New temple
Dad's involved in construction of a new temple at RajaRajeshwari Nagar. I went there yesterday night to drop amma. The temple got inaugurated this morning. So, they had an overnight bhajane yesterday.
The temple location is very village-like. It is on top of a small hillock and you have to pass through some huge gardens and estates and wastelands to reach it. There weren't many people on the top when I went. The half-constructed structure leaves a big open courtyard, where dhoti clad brahmins were preparing for ceremonies to follow. Some pandits were fussing over the yet-to-be-installed-idols. They were chanting veda mantras in unison. Some of them were making complicated patterns in rangoli on the floor, for the homas to be done. Looked pretty out-of-the-world to see them following traditions laid out 3-4 thousand years ago; the dark night and cool breeze somewhat enhancing the feeling. These should be one of the oldest surviving traditions in the world.
Last Saturday, I went to watch the IPL match between Bangalore and Hyderabad at Chinnaswamy stadium. The atmosphere reminded me of Jayciana rock show :P It was entertaining for sure :)
The temple location is very village-like. It is on top of a small hillock and you have to pass through some huge gardens and estates and wastelands to reach it. There weren't many people on the top when I went. The half-constructed structure leaves a big open courtyard, where dhoti clad brahmins were preparing for ceremonies to follow. Some pandits were fussing over the yet-to-be-installed-idols. They were chanting veda mantras in unison. Some of them were making complicated patterns in rangoli on the floor, for the homas to be done. Looked pretty out-of-the-world to see them following traditions laid out 3-4 thousand years ago; the dark night and cool breeze somewhat enhancing the feeling. These should be one of the oldest surviving traditions in the world.
Last Saturday, I went to watch the IPL match between Bangalore and Hyderabad at Chinnaswamy stadium. The atmosphere reminded me of Jayciana rock show :P It was entertaining for sure :)