OK..so much to blog about. And I want to post photos so today you will mostly get photos. The photos were taken yesterday at Mahaballipuram at the great Shore Temple and other monolithic temples and temples built of quarried stone.
Just finished a spectacular, energizing, exciting yoga session on the beach. The yoga session was to the back drop to the Bay of Bengal which goes into the Indian Ocean. Also in our company was a female dog, whom we named Shakti along with her male companion (unnamed) and two cows grazing and many people. All this at 6:30-7:30am! Those photos will come soon in another post.
Shiva’s Butterball (Shiva loved butter!!) We were flocked by school students. They were so well behaved, extremely energetic, and very friendly and loving!!
Another view of Shiva’s Butterball!
One of my favorite shots of the day…precious bejeweled feet of an 8 month-old girl
Granite Stone Carvings
Carving at temple..Goddess Parvati is shown here (she is Shiva’s consort). She sits on a lotus and is bathing! Can you see the elephant head and trunk above her showering her with water??? Utterly beautiful!
Dee Hammer and the monkeys. The monkeys are grooming each other. Beautiful photo of Dee!
Another one of my favorite photos of the day!!! This little girl was playing hide and seek with her brother amid the giant granite elephants at the Shore Temple.
Elephants and their babies! Depicted here with the massive carved temple wall of Arjuna’s Penance.
Another depiction of Arjuna’s Penance. Thousands of years old, sculpted 1400 years ago, we see Arjuna in tree pose.
Cobras!
With Arvind Singh and Kelley McHenry, founders and organizers of our tour, Spiritual India Tours.
Tenderly milking a cow and hopefully saving some milk for the calf!
And a yoga pose for you. Fran and Karin.
The temples are truly beautiful, even more beautiful with the lovely ladies in their colorful sari.
Everyone wants to take photos with us and us with them.
I am in love with this boy!
More photos with Karin!
More….I love India! Need I say, we are so loving this experience. And mostly, it is the people of India who make this place so precious!
Beautiful! I love the elephants!! And the poses!
Fond memories of Mahaballipuram for me. I was there with Fran in 2001 and with a buddy in 1980. Great photos of and in that stone carved and stone carving town, Fran!
so amazing, Fran. thanks for sharing!