The Human face of Santa Claus evermore benevolent than the Dummy or fictitious Santa that is being adored by many over the years must be made to honor .
Human Santa Claus
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Travel Trails: (8) Temple Art
Construction site of a South Indian Temple The floral art with vivid colors The Ishwara element with flavors Holiness depicted in pillars & posts Divinity showers through rooftop most Tales from scriptures all appear alive The Hindu Temple site a pilgrimage vive Sikiladi
Travel Trails! (7) Temple Art
Outer façade of a roadside temple in Bengaluru The deity inside is worshipped The outer glance too worshipped The decorative creativity enchants Just a passing glimpse gives grants The Southern Temple art is devotional The carvings and sculpting is special For, the workmen build with dedication Their hearts filled with divine compassion Sikiladi
Travel Trails (6)Garuda
The famous South Indian Temple art is very visible in this picture. The roof top of this road side temple in Bengaluru depicts the legendary character of Garuda Dev mentioned in the Hindu Holy scripture Ramayana. The immaculate carving of Hindu Temples is worthy of praise.
Nature Trails : (53)Leaflessness
Standing amidst noisy nuisance It fights for it’s earthy existence Branched yet crippled by cuts Leaflets emerge but stunted tufts Pangs of painful leaflessness hurts The tree displays it’s resistence Sikiladi
Travel Trails (5) Nature’s Hanger
Tree used to wrap around and hang cables at M.G. Road, Bangalore
Aum!
Information courtesy : Ed Vishwanathan
Google Map
Have you ever noticed how Google Maps never yells, condemns or castigates you if you take the wrong turn? It never raises its voice and says, “You were supposed to go LEFT at the last crossing, you idiot! Now you’re going to have to go the LONG way around and it’s going to take you … Continue reading Google Map
The Diver’s Clothes Lying Empty (Rumi)
Various interpretations of the mystic poet Rumi's work by poetry lovers are compiled into this post.
A Day with the cows
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