This photo makes Day 28 of our month long series of photos on Rajasthan. It was taken in the village of Khejarla, east of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India.
Aug 082011
What appears to be an endlessly long piece of fabric wraps a countless number of times around the head of a Rajasthani man to form a massive turban. The turban known as Pagadis in the local language denotes a persons’ caste, culture and profession. Each color within a turban has its own significance and importance. A traditional turban is usually 82 feet long and 8 inches in width.
We checked into our beautiful resort. It’s tucked away in a village, almost hidden away on the shores of India’s longest lake.
A lot of the hotel is built in the old Kerala style homes giving it an old world charm. Everyone loves it and are happy settle down here for the next few days and dive into their study and practice of meditation.
A lot of the locals travel by boat on the backwaters.
We take a little cruise and Mandy is enjoying the backwaters.
Each morning we gather for a guided meditation.
The setting is perfect. As the sun rises we go within in meditation seated right on the shores of Lake Vembanad.
katherine from New York.
The group enjoys each others company and we have lunch and dinner together every day.
We also have classes in the morning.
We explore the subconscious and ways to clear unresolved emotional experiences.
Anne from Connecticut.
Chris from San Diego.
A variety of birds can been seen from the resort.
Another gorgeous sunrise over the lake.
Our Kerala Spiritual Adventure begins in 12-days. The journey begins in Fort Kochi, Kerala where we will be for 2 nights before heading up to Periyar in the western ghats or Sahyadri Mountains where we will stay for 4-nights. From here it is on Alleppey along the banks of India’s longest lake, Lake Vembanad. Four more nights here before a scenic train journey takes us south to the beach village of Kovalam.
To see the itinerary of our Kerala Spiritual Adventure, click here.
Stay tuned for the announcement of Vedic Odyssey’s latest spiritual adventure to take place in October-November 2011.
Certainly one of the most beautiful drives in south western India is the drive from Kochi to Periyar in the Western Ghats.
During our upcoming 2-week spiritual adventure to Kerala, South India we will be making our way up to the Western Ghats. To learn more about this spiritual adventure or join us, please click here.
The drive up to Periyar or Thekkady (names of the same area) in the Western Ghats is especially scenic. It is about 5 and a half hours from Kochi, capital of Kerala. Rolling hills covered with tea plantations enveloped in mist and clouds for miles and miles is what you’ll feast your eyes on.
As we make our way up the western ghats or Sahyadri Mountains, we’ll come across the pretty Pattumala Matha pilgrim shrine. It sits atop a hill with stunning views of the countryside.
The hills are covered with tea plants as far as the eye can see.
Tea leaf pickers sort their picking by the side of the road.
Once the sorting is complete, they pack the tea leaves into large sacks which are then loaded on to trucks as seen below.
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Vedic Odyssey’s 2-week meditation retreat in South India begins in Kochi marked by the blue plane in the upper left corner of the map. The international airport in Kochi will be where many of our travellers will arrive in. From here we journey inland to Periyar marked by the pink pin on the far upper right.
From Periyar we travel towards Alleppey (spelt Alappuzha) by Lake Vembanad and from Alleppey a train ride takes us south to the beach town of Kovalam marked by the pink pin at the bottom of the map. The closest international airport to Kovalam is in Trivandrum where most of our travelers will depart from.
