After Kochi report
I can fast physically,
but I cannot fast spiritually*
*Mahathma Gandhi's saying
Mamallapuram, 23rd Dec


Namaste!
Yes, greetings, my friends. Finally I reached Computer. I nearly lost my mind sitting by "computer" two days ago. Maybe because as a designer in last two years I get used to better PCs. Hm...

From last time, many many things happened. And the real part was taking photos. I felt wonderful. So some of them I offer you today, inbetween writing about some experiences and impressions.

Near to Kochi is Cherai Beach, on Vypeen Island, said to be one of most popullated islands in Asia. Sunset was magical, deep touching purple...

From Kochi I went on on my own. First stop was from Lonely Planet recommended Kerala backwaters. From part to part flooded subtropical landscape, with many connecting water channels - from big to small. And all the life inferior to that. Boat houses, ships instead of buses, pure village life, as much as Indian way allows and wants. From Allapey it was nice water trip to Kottayam.


One of most beautiful (and also more expensive) beaches of the south is Varkala. With it cliff top location can offer a fascinating view to a newcomer...


To the southest point of India, with entering India's southest state (Tamil Nadu), the path was not so clear. By missing train, a challenge was offered to me. And as from the sky it was solved. So leaded the way to Kanyakumari, a sacred place of south. A place where respected Swami Vivekanda found a place for three-day meditation. And a place, where India's most praised person, Mahatma Gandhi's ash was thrown into sea infinity.

The southest point of India. In the back on the left (with red roof) is Swami Vivekananda's palace.

MGs palace.

Sunset at Kanyakumari, believed to be one of the most beautiful (and thus respected) in India.

Sacred karma purifying bath at the point of three seas: Bengal sea, Indian ocean and Arabic sea.

Friend last time asked me to upload maybe some photo with my figure on it. And I chose that one with group of Indian pass-by friends :DD


From Kanyakumari I went to Rameswaram, closest city to Sri Lanka. And actually it was even more pilgrimage than previous. Hard to believe. Photo session went on, but the light wasn't on my side, either the batteries for the camera. But in Ramanthaswamy temple, closed area of few hectares, there is a place for 22 different bathings - of course in sacred water... All the Tamil Nadu is very spiritual.


The last of the temples I wanted to see was Sree Meenakashi Temple in Madurai. I reached a photo-taking overdose, and now I moved to Mamallapuram, a village of stones. But sadly not stoned :DD


In the over Christmas rest time I will recharge my batteries and surely some comments and thinkings are soon to come. For today only that one to the Irani president, who recently said that Israel and West (meaning USA and Europe) were going to collapse because of non respecting God. I say to him that the same will happen with Islamic countries, using Vivekananda's thought: "All nations have attained greatness by paying proper respect to women. That country and that nation which do not respect women have never become great, nor will ever be in the future. If you do not raise women, who are the living embodiment of the Divine Mother, don't think that you have any other way to rise."

Wish you a year full of light, whenever you chose to change - on earthy winter solsticium, on Christmas or New Year's Eve or at Deepawali, the Indian time of light.
Say to you Jah bless

And YES, we got to keep on walking, on the road to....