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Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple

Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple is a Hindu temple in Ambalappuzha, Alapuzha district of Kerala, in south India. The Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple is believed to have been built during 15th – 17th AD by the local ruler Chembakasserry Pooradam Thirunal-Devanarayanan Thampuran. The idol at Ambalapuzha is likened to Parthasarthi (പാർത്‌ഥസാരഥി)...

Fort-Cochin

Kochi, also known as Cochin (ko-chin), is a major port city on the south-west coast of India by the Arabian Sea and the Laccadive Sea and is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. It is often called Ernakulam, which refers to the mainland part of...

Short video: New Moon Festival Gokarna

Bangalore

Aravind Kodlekere

In Gokarna, I met writer Aravind Kodlekere, owner of the hotel I went due to the Stingray incident. I asked him if he had a book to read because I ended up there without any luggage and the doctor forbids me to use my feet yet. The book where he...

Video: Freedom Kite

I saw a beautiful street scene today. A kite was stuck over the metro line and was choosing his own way for a while.

Hit by a Stingray!

Maandagavond 14 november 2016 – Gokarna India. De avond dat de grootste en helderste supermaan sinds 1948 te zien zou zijn, ben ik bezig met het maken van een vlot van gebruikte waterflessen om zo een drijvende kaars te maken. De kaars – een halve kokosnoot gevuld met palmolie en een brandend opgerold...

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