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A Saint whose Body remains incorruptible even after five centuries!!
St.Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta, on 7th April 1506 was the sixth and last child born to Dr. Joao de Xavier and Maria d’Aspilcueta at Xavier castle, Navarra(now part of Spain). He was a Roman Catholic missionary who preached the Gospel...
Sri Lanka / Kandy – Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage and Peridanaya Gardens
Note : This post is in a series of posts covering our entire Sri Lankan backpacking experience. Please refer to individual posts covering the places visited. Earlier Post : COLOMBO TRAVEL TALES BACKPACKING SRI LANKA For City Tips jump to the bottom. With Kandy...
OM Big G’s!!! – The Big Face-off – Shiva vs Padmasambhava
WHAT : A 135 foot Padma-Sambhava statue and a 108 foot Shiva statue in a permanent Face-off!! WHERE : Namchi and Solophok - Sikkim, India.(78 kms from Gangtok) In this remote town in Sikkim, there exists two...
Colombo – Getting under the skin of a Sri Lankan
Note : This post is in a series of posts covering our entire Sri Lankan backpacking experience. Please refer to individual posts covering the places visited. For City Tips jump to the bottom. PLACES VISITED – FORT, PETTAH, GALLE FACE GREEN, WOLVENDAHL...
A Tribe so Beautiful..the women need to be disfigured by facial tattoos!
WHAT : FACIAL TATTOOS FOR LOOKING LESS BEAUTIFUL!! WHERE : ZIRO VALLEY, AURNACHAL PRADESH The Apatani, or Tanii, are a tribal group of people living in the Ziro valley in Arunachal Pradesh in India. Tattooing) and the stuffing of large nose plugs were once popular...
Bigger than thou….A Great-Grandfather Banyan Tree!!
WHAT : THE GREAT BIG BANYAN TREE WHERE : THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA The Theosophical gardens, which surrounds the society headquarters is around 270 acres of old woodland and gardens and boasts of a 400 year old banyan tree which is said to be...
AUROVILLE, TAMIL NADU – A SPIRITUAL QUEST. A UNIQUE LIFESTYLE
AUROVILLE, TAMIL NADU Arrived Auroville from Thanjavur as a continuation of my backpacking journey in Tamil Nadu ( Refer earlier posts and note below). There is no direct bus connecting the above two places. I had to change bus at Kumbakonam . The entire journey was...
RAMESHWARAM AND MANDAPAM – STEPPING STONES TO LANKA, TAMIL NADU
Arrived Rameshwaram from Madurai ( Refer earlier post). Bus from Madurai to Rameshwaram (Depart - 1000 Hrs / Arrive – 1330 Hrs). Price of ticket – Rs 86/- The bus draws into city bus stand which is 2 kms west of main temple. Red and white buses ply every ten minutes...
MADURAI – ATHENS OF THE EAST, TAMIL NADU
MADURAI – THE CITY OF TEMPLES An brief encounter with the Fish Eyed Goddess Meenakshi!! Arrived Madurai from Tirunelveli (My previous stop being at Mundanthurai Tiger reserve (Refer relevant post)). Bus from Mundanthurai to Pappanasam...
THANJUR (THANJAVUR), TAMIL NADU – CHOLA GRANDEUR
Thanjur (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu - Chola Grandeur A Magnificent Temple and some famous Chola Bronzes!!! Arrived Thanjavur from Rameshwaram as a continuation of my backpacking trip in Tamil Nadu. ( Refer earlier posts and note below). There is no direct bus...