Myanmar’s Kathein Festival Money Mandalas
The Kathein Festival, in Myanmar, is a month-long celebration that begins after Vassa, the three month rainy season retreat for Theravada Buddhist monks, on the full moon of the 11th month on the Lunar...
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The Hot, Wild, and Wonderful Cuisine of Isaan
Isaan, the northeastern part of Thailand has some of the most flavorful food of the whole Kingdom. Much of the food has an explosive taste of including, hotter than hell chilies, raw garlic...
Flying Temples, -Elephants, and -Spaceships
180books Gets Spacey Ah, once again #FriFotos has thrown down the hashtag gauntlet and challenged me! –this week with the hashtag #Space. Now how are we supposed to photograph space? Late Thursday night as...
Happy Birthday, Lord Krishna!
कृष्णा जन्माष्टमी ~ की आप सबको हार्दिक शुभकामनायें! Happy Birthday, Lord Krishna! Today is Krishna Janmashtami, the birthday of Krishna, which falls on the eighth day of Bhadrapada month on the Hindu calendar and...
Raksha Bandhan ~ Ties That Bind ~~~ रक्षाबंधन / राखी ~~~ เทศกาล “รักชา บันดฮัน” หรือ “รักคี”
Raksha Bandhan also called Rakhi, is a Hindu festival that is celebrated on the full moon day of Shravana on the Hindu Lunar/Solar calendar, which is in August on our western Gregorian calendar. Raksha...