of the Shore Temple and didn't do 1/2 as well with my pix. Kathie

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Blogsite on sculpture
Dear Saathmeeka, Yes, you really should go down to Narthamalai. Aside from the temples, the scenery's just gorgeous around there. Kathie

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Naga mani (Cobra Pearl)
Dear Satheesh, I'd always read that Nagas had a red jewel, a ruby, on their heads. . .They guard the Patala treasure.

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
VJ, I think early Pandya is excellent, too -- witness Kalugumalai, Nataraja frieze in Thirupparankundram, & loose murthis such as this charming Ishvari Matrka. Her proportions are kind of clutzy, but she's so sweet. Kathie

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Dear Vijay, Would you agree with me that stone sculpture {and also bronzes} deteriorated in quality after the 11th century? When I walked by the Shilpa stalls in Mallai a couple of winters ago, I was unhappy to see how stiff, wooden, uninspired the …

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Mallai pics
Dear Shri, Thanks so much for the group photos. Now I have to work out who's who and which rathas & caves you were in. I'm familiar with the Ganesha Ratha. Here's a detail from it.

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Pazhamperum Rajyanggal... ( சாளுக்கம், இ
Dear Nandri & Satish Several Calukyas : of Vatapi [Badami] E Calukyas of Vengi or {Vemulavada} [Eastern AP] of Kalyani [Latur, Maharashtra, I think] between Bhima & Godavari Rastrakutas of Malkhed [Karn] all the way up to Ellora caves, M…

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7th Sep 08- MALLAI TRIP
Can't wait to see the photos. Have fun. Kathie B.

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