When our week in Fort Kochi was up, Emily and I reluctantly took the ferry back across the waterway to the train station and bid our sweet community goodbye. We had begun to feel like regulars in town, with people recognizing us on the street after seeing us in a store. We had found the [...]
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Pooram & Prayers
Posted in History, India, Itinerary, Puja, Temple, tagged Elephant, Kerala, Pooram, Sivananda, Thrissur on June 3, 2011 | 8 Comments »
The Way Things Work Around Here
Posted in India, Puja, tagged Sarpa Puja on March 24, 2011 | 9 Comments »
I surprised a snake this morning as I was walking back to my room. The sun had just risen, and there was a hazy quality to the air. As I stepped onto a rock, there was a sudden swish about two feet away from me, and a three-foot-long dark colored snake (the only description my [...]
Happy Pongal!
Posted in Puja, Uncategorized, tagged India, Puja on January 20, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Last weekend was Pongal, the annual harvest festival. It is similar to our Thanksgiving – they give thanks for the harvest and for the generosity of the earth. It also marks the transition between early winter and late winter (they recognize six discrete seasons here). It is the only Hindu festival that is observed on [...]
Jai Ganesha!
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