I am in a tearing hurry to catch the train to go to Kumarakom, Kerala, to attend KM's annual IIMA class gathering...but for my niece and daughter, I've uploaded photos of the Jathre (fair) for Hanumath Jayanthi (birthday of the Monkey God)...

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I've set it as "public", so I hope everyone can see the photos!

When I visited Bangalore in 1989, we stayed with some friends in Jayanagar 9th Block, and visited a small hlllock, on which stood a small idol of the monkey God, AnjanEyA (son of Anjana). His other names are Hanuman (He of the broken chin), vAyuputrA (son the Wind)...in fact his 108 names are something that I recite every day, as he is one of my ( Read more... )

On the day we left, I realized I did have time to spare, so quickly slipped out with the KMC (KM Canon) and took these snaps of the fair on the little roads surrounding the Ragigudda Hanuman Temple, for the birthday of Hauman or Anjaneya, the monkey God ( Read more... )

On Dec 6, 2006, I sighted this leopard in front of the Ragigudda Temple gate....


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A new house is being built on the road facing the Mini Forest. The *&*^ architect built the gate BANG in front a beautiful  copper-shield bearer tree that was at least 20 years old. My friend Mythreyi and I , on our evening walk, kept looking at the gate apprehensively. But I thought the house-owners would not be able to get permission to cut down ( Read more... )