Super work, the inro to your group, reading your blogs mails and contents are my only source right now to our deep cultural attaintments since ages, physically I am away from india since 1976 and as a ten yr old left chennai in the year 1957, on my long journey, may be I will be lucky to join trips to monuments temples and learn more about our art and the stories our stones have to teach us. please tell whom I should write to to join your educational trips. Please keep going for the sake of novices like me.
Thank you all for the great work, "naan kattradhu kaimun alavu karkadhadhu kadal alavu" ungal anaivarukkum en manamaardhe vanakkangal !
Congrds - Vijay, Thirumalai, Satheesh, Arvind, Divakar, Shriram, Ashok et al. Let the good work reach more and create more such inspired experts. Sampath
"" ....We got together after reading Kalki Krishnamurthy's historical novel Ponniyin Selvan', which brought alive the 10th century Chola empire ..." he says.
In Kaui, Hawaii; there is a Hindu Monastery that is building temple on the island. They have a good daily blog on what happens in the monastery including pictures of the temple building process. The Shilpis are from Tamil Nadu:
I've been to the Shiva Temple there twice now. Lovely place. Just wish it weren't so difficult to get to. Only people with lots of money can afford to visit it.There are Rudraksha & banyan trees on the site which were exciting to see. They let visitors take a hammer-swing at the marble they're carving. They've been raising money for decades to complete the structure. kathie