Baphuon
The Cool Inn was a newly constructed building. So the fittings and the features were expected to be conforming to the current usage. ...
Preh Khan (prekshA!)
Mr Kushal made plans for me. How much time I might spend at a site was my option. The drivers of three-wheelers parked their vehicles...
Palace Temple
Archaeology is a science to study old objects in order to determine history. Most archaeology has been dealing with human skeletons and...
Angkor Wat
Mornings come early in the tropics. Because of the uniformity of day and night, the earth-bound creatures follow a sunlight-oriented...
Mahalaxmi Temple
My first employment after graduation was in a private college in Orissa where my uncle served as the Principal. He was known as a...
Sri Aurobindo Ashrama
One needs a detailed background check before settling in to a hotel in South Asia. India was going through various foreign incursions...
Sri Aurobindo Society
There is a common kitchen and dining hall for people who live in the Ashram. While people can have their own meal arrangements, the...
Bhubaneswar
The flight left Chennai at 7 AM. The east coast travel in India is beautiful. The flight path crosses many big rivers. Most rivers in...
Riding train to Allahabad
I returned back to my sister's house. There was time in the evening for more discussion on her doctoral thesis. She had questions on...
Ritual at Prayag
An Indian railway station is like a mini town. Rural people show up at the station early and do their shopping in the local markets...