Vrinda Puja - you would like this very much <3

Sathya N Moorthy wonderful, lets visit the place

Sure sir.. We will visit soon.. And why dont we go to Ajanta & Ellora during an extended weekend as well..

Can we club deogarh and ajanta ellora? lets drag the our Ace photographer friends also.. what say?

Wonderful Idea Sir! Deogarh is in MP.. We shall go there separately.. Now its all in your hands!

Gorgeous. AND I got the 108th "like"!

I have been at Ajanta and Ellora where there are magnificent pieces

Vasudeva; the Gajendramoksha side is referred as Samkarshana,the Bundela area is full of Jain and Hindu Temples and sculptures

@Satha N Moorthy: Deogarh is not in MP but in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh. This is a district of UP that sticks into MP, the nearest significant railhead being Jhansi, 100 kms away. You could read more about it @ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3414110.cms

Anne Wilkerson Allen, I am not particularly drawn to Ganesha as God. The mystic stories behind all gods in Hindu Dharma are metaphorical, and as such enriching to our understanding of Spirit and human's highest potential. However, it is unfortunate that in western constructs, you can even find Ganesha defiled by people whose minds are colored by Freudean phallicentric mentalities... So, I shy away from engaging in some groups where the participants assumptions are definitely Western. Different epistemes can render certain topics which are highly regarded in some cultures almost vulgar and unrecognizable.

Anne Wilkerson Allen, I am not particularly drawn to Ganesha as God. The mystic stories behind all gods in Hindu Dharma are metaphorical, and as such, most inspiring and enriching to the understanding of Spirit and human's highest potential; to many seekers of a higher truth. However, it is unfortunate that in western constructs, you can even find Ganesha defiled by people whose minds are colored by Freudean phallicentric mentalities... So, I shy away from engaging in some groups where the participants assumptions are definitely Western. Different epistemes can render certain topics which are highly regarded in some cultures almost vulgar and unrecognizable. When I write like here, for mostly Western educated readers, I need to take into account the intense defamation campaign that has covertly reigned in US academia against Hinduism. This is something that I was semi-conscious about for many years. Now, thanks to outstanding emic expositoins from authors who have articulated this problem, I am aware of greater reason for alienation. However, the struggling spirit in me does not allow me to fully disassociate from Western negative constructs of Hindu Dharma. I appreciate the interest of very sincere seekers of Truth like yourself, and will continue doing my best to contribute to a better understanding of Hinduism and Vedanta. If you are interested in more about this issue, please refer to: "Invading the Sacred: An analysis of Hinduism Studies in America," Ramaswami, Nicolas, Banerjee. "Being Different: An Indian challenge to Western Universalism,"RajivMeenam Malhotra If you do not want to read these voluminous books, you, and others interested on this topic, may want to google the titles and there are YouTube or Vimeo conferences and discussion forums of Indian academics in US and Canada engaging in conversation about the problematic issues. <3

In my humble opinion, and this is an oversimplification of a very complex issue which has much to do with a capitalist society and not that there is anything inherently wrong with the good people of the US and the West in general... but, in my humble opinion, the lucrative sexualization of almost everything in the West, places a conversation about the symbolism of Hindu gods in the English language in very "exotic" territory. To deconstruct the Capitalist informed and conditioned mind takes many sincere seekers to seek learning directly from the oral tradition by an Indian Guru. Unfortunately, even the word Guru has been rendered a joke in the US, because, by omission, you only read and get to know about the chaotic lives of a few charismatic immoral guys who reached the yellow press. Few get to hear about the extraordinary transmission of wisdom and life transforming Presence of Pure and Enlightened Beings, Sadgurus, who continue blessing humanity for eons after they pass on. Who cares about that? Most care about sensationalism, and that type of entertainment is a problem in our times.

Vrinda, you are absolutely correct. It is futile to explain the spritual aspects of Sanatan Dharm to ignorant people,only gyani (learned?) can understand-

bhartiy vaibhav-varsana durlabh dastavejonu pradarshan yojay to jansamudayma jagruti vadhe...

very nice old mandir and work