A little bit of context before you begin reading this book review. I have recently enrolled for an MA in Philosophy at the University of Mumbai. Philosophy is something I have been getting interested in, over the past few years, as those of you who have been reading my blogs and Instagram posts would know. During the pandemic, I thought long and hard about what I wanted to do next, and this is what I eventually came up with. It has been a challenge, getting back into academics as a student at this age, especially in a subject I have no academic background in. However, it has also been very exciting, especially thanks to my wonderful classmates (who, surprisingly, are of all age-groups, including some quite near my own) and my teachers, who have been very supportive and understanding. How well I will do is something that remains to be seen, but so far, I am enjoying this new journey and look forward to where it leads. Now that you know the background , you probably get an idea of how
I have been writing pages and pages about my trip to Thanjavur and surrounding places, mostly temples. Here is something different. To finish off my series of blogs about my Diwali trip, let me invite you to join me in a different kind of tour – a tour through the eyes, or rather the lens of my camera. These are photographs taken over a period of 15 days, at various places. Let me assure you that there is not a single temple among them. These are purely of the sights I saw during my trip, something I will remember all my life, and would like to share with all of you.
the sun set during our return trip from Rameswaram
A lotus in a pond near Thirukkarugavur
The road covered with husks near Nagapattinam
A hermit crab leaving its shell at Kodikkarai
scenes near Vedaranyam
A canal covered with flowers
Butterflies perch on flowers at the Hotel Sadabhishekam nea Vaitheeswaran Kovil
A sparrow
A Kngfisher at Chaayavanam
With this, I come to an end to my blogs about the temples around Thanjavur. Hope to start another such series soon......
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From Diwali 08 - Thanjvur Trip |
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From Diwali 08 - Thanjvur Trip |
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From Diwali 08 - Thanjvur Trip |
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From Diwali 08 - Thanjvur Trip |
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From Diwali 08 - Thanjvur Trip |
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From Diwali 08 - Thanjvur Trip |
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From Diwali 08 - Thanjvur Trip |
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From Diwali 08 - Thanjvur Trip |
Butterflies perch on flowers at the Hotel Sadabhishekam nea Vaitheeswaran Kovil
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From Diwali 08 - Thanjvur Trip |
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From Diwali 08 - Thanjvur Trip |
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From Diwali 08 - Thanjvur Trip |
With this, I come to an end to my blogs about the temples around Thanjavur. Hope to start another such series soon......
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