{"id":6556,"date":"2015-08-27T00:15:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T00:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/?p=6556"},"modified":"2015-08-27T13:08:20","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T13:08:20","slug":"alandi-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/?p=6556","title":{"rendered":"Alandi – Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Above – A woman selling flowers outside one of the temples.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The next five photos were all taken at the same temple where there’s a courtyard surrounding it. Nana said people come to worship here and stay in the rooms of the hotel, like a hostel. The temple is beautiful, and the hotel structure around it is equally beautiful.<\/p>\n

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I think I mentioned in a earlier post about Kurma (“tortoise” in sanskrit) which represents “going inward.” Below\u00a0is Kurma with its head pointing toward the temple door. You can also see it at the bottom of the stairs in the photo above. Traditionally, those who come to worship will touch Kurma’s head or back and then touch their chest and\/or forehead. This is also done with other deities.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

These next two photos are of the surrounding hotel from inside the courtyard showing the detailed work around each balcony and on the railings.\"\"<\/a>
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I took this photo of the interior from outside the temple.
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Woman cleaning some dishes on one of the platforms.<\/p>\n

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I liked the rustic look of this next structure. There’s a courtyard of some sort through the entryway that we didn’t go in.
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The shrine below was in another one of the temples. I didn’t notice this when I took the photo, but check out\u00a0the clock hanging on the upper left side. I don’t know why I think that’s funny.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0This man was standing in the temple with his instrument although he wasn’t playing it.<\/p>\n

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Same temple – \u00a0side door and window\u00a0calling for my photo-taking expertise.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Outside the temple – Savasana (corpse pose)!
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We had another fabulous Pranayama class this morning with Prashantji – “If you understood have you realized? And if you realized have you understood?”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Thursday morning class time is 7am and practice time in the hall is directly after class until noon. Since I was in no condition to “practice” after Pranayama, I did some supported passive forward bends followed by Supta Virasana and Viparita Karani (everyone’s favorite).<\/p>\n

I’ve begun organizing my “stuff” and have started packing for my return home in four days. The month is almost over.<\/p>\n

Blogged on Amma’s MacBook from iNdia with LOVE!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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