This post is the second part of our Alagar Koyil journey! ( BTW I’m not sure if I’m spelling it right- I see it as Koil & Kovil, too?) Alagar Koyil is overrun with people, vendors, animals, as busy and … Continue reading
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Alagar Koyil- Part One
When we arrived at Alagar Koyil, we left our shoes, and walked quietly around the large granite structure with columns engraved with different depictions of Hindu gods and goddesses rising into the air. I missed our host, with her enthusiastic … Continue reading
Clay Horses and Fertility Wishes at a Tree Temple Near Pudukkottai- Second Stop on the Roadtrip to Madurai
Our hosted wanted to stop at a temple along the way. Not much marked it, just a small trip off the main road. Several men in lungis stood outside, waiting for us, or anyone, to get out of the car. … Continue reading
Melkote Temple (Melukote)
We explored the Melkote Temple, about thirty miles (approx 50 km) outside of Mysore. Maybe I read too much Jungle Book as a kid. This is the sort of temple I’d always imagined in India: old and weathered, lost in … Continue reading
The Golden Temple- Amritsar
“Do you know the story behind this temple?” I shook my head, “No. I don’t really know much about it at all.” “I like to tell people because they don’t do much to explain it here. And it really is … Continue reading