Archive for September, 2009

Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool

Of course spending most of the year in Los Angeles, a swimming pool is no big deal. But there is exactly one pool in Kanchipuram. This sign is in every room in the hotel and the pool itself is rather small, indoors to keep it out of the sun (that’s what I was told). No [...]
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The temple next door

This is a view from the old yagya house roof showing the unused gopuram (tower) entrance to the Varadaraja Temple that is just across the street. It is the second largest Vishnu temple in India. After what seems to be years of neglect, they have constructed bamboo and palm leaf scaffolding to cover both this [...]
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