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Vaaram Oru Alayam #56 Arulmigu Yoga Narasimhar Thirukkovil,Thirukadikai(Sholingar)
Dear friends, You guys are making me so hungry! It's breakfast time here. Kathie

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age of tamilnadu monuments
Dear Venkatesh, I'd very much like to see that list also. Thousands? My problem is, which 'kovils' are the most ancient &/or important ones? I go to TempleNet and can't tell which are the really old ones I want to know about.…

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Balakumaran Interview & Ponniyin Selv & Tamil Authors
Dear SPS, Did you see the gorgeous sculpture on Nageshvaram Koil at Kumbakonam? kkb >

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R2I!
Dear group, Please forgive me, I keep mis directing my message about figures w belly faces. Kathie B.

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the homology of captured door guardians
Here are some of my collected belly-faces seem to all be quite early (10th century & earlier) Buddhist, too. I haven't read any further than this post. I sure will! Kathie

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R2I!
Dear Malathi, So sorry to hear all that. I'd never gone on my own there (was on a tour that last time) because I figured it would be so Westernized it would be almost like home. My favorite things to find in India are pre-11th century. Your foo…

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Sundarbans
Thanks for the recommendation. Also New Yorker mag. current issue has a good article. kkb

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R2I!
no Siva, almost unscare-able! I've been in Mumbai's ChurchGate Sta. at morning rush hour. kkb

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R2I!
Dear Malathi, I'll be going to Bengaluru next January. I was there once before, briefly, in '03, visiting LalBagh the great Nandi, & having a delicious lunch. Could you tell me about the negative changesyou've noticed? I hear the …

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my video on differently abled
Perhaps if I contribute frequently, you'll get to know me well, too. I don't mind arguments, just hate nastiness. Kathie B. ps I'm a library clerk in Mass., USA & love visiting India ~ all over, Delhi to Madurai, Dwarka to Sun…

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my video on differently abled
Dear members, May I just say that it is so pleasant to find a discussion group where nearly everyone is so respectful of each other. and apologetic if anyone's feelings might be hurt. It's wonderful. I'm very impressed by all your p…

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Beautiful description of Madurai from Silapadikaram
Hello, Malathi, Chives is simply a kind of onion, but only the green stems are used. Esp. good on baked potatoes w sour cream. Kathie B.

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iniya puthandu vazhthukkal
I don't know much, but starting the year just as the sun heads north, after the winter solstice, makes perfect sense to me. Kathie USA

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vantiyathevan
Dear Sri, I'll order Kalki's works in translation soon. Thanks for the references. [by the way, my nickname is Kathie] Kathie B.

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Woodlands Drive in is no more
Did any of you go to 'Giggles' book store? Is it still there? Kathie B.

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vantiyathevan
dear friends, Don't be insulted that I don't know yet about your famous writer. How could I? Is he translated into English? The web is a wonderful thing. I love So. Indian culture so I can read translations of his writings and learn mor…

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vantiyathevan
Dear Sivaram, I hope you don't mind my joining your group though I know so little about things. I love Tamil culture and art, and will be happy to share all my photos withyou. I'll try to get English versions of the books you all love so m…

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Nataraja

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vantiyathevan
Dear Vijay, I am getting wonderful references from this website about ancient Dravidadeesha sites, which I am most interested in. I don't even know who KALKI is. I know nothing about Tamil authors, only those who wrote in English, like R. K…

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vantiyathevan
Please write in English for your far-flung list members. Kathie B.

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Sati in PS and Chola times
As an American who has read both RKN and Laxman, I'd say they both have a gentleness that is totally lacking in American humour & fiction. RKN was my introduction to South India; his books helped me to feel at home when I finally visited TN…

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PS Varalatru Peravai & International Cricket
Here's probably the most famous one. Kathie B. > Hi > we had a long thread in the past where we discussed the lizard- the > only reptile with a third eye.( an enlarged gland again) > > incidentally lizards are engraved on the r…

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PS Varalatru Peravai & International Cricket
Dear Sirs, I thought that the '3rd eye' was supposed to be the pineal gland. KKB

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PS Varalatru Peravai - New Forum Site - An Experiment
Dear Sirs: How does one get a reply to one's queries?

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PS MEET
Does anyone know the name of the cave on the southwest side of Thirupparankundram? Kathie B.

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cambodia n kanchipuram
Do you think that this could be the ultimate Shiva Pashupathi? Tala, Bilaspur Dist., CG

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Long due group meet
Kinda hard from New England K. Brobeck

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