injamaven

roots above
Don't you find it exciting that all these 'unknowns' are checking in -- wanting us to be aware of their ancient sacred places. kkb

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"thee midhi "
Dear Malathi, As the Buddhists would say: One must find a way to turn off the 'monkey mind'. Kathie

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"thee midhi " and some reminisences at chidambaram
Dear Srinivasan, I wish I had the reference, but I remember reading that the Trisula was originally Devi's emblem, not Shiva's. Have you ever heard this? Kathie B.

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Temples and Forts of Tamil Nadu
Dear SPS, I was speaking of a Saptamatrka at the Thirugokarnam near Pudukkottai. Visited 1/07. Kathie

Comment by injamaven August 2009 permalink
Temples and Forts of Tamil Nadu
Dear SPS, Is there a photo of a very early southern SaptaMatrka group? Any at Mallai? Earliest I remember seeing was at ThiruGokarnam. I'm collecting photos of them from all over -- usually shown, various parts of India, w Virabhadra & Ga…

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Chandra's Interview
I don't mind at all, in fact, I'm honoured! Kathie

Comment by injamaven August 2009 permalink
SOLAR ECLIPSE
Dear SPS, . . .finally getting around to viewing the eclipse shots. Wonderful! I'll use them for my 'Rahu record' in my never-to-be-completed DataBase. Thank you. Kathie

Comment by injamaven July 2009 permalink
Thirukkoviloor - Sri Thiruvikrama Perumal Temple
Dear Sir: I worry about telling you this, but the Thirukkoviloor article in English is very difficult to understand. Many places in the text are unclear. I would very much like to understand the sacredness of this sthalam. Kathie B.

Comment by injamaven July 2009 permalink
The strange Tamizh fascination with caste...
Dear Friends Malathi & Arun, What does 'Thalaivar & Thondan' mean? Kathie

Comment by injamaven July 2009 permalink
11th /12th Century of India
Dear SPS & Kannan, Please, don't forget Khajuraho in list of great temples of that era. I'm puzzled tho re Puri: how could Lord Krishna have left his body at Puri, when he was hit by an arrow at Bhalka Tirth outside Dwarka, GUJ? Just …

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My photos
Dear Shashwath, I enjoyed your photos. The lavender & black flower at Kattupalli is Passiflora [species], 'Passion Flower', sacred to Christians because sepals and stamen look like the instruments of Jesus's crucifixion. It'…

Comment by injamaven July 2009 permalink
tamil history..
Gandhi statue next to a peace pole in Sherborn, Massachusetts -- SW of Boston. Kathie

Comment by injamaven July 2009 permalink
Tamil-Brahmi script found in village - very imp find
Dear Intellisurfer I believe the current scholarly abbrev. for dates are BCE [before common era] & CE [common era], eliminating any ref. to 'Christian'. Kathie

Comment by injamaven June 2009 permalink
Narathamalai -Vijayala Choleeswaram And Chaturvedimangalam
Ganesh & Friends, You may be interested to know that the ancient Jaina site with oldest 'historical' cave paintings in TN, is just across the valley E., Sittannavasal, habitation dating to 2nd century BCE. Kathie ps if they're…

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Narathamalai -Vijayala Choleeswaram
Fascinating about the 12 Vishnus. Just what I wanted to know. There are 12 on the S wall at Kailash., Kanchi. also, I believe. Thanks so much, SPS. I have lots & lots of photos from the whole site, '95 and '07 trips, also the Ayyannar …

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Narathamalai -Vijayala Choleeswaram And Chaturvedimangalam
Dear Ganesh K., I have close-up shots of all the Vishnus in the Samanar cave, if anyone would like to see? To my mind, Narthamalai is one of the most beautiful places in India! Kathie

Comment by injamaven June 2009 permalink
New file uploaded to ponniyinselvan
WOw! What a treat 'worldofganesh' thank you, thank you. Kathie B.

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Durga & Natesha
Dear SPS, Thanks for the great references on Devis. In '05 we visited the amazing Chaunsat Yogini Deul in Hirapur, Orissa and were given the names of all 64 by the caretaker; friend took photos of all the ones that still had faces. There were …

Comment by injamaven June 2009 permalink
Konark temple cracks, ASI looks the other way
I thought it was Jagannatha Puri that was dropping great stone blocks -- perhaps now it's happening at both the great Orissan temples. Saw Konark in '05 & it was in the process of being shored up. Many people were working on the old M…

Comment by injamaven June 2009 permalink
Kadavul and Iraivan temples
Dear Intellisurfer, Lots of RKN fans out there, even me, far across the pond. Most older American heavy readers have read him. About Kauai Temple, I have a life-time subscription to their magazine, but they don't do much w smaller, less-known …

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sad state of affairs
I don't know what a 'kalasam' is. Sorry to be so ignorant. Please define it ? Thanks. Kathie

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sad state of affairs
Dear VJ, Just returned from vacation in Mittel-Amerika, where I visited Art Institute of Chicago, which had an amazing collection of Indian Art

Comment by injamaven June 2009 permalink
SAGALA NANMAI THARUM SALAGRAMAM
I was given an Ammonite by a friendly young boy, Mamoud, way back in '86, when travelling by camel from Jodhpur to Jaisalmer. I will treasure it always, whatever kind of Shalagrama it is. He's no doubt, a father by now. . . Kathie

Comment by injamaven June 2009 permalink
SAGALA NANMAI THARUM SALAGRAMAM
Dear Ragothaman Thank you, for your confirmation. Kathie

Comment by injamaven June 2009 permalink
SAGALA NANMAI THARUM SALAGRAMAM
Dear SPS, I believe they're ammonites, spiral fossil shells.

Comment by injamaven May 2009 permalink
SAGALA NANMAI THARUM SALAGRAMAM
Dear SPS & Venkateswaran, I've never seen so many Shaligramas. Could they really all have come from the Gandaki River? Amazing. Wonder what accounts for all those fossils ? Kathie

Comment by injamaven May 2009 permalink
"Moovar Ulaa"
I recommend SPS, VJ or the 3 Ponni. members: Venket., Venkat. or Malathi. . . Kathie

Comment by injamaven May 2009 permalink
good mail...( read this)
Dear Ravindran, Congrats! Yes, India has,perhaps, the only direct line! Kathie

Comment by injamaven May 2009 permalink
chidambaram letters-debth of inner sanctum: can it be a measure of antiquity?
Thank you, Gokul. Kathie

Comment by injamaven May 2009 permalink
chidambaram letters-debth of inner sanctum: can it be a measure of antiquity?
Dear Gandhiram, Please, what is a pragaram? Kathie

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