Cyclone Aila- June 2009

 

Chidambaram-May 2009

Snapshots of the Chidambaram Temple














The Magnificent Gopuram of the Chidambaram Temple

The trip to Chidambaram was ostensibly a precursor to the marriage that we had to attend in the town of Pichavaram near Chidambaram and since we were returning from the trip to Velankanni church- we thought it worthwhile to stay in the temple city of Chidambaram the night before.

The Grand Gopuram with the Temple Tank in the Foreground

Intricate Work on Wood on the Temple Chariot

The trip to vellankanni was great and we were pretty tired when we reached chidambaram. It was around 22.30 hrs on Saturday – May 09, 2009.
My good friend Zafar had booked a room for us at the Salim Palace lodge which is very proximate to the Temple.

Pillayar (Lord Ganesh) Temple inside the Temple Compound

Nataraja is lord Shiva in his Ananda Tandava form which is the cosmic dance of bliss.

We did a puja for our loved ones in the temple; the ritual in the temple was to remove the shirts for the males. The puja was a good experience and we had the coconuts from the puja as a prasadam.

Corridors near the Temple Tank

Chidambaram is one of the sacred of Hindu temples in south India. Built in the glory of lord Shiva (Natarajar), the temple is an architectural marvel.
With its tall gopurams (gates) and majestic stone arches, the temple is sight to be seen. The large temple tank and the corridors in the vicinity add a splendour that is unsurpassed by any.

An Old Temple near the Mada Streets of the Main Temple

We highly recommend this temple to be visited by all devout people as more than the religious fervour, it provides a time for us to unite with the powers beyond us and rise above the material needs of our world.

Bihar

Me at the Kosi River Breach - Inside Nepal !
October 11, 2008
The Kosi has breached inundating wide areas in the Supaul District

The way we pray

God and the ways.... 

It was seer pleasure to see the giant lighted figurines of the god and goddess in the festive season in Chennai

A well made model in Choolimedu, Chennai

A giant festivity at 100 ft. road in Chennai near Kasi theatre

Worth a Movie poster.
Clicked it in the morning at the Nandanam Signal.
Four People, Four Intentions, One Goal........ Get off the truck !

If only we could find some great getaways like this


I wish that there would be more such scenic locales like these around us

Rains are here

Its Raining everywhere in India
Bombay and in Chennai as well.
Rain Rain Come again....
We are very happy for the gods are smiling, the more the merrier

Photo taken at the Trident Hotel Junction, Nanganallur, Chennai

Celebration

A Funny Feel

Celebration means......


Four friends.

Bahar barsaat.

Four glasses hot coffee and mirchi bajjis../...... .



Celebration means......

Hundred bucks of petrol.

A rusty old bike.

And an open road.



Celebration means......

Maggi noodles.

A hostel room.

4.25 a. m.



Celebration means......

3 old friends.

3 separate cities.

3 coffee mugs.

1 internet messenger.



Celebration means......

Rain on a hot tin roof.

Pakoras deep-frying.

Neighbours dropping in.

A party.




Celebration means......

You and mom.

A summer night.

A bottle of coconut oil.

A head massage.



You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays,

Thousands on festivals,

Lakhs on weddings,



but to

celebrate

all you have to do is spend your Time with your loved ones.

Keep in touch with those who care for you......

Funny ! is it not

Is this world the one that I wanted all the time?

We meet people all the time and we feel that they are the ones that we are supposed to love and live with…

But are we right all the time?

I have thought about this many a time and pondered if this the way I wanted to live?

Not to say that I am not happy the way my life is going now,J

But it could have been better is what I feel all time.

Is this the way things ought to be.

May not, but I seem to like this.

The need for the unknown happiness is a sweet thought.

But is it right if we forget about the present and start dreaming or rather yearning for some distant happening.

Which is to suggest that it could go either way- the way I want or the whole new way?

Game theory is one such thought that we may never end up understand totally.

We may not be the way all the time and every time may be a new one.

We meet many people in our lives and we hope that they become part of our lives,

Although this does not happen all the time, we certainly feel that this should have happened. But what if it had happened the way we wanted it to?

Then what, would you be happy?

Let’s face it. Would we be happy? Always?

Can’t vouch for that.

Knowing humans as I do (I know about me), am sure that we would all move on.

Hence, the eternal dilemma of that human mind.

Are we content? Can we be Content? Ever?

These questions have answers that are as multi faceted as the minds that prompted them.

In reality the fallacy of life is that the randomness in life is actually a state of equanimity.

I always say that we have a uniformity in the chaos that if our lives.

Relationships do not come with a warranty card stating that if this doesn’t work, you can change it.

Rains in Chennai

Chennai looks awesome when it rains here.
Although its not the time for the rains, but we sure had lot of fun yesterday. :)