I took this picture from the lawns of the Kushalnagar Monastery in Coorg. In fact, these flowers I found at every monastery I visited in India. However, I don’t know what its called. Can anyone help me?
Tag: Coorg
Butter Lamps
Butter lamps are a well-known feature of the Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries. While the lamps traditionally burn using yak butter, they now use oil or Ghee. In buddhist culture, they stand for “the illumination of wisdom”. Since these monks are displaced from Tibet and now live in Coorg, the monastery sees a large amount of butter lamps together…
True to The ‘Tea’
Coorg is well-known for coffee, but the town has an expansive tea estate owned by the Tatas. However, since it wasnt tea season yet, the highlight of the stunningly green estate are the sprouts of pepper wines that appear out of nowhere. A nice place to spend a good time strolling!
Teachings of the Buddha
Time is fleeting …Act Today Do not pursue the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. The past no longer is. The future has not yet come. Looking deeply at life as it is. In the very here and now, the practitioner dwells in stability and freedom. We must be diligent today. To wait…
Cultural Harmony
As I share with you my little nuggets from my own culture every now and then, I love learning about other cultures just as much. Primarily, the thing that draws me is the parallels that other cultures draws with mine, yet they are distinctly unique. The Monastery at Kushalnagar in Coorg, Karnataka taught me about how Buddhist Monks enjoy their…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Entrance
Temple entrances fascinate me a lot, its interesting to see how any culture begins its religious learnings starting from its gate. This is the entrance to the Monastery situated at Kushalnagar in Coorg district in Karnataka. I love the play of warm colors against a cool blue palate in the sky. Too bad I couldn’t do…
Moving Mountains
Both my husband and I are nature lovers, but we don’t really prefer the same aspect of nature. I love water bodies more, while he enjoys mountains and landscapes more. However, we both don’t appreciate quarrying of mountains to make way for motor-able roads, which is ironic because without them, we won’t discover half of…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Worn 2
I got this shot waiting for traffic to open up on a semi quarried road. Kinda reminded me of the saying, simple living high thinking. However, I don’t know what is more worn out, the bicycle, the steel jar or the road… What do you think?
Peace at Heart
One of the most beautiful, monasteries in India, this one is called as the Golden Temple, at Kushal Nagar at Coorg, Karnataka. The peaks are said to be set in gold, and as local folklore suggests, the land was gifted to the Tibetan refugee monks as a gesture of goodwill. The area houses prayer houses,…
Security Always Comes First
They say Princess Diana would’ve survived if only she had belted-up. Anyway, not many people understand how much safety a standard seat-belt brings when you are riding at high speeds. As for this picture? It is from out stationary hired tourist car at Coorg. Just when I though I captured every shot with my camera,…
Snapshots of my World 