In2-MeC
newly discovered entries of In2-DeepFreeze First Generation Animations
Udupi, Karnataka, India
27 March 2004
Udupi, 26 March Afternoon
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| Hotel Vyavahara, Udupi. |
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Martanda and I on a corner of the wide square roadway in central Udupi. The main Madhva Maths are located on this roadway. You can see two Maths just behind us. |
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| Sri Krsna Math, the foremost of the eight Maths established by Sripad Madhvacarya. |
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Purnaprajna Acarya Madhva Anandatirtha and his beloved Udupi Krsna Deity. |
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| Kanaka's Window, in the side of the Sri Krsna Math. Kanaka lived approximately at the time of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Forbidden by the brahmanas to enter the temple because of being a candala, he stood to the side of the building and chanted Sri Krsna's holy names. At this spot the wall suddenly ruptured. Through the big crack, Kanaka had darsana to his heart's content. The rupture was repaired but this window remains in honor of the Lord's pure devotee. |
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| Kanaka Das. |
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| We saw this handsome young bull sitting in the front gateway of one of the Maths. We went over to pet him. He laid full out on the ground like a cat, so happy was he to be rubbed. |
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Rocana takes a turn. The cows and bulls that wander around Udupi exhibit very developed personalities. They are not "just" animals! |
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| Squeezed into an autoricksha bound for Malpe Beach, where Acarya Madhva received the Sri Krsna Deity from the ship he saved. |
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We stop at the Balarama temple on the way. |
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| Lord Balarama ki jaya! |
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With Baladeva's pujari. |
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| Malpe Beach is a sacred tirtha. |
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Getting the mercy! |
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| Udupi Sri Krsna-Balarama... |
...Sri Madhvacarya ki jaya! |
Kali Ma Festival in Salem
On the last day of our stay in Salem a festival to goddess Kali was held by her devotees in that city. Rocana attended to snap these eye-popping candid pix.
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| These devotees of Kali Ma are repaying the goddess for boons they received by her grace. |
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She is repaid by their hanging from swords pierced through the flesh of their backs! |
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| Take another look... |
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...a real close look! |
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| Give that kid Turley's phone number! |
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They'll have fun fun fun til Kali takes the reward away |