tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357977015036278715.post9115228540319570901..comments2024-02-20T16:57:41.630+05:30Comments on ADHVAGATI: Time Travel to Chalukya Desa ......Day 2 - Nursery of StylesYOSEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15364914380063474591noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357977015036278715.post-74833772861575451412010-03-08T21:09:54.960+05:302010-03-08T21:09:54.960+05:30Dinakar : Yes, I know about that thrilling "o...Dinakar : Yes, I know about that thrilling "off beat" journey you made from Ilkal, because Guha was recounting it in great detail during our visit ! He had also got me a set of Postcards from Aihole from that trip. And I had been planning a trip ever since I saw those ! So, I'd say this trip was "Janma saapalya" :-)!<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by.YOSEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364914380063474591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357977015036278715.post-78355621891845491682010-03-08T11:42:03.474+05:302010-03-08T11:42:03.474+05:30I'm sure Guhan will remember me having visited...I'm sure Guhan will remember me having visited Aihole, Badami and Pattadakal some years ago while we had a break from our schedule at Ilkal. One one leg of that journey, we were sitting on the roof of a van that I think took us to Aihole from Ilkal. It was as much a thrill as it was risky, but then there was a secured spare tyre up there to hold on to! Nice places to visit. Nice description too. The colour of the rocks at Badami esp. is red and unique.Dinakar KRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148152470155668711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357977015036278715.post-32006396252011843632010-01-12T13:06:52.451+05:302010-01-12T13:06:52.451+05:30Guhan : Thank you. But, hardly "amazing"...Guhan : Thank you. But, hardly "amazing" memory, considering we have just returned from there !YOSEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364914380063474591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357977015036278715.post-45221020407257122792010-01-12T13:04:51.308+05:302010-01-12T13:04:51.308+05:30Lakshmi : Thanx.
LOL ! I can empathise with Akas...Lakshmi : Thanx. <br /> LOL ! I can empathise with Akash. The tourist trail in Thailand is inundated with Buddhas !YOSEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364914380063474591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357977015036278715.post-1111096436460320182010-01-11T16:38:42.166+05:302010-01-11T16:38:42.166+05:30amazingly detailed write up amma, Its amazing how ...amazingly detailed write up amma, Its amazing how you remember so much :-) <br />The pictures are amazing, great work by appu for sure :-)Guhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185189528425959028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357977015036278715.post-74678007728362839012010-01-11T09:06:46.593+05:302010-01-11T09:06:46.593+05:30that is a nice piece of history. Loved reading it....that is a nice piece of history. Loved reading it. Dosa looked like dwaja stambha..LOL it reminds me of tired Akash in Thailand who kept screaming at every round stone as Buddha! ahahhaa..Waiting to see your jaatre pics ;) Temple pictures are beautiful!Lakshmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954537572297159735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357977015036278715.post-17955587513000192132010-01-10T21:35:55.336+05:302010-01-10T21:35:55.336+05:30Regarding evolution of humans the example of sikhs...Regarding evolution of humans the example of sikhs comes to 'my' mind...Assam, in north-east India, was once ruled by Ahom Kings for 6 centuries at the time when 'tantricism' was at its peak in that region. They had adopted 'Hinduism'...<br /><br />As per historical stories, it was for the first time that Moghul army of sikhs, under Aurangzheb, managed to cross over the mighty River Brahmaputra and reached Dhubri, thanks to Guru Tegh Bahadur who walked in front of the army and with his superior spiritual power defeated the Assamese washerwoman, an expert in 'black magic' who single handed had kept powerful armies at bay!...<br /><br />It was then easy for the Sikh army to march unhindered and reach Nowgaon where a big Gurudwara exists in the present also...<br /><br />The sikhs in Assam, as I saw in the early eighties, live just like other Hindus or Muslim Assamese and speak Assamese like them...And, they are much more orthodox than their counterparts in the North, where the preswent day generatin has seen much more rapid change in their life-styles over the years in the meantime, while they remained virtually frozen in time in their day-to-day life...<br /><br />The sikhs who go from the north to Assam are pleased to see the local Sikhs, and naturally talk to them in Punjabi, but obviously feel disappointed... <br /><br />Although my landlord was a Muslim, one of my neighbours in Gauhati (city named Guwahati now) was a Sikh gentleman. Looking at his Assamese wife, even I initially thought he was a 'Punjabi' (of course, his martial ancestors had belonged to that state) who had married a local woman!JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357977015036278715.post-875479935001283352010-01-10T15:46:48.407+05:302010-01-10T15:46:48.407+05:30Yes Capt. Anup, typical Pyramid shapes or their va...Yes Capt. Anup, typical Pyramid shapes or their variations - as found today even in Egypt and at some other places in South America, Mexico, etc. - perhaps can be said to be the oldest remanants of man-made structures on earth, thanks to the mysterious 'Nature'. <br /><br />And earlier also elsewhere I had pointed out how the typical pyramid shape indicates generation of some energy within the structure, irrespective of material used...which could remind one of the believable 'soul' or 'atma' that is believed to exist within each animal form...<br /><br />Also, there are indications that pyramid shapes might have come up all over the world at some given point in time but, perhaps, natural climatic conditions helped preserve the ones in Egypt in relatively better conditions...<br /><br />'India' being one of the oldest civilisations perhaps one can see the evolved forms of pyramids, and other shapes, as 'vimanas', are found used in temples since time immemorial - thanks to acceptance of Sanataan Dharm by 'Indians', or particularly 'Hindus' and adoption of 'vastu shastra'...<br /><br />In the present, without having any background knowledge, ie, merely copying the rituals performed by the 'wise ancients' that believably were passed on through generations, and maybe got refined at some intermediate stage also, say during the vedic era... <br /><br />Hindu belief indciates return of Satyug from time to time, over 1000 times in one day of Brahma (of over 4 billion years)...JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357977015036278715.post-14866106415115333672010-01-10T07:42:25.241+05:302010-01-10T07:42:25.241+05:30JC, the pyramids of Egypt were not "vimanas&q...JC, the pyramids of Egypt were not "vimanas" and was abandoned by later dynasties and Egypts iconic dynasties when they were buried in the Valley of Kings (KV as we'd call the area). Caves in the KV could spiritually conduct Pharoah to the underworld where he would be judged before passing on to heavenly life. Therefore Pyramids, which were easy targets for grave robbers in ancient Egypt was abandoned and was never considered the only means for conveyance of the soul, in ancient Egypt.Capt. Anup Murthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517106772872301041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357977015036278715.post-72980839492232521212010-01-10T06:02:56.399+05:302010-01-10T06:02:56.399+05:30Wonderful description! I would need to read it man...Wonderful description! I would need to read it many times to get the full impact, particularly to rach the beautiful state of mind of the kings just a few centuries ago who apparently had lot of time on hand to devote to 'spirituality'. Of course, The Gita also conveys the only realisation of 'purpose of man': To reach the formless god as well as with forms... <br /><br />The 'vimanas' thus convey to 'me' as the means to attain a higher spiritual level by the entire populace and not only the king(s) as in the 'west', say in Egypt, where pyramids (meaning 'fire within') appear to have been constructed for the Pharaohs and their favourite servants...JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357977015036278715.post-56551410518226015202010-01-09T21:05:46.835+05:302010-01-09T21:05:46.835+05:30Agreed, most of our celluloid beauties are plastic...Agreed, most of our celluloid beauties are plastic dolls ! Whereas these sculptures each have a 'character' of her own !<br />Thank you, Avdi, i'll pass on your compliments to Shravan.YOSEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364914380063474591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357977015036278715.post-9928264788019227172010-01-09T18:38:10.253+05:302010-01-09T18:38:10.253+05:30I am wowed by your detailed description. The scul...I am wowed by your detailed description. The sculptures were not 'stony' eh.. much better than many of our pretty but untalented heroines.<br /><br />Rolled up dosa reminded you of temple stambha -- haha ! <br /><br />Good work by Shravan, the pictures enliven the post.Avahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274222598587327676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357977015036278715.post-36891505188924174912010-01-09T14:57:07.286+05:302010-01-09T14:57:07.286+05:30Thank you for the unfailing encouragement ! As the...Thank you for the unfailing encouragement ! As the posts were done right after unpacking after the trip,it was possible to record many details. <br />As for the "vimanas", the mystery endures !YOSEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364914380063474591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357977015036278715.post-51039780706880758892010-01-09T08:40:16.186+05:302010-01-09T08:40:16.186+05:30I may sound like a broken record each time but I&#...I may sound like a broken record each time but I'll start with describing this once again as FantastiI too have fond memories of this place but not with the great detail that you have given and the anecdotes. I enjoyed how you described things, eye candy ladies in stone and all. I also remembered the Vimana discussion!Capt. Anup Murthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517106772872301041noreply@blogger.com