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Shenbaga Devi

October 14th, 2009 Pari Environment, Hinduism No comments

The Shenbaga Devi falls trail in Tenkasi (Tamil Nadu) is an absolutely pristine area. Thanks to the entry being restricted by (if I remember correctly) the Ecological Survey of India. Rich variety of tropical flora and fauna (birds, insects, monkeys, streams,…). This particular site is named after the goddess Shenbaga Devi, the protectress of the [...]

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Velapar Murugan

October 12th, 2009 Pari Environment, Hinduism No comments

Site: Velapar Murugan (வேலப்பர் முருகன்)
Map: +9° 51′ 2.40″ N, +77° 35′ 54.00″ E, 500m.

This is located en-route to Theni from Madurai city, past township called Aandipatti. There is also a small road side rest-stop/temple – DharmaSastha (தர்மசாஸ்தா) located here along the way, at 339m. We got a generous helping of piping hot brown sugar pongal [...]

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Water on Moon

October 1st, 2009 Pari Globalization No comments

“That’s not how we sound!” Hahaha! Comic! Aasif Mandvi did this so well! Everyone should see this. See also this article on Aasif Mandvi: A Man Called Mandvi.
It’s a play on the discovery of water on the moon by ISRO (the Indian Space Research Organization) a week back, how world news eclipses things like this [...]

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