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Yesterday at the conclusion of a 10-day "Sanskrit Conversation Camp" in Udupi #India. The portrait is of "Mother India" ("Bhaaratha Maathaa"). The oil lamp and the mandalas create right vibe for the event. 🪔 🧑‍🎓
#photography #Sanskrit #languages #conversation #education #learning #art #mandala

Google Translate says #Sanskrit काषाय (kaashaaya) means "to the cashew". 😂
So much AI. So much smarts. 😒
*kaashaaya means brownish-red
#AI #translation #Google #fail

Peered in to admire the bright rainbow umbrella. 🌈 ☂️
PS: A temple gate. The sign on the gate stands for the #Sanskrit word "swasthi" which means "well being". No other symbol is represented.
#photography #amateur #PhotoMonday #FotoMontag #umbrella #rainbow #temple #Udupi #India

Before putting away the main idol, the Swamiji performs on it a "kanakaabhishaeka", which is "bathing" the idol with gold (coins).
"kanaka" in Sanskrit means gold; "abhishaeka" means to bathe or to pour on, specifically as part of a ritual service.
#Hindu #ritual #gold #bathing #Sanskrit #video

Super #niche: I received this book last year and finally started reading (muddling through) it now. It's a 700-page #Kannada commentary on a 350 years old #Sanskrit scholarly work about events in the life of Krishna.🪈
The original "shree-krishna-chaarithrya-manjaree" is by Mantralaya Sri Raghavendra Swami and is only 28 verses (112 lines).📜
#wipWednesday #Wednesday #workInProgress #reading #photography