https://bkpk.me Piggy-back ride with A&Z Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://bkpk.me/stunning-temple-in-chennai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stunning-temple-in-chennai https://bkpk.me/stunning-temple-in-chennai/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:50:41 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=11557
Last year we took a trip to Chennai. Zara had to see the south of India and what better place to start than take a trip to Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. South Indian temples are very different from the ones in the North. Intricately decorated with stories from ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/stunning-temple-in-chennai/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/a-visual-tour-around-mamallapuram-south-india/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-visual-tour-around-mamallapuram-south-india https://bkpk.me/a-visual-tour-around-mamallapuram-south-india/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:36:27 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6637
Half way between the cities of Chennai and Pondicherry, in Tamil Nadu, sits Mammallapuram (also known as Mahabalipuram). Famous for its grand stone carvings and structures, this town dates back to the 7th/9th century and it’s one of the oldest examples of South Indian architecture within the Dravidian style. This ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/a-visual-tour-around-mamallapuram-south-india/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/cotton-candy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cotton-candy https://bkpk.me/cotton-candy/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:23:37 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6458
There is something sad about the moment when this photo was taken. We were walking close to the sea in Puducherry and there was a public event taking place. Loud music was playing and people were generally having fun. We approached the crowd to see what was going on: there ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/cotton-candy/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/azs-adventures-in-tamil-nadu-chennai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=azs-adventures-in-tamil-nadu-chennai https://bkpk.me/azs-adventures-in-tamil-nadu-chennai/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:15:57 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6486
Before going to the state of Tamil Nadu, in South India, all I knew about it would pretty much boil down to this – Benny Lava:     OK. Maybe this is not completely true. But I find this video so hilarious that I just couldn’t help but sharing it ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/azs-adventures-in-tamil-nadu-chennai/feed/ 19 https://bkpk.me/faith/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=faith https://bkpk.me/faith/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:50:38 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6165
I saw this picture placed next to a little road-side Hindu temple while walking the streets of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu (Southern India). It truly caught my attention because, despite the fact that is was part of a place for Hinduism devotees, it depicts symbols of 3 religions: a mosque ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/faith/feed/ 0