Viveik Oberoi at Sri Radha Raman temple, Vrindavan Photo journal

Vivek Oberoi in Vrindavan, at Sri Radha Raman temple's entrance

Viveik Oberoi with his father Suresh Oberoi and family members visited Sri Radha Raman temple in Vrindavan this summer. Sri Radha Raman temple is among the oldest temples of Vrindavan, established by Gopal Bhatt Goswami (one of the six Goswamis sent

09 October, 2009 | Views: 24867

Jamun trees in the Indian subcontinent

Jamun trees in the Indian subcontinent

Indians get Jamun as a summer treat. Rs. 5 or 10 for a cone full of Jamun, spiced with salt, is great! Phalsa is another special fruit that shares the season with Jamun. Also mangoes! It is said, one may eat a tummy full of mangoes and easily

09 October, 2009 | Views: 15821

Pink and white Kachnar, Bauhinia trees

Pink kachnar flower

I was first fascinated by these flowers at Bithoor, Kanpur. It was offered at Brahm Khoonti shrine. This was the first kachnar bloom that I saw at close quarters, fragrant, and butterfly like…

08 October, 2009 | Views: 51222

Chaiti by Kalapini Komkali, Patiya na bheje ho rama

Chaiti

Kalapini Komkali is daughter of Indian music guru Pandit Kumar Gandharva. Chaiti is a genre of Indian music, originating in Eastern UP. Chaiti originated as women sang in longing for their beloveds who had gone away for work and not returned as yet,

07 October, 2009 | Views: 8371

A Vegetarian menu from Assam

Assam tea, vegetarian menu from Assam

This is what I tasted at Dol Govind temple in North Guwahati... Krishna was offered a rich kheer - rice payasam and a salad of sprouted green moong lentils, soaked gram, chopped coconut, bananas and pomegranate seeds. This salt and sugar-free salad

27 September, 2009 | Views: 28659

Know your wondrous self, says Krishna

Bhagwad Gita, sanskrit text, video by Swami Brahmananda and translation

In the second chapter of Bhagwad Gita, Krishna bares the nuts and bolts of life, to help us discover our blissful self… A beautiful recitation of Chapter 2, verses 25 to 60 by Swami Brahmananda, Chinmaya Mission

24 September, 2009 | Views: 13139




You are too thin, Mukunda.