bharatanatyam Originally uploaded by bharatanatyam 2009 I can't add anything to this. Except maybe the name of the dancer - Harinie of Chennai.I certainly wish it specified on the Flickr account.

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Dancing in the semi-dark Kathmandu and Patan What's "authentic," what's not, who gets to decide that when it comes to "culture"? -Especially when one is a foreign interloper? Perhaps it's far from an original question, but.
Topics: bharatanatyam, blog, charya, classical dance, culture, dance, kathmandu, patan, sirensongs, travel

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This is a test...to see whether uploading photos via Blogging Directly From Email works. (do they still do tests of the "Emergency Broadcasting System"? "This is only a test." )      

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No, I haven't been writing for nearly a month. There's something wrong with the Flash application on my mini laptop and I have been too tamasic to fix it. Today, an episode at a potential "job" site reminded me of all the stereotypes of.

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Grey, green, gold, blue and white Ranipauwa, Muktinath, Lower Mustang Those are the colours of the landscape up here at Muktinath (in the lower Mustang region), an elevation of about 12,000 feet. Grey are the mountains; green trees; blue skies, golden...
Topics: buddhist, development, hindu, jomsom, muktinath, nepal, nepal travel, religion, shalagram, sirensongs, temple, travel, vishnu

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