Tag: south India

Ancient History of Goa

January 9, 2022April 17, 2022 Maya

The original inhabitants of the Konkan region on the South Goa coast are the Kunbi, Gauda and Velip tribes. It is claimed that they inhabit the region of the coast for over five thousand years. Today, they live in the region of Kerala, Karnataka and South Goa. Some of these tribes adopted the Roman Catholic religion as a result of the... Read More

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Kolam – Rangoli

December 12, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

Kolam is most known in south India, Nepal, and few other Asian countries. While walking through the village streets of Tamil Nadu, it is hard not to see the drawings on the ground. They are made of rice flour, chalk powder, rock powder or colored powders. The making of such a kolams is widely practiced by women of South India. In... Read More

Food recipes

Cauliflower Poriyal

March 24, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

Cauliflower Poriyal jest jedną z potraw serwowanych z okazji festiwalu Navratri. Poriyal means in Tamil Nadu fried or stewed vegetable dish, you could say – curry. Typically, there must be primarily spices – black mustard seeds, turmeric, coriander and – at least a bit – dried chili peppers and black gram, which thickens the dish and gives it a specific flavor.... Read More

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Tamil photos and portraits

February 4, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

Few of our last photos from the world of eternal summer… Read More

Travel

From Chennai to Auroville

January 28, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

After arriving in Chennai, – 22nd, by train from Goa – first things first, we went to check trains to Pondicherry and we got information that the train is only at 6 pm, it goes from other station that is near and the ticket can be bought only 3 hours before departure. As it was around 1 pm we still had... Read More

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From Goa to Tamil Nadu

January 15, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

Finally came time to say goodbye to sunny Goa and its beaches. We still had 1 and a half month till our visa finishes but we wanted to travel and do not depend on time. Ticket to Chennai (Chennai Express) 21st December we had a train from Margao to Chennai, in Sleeper class, of course. It wasn’t easy to gain... Read More

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Ernakulam – Kerala

September 13, 2017April 17, 2022 Maya

Our target station in Kerala – Ernakulam After three days of sitting we were packed and ready for our destination point. We asked Hindu travelers if it is Ernakulam, wanting to finally see our promised land. Ernakulam Town station mysteriously came up so we decided to get out… The new land welcomed us with a clean platform on the clean station... Read More

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Auroville: Sadhana Forest

January 30, 2017May 8, 2022 Maya

1st of May 2015, Friday Sadhana Forest is a part of Auroville which is an ecological experiment. Everyone wakes up early in the morning. Who doesn’t feel cold at 6am, takes a shower in an ecological system, saving water. Morning gymnastics for sleepy youth and then we are getting divided into groups. One group takes care of the forest, plants... Read More

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Journey to the east, Tamil Nadu

January 28, 2017May 8, 2022 Maya

30th April 2015, Thursday The time has come to choose the region of India, where we want to spend the rest of our remaining six-month visa… and maybe more…. The choice fell on Auroville, an international city founded by Mother – The Mother – along with Sri Aurobindo. We wondered for some time and we thought it might be something for us.... Read More