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A friend called to ask if he should bring some #mangoes over. I said no. 🥭
Then, another friend called to say he'd come over if I'm home. I said yes and he brought me 8 mangoes plus a lunch box w mango nectar.
Glad I said no to the first offer or I'd have to open a mango store. 😅
#friends #Udupi

Re: #Udupi #Krishna in person. That too for several minutes, multiple times. 😊
Grateful that the clothing my wife and I offered is used in this presentation (all the blue-gold silk seen there). Goose bumps. 🙇‍♂️
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#gratitude

Offerings into #fire along with sacred #Hindu chants at "riksamhitaa yaaga" ☝️
(turn on sound to hear the chanting)
#photography #amateur #Udupi #India #video

"Samudra Mathana" scene from #Hindu lore. In the foreground is "Koorma" (turtle, Wishnu's 2nd incarnation) carrying the "Meru" mountain on his back as gods and demons tug on "Shesha" the serpent to churn the "Indoo" ocean for "amrita" (elixir). #ama
This portrait hangs at Adamaru Matha, #Udupi #India. Its odd dimension and narrow location made it hard to photograph, but several tries and some digital lifting produced decent result, I think. (Shot on Feb. 21, 2025)
PS: This Friday was (is) "Koorma Jayanthi", the birthday of Koorma.
#photography #amateur #portrait #art

Narasimha is the fourth incarnation of the #Hindu god Wishnu. For reasons, rage is a key trait of Narasimha, especially early in the incarnation. #trivia
Yesterday (Thursday) was "Narasimha Jayanthi", the birthday of Narasimha. The occasion is observed with pomp in Waisnavite locations across #India.
I of course attended the Narasimha Jayanthi festivities in #Udupi. Of the many people I encountered, two were rather rude and directed some anger at me, which I thought I didn't deserve. Still, I handled one of them right, which is by ignoring them; but I think I responded a wee bit in kind to the second. 😳
Needless to say, those two interactions left a bitter taste in me, but I later consoled myself that maybe it was just that Narasimha cast his shadow on some people that day, what with him having just been born. 😀
PS: Anyway, enjoy this presentation of Udupi Krishna on the special day:
#jest #life

Same day and place ☝️, conclusion of 9-day "riksamhitaa yaaga": offerings to #fire while chanting "rig veda" (ancient #Hindu scripture).
Superb ambience—colors, smell, sounds, objects—followed by heavenly food.
PS: Zoom in to #3. Video 👇
#photography #amateur #FotoMontag #photoMonday #Udupi #India

A "laddige" is a ball of crushed rice pops (rice still with bran) rolled with a syrup of jaggery (cane sugar). It is a prominent daily offering to Krishna in #Udupi #India and is given/sold as "prasaada" to devotees.
Not all laddige prasaada is actually from the altar because scale.
#food

I can't tell you where the bananas went but I can show you where the banana peels ended up. 🍌
(Nov. 12, 2025. Shirooru Matha #Udupi #India. Fully-dried peels are burned to make "akshathe" for use in temple services.)
#photography #amateur #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #food #fruit #bananas #Hindu

A local visitor brought us this nice "apple" today.
#food #fruit #Udupi #Karnataka #India

What's better than seeing one setting sun? 🌅
How about two setting suns? ☺️
#photography #amateur #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #sunset #Udupi #India

This closeup of a brilliant #Udupi #krishna. The warm glow is from "aarathi" (a plate of lit ghee-soaked wicks held in front of the idol) and that light reflects off the #pearls. 🦪 🌟
(not my picture, but I straightened and cropped it)
A different but full view with details:
#photography #India #temple

I had a superb day today #Friday at #Udupi #Krishna Matha #India: I served water in the main dining hall, minded the line to see the Swamiji, generally interacted with 100 people and absolutely every interaction was nice; not an iota of negativity.
Who knows tomorrow, but today was a #win. ☺️ 🙇‍♂️

High chair. 🪑
(Jan. 16, 2026. Kaniyooru Matha #Udupi #India)
#photography #amateur #photoMonday #FotoMontag #monochrome

I love the people of #Udupi #India, and not just because of their heavenly food, but I'm sorry, they have terrible taste in #coffee and #tea. Coffee especially. ☕
#life #opinion #beverage #travel

New #utensils added to #Udupi #Krishna Matha #kitchen, #India. At least some of these are likely to be used for decades to come. 🙇‍♂️☺️
25 large spoons, 12 small spoons, 2 handmade pots. All well-crafted high-quality stainless steel. Total cost ₹6500 ($70). I think money well spent.
#grateful #durable

Jan. 9, 2025: A vibrant portrait of Krishna and his consort Rukmini. I found it stashed behind stuff on top of a storage closet at an office in #Udupi #Krishna Matha, #India.
(right bottom corner edited)
#tbt #throwback #throwbackThursday
#photography #amateur #portrait #painting #art

I took this super closeup of the #asteroid 2024 YR4. 😉
OK OK. JK. 😜
This is a closeup of a "laddige" my wife and I received two days ago at #Udupi #Krishna Matha. The ridges are finger impressions when the "ball" was made. This particular ball had actually been offered to Krishna at the altar earlier that day, and we were #fortunate to receive it. 🙇‍♂️
About laddige: 👇
#food

Jan 27: Service of Shree Kaniyooru Matha, at Pajaka Kshetra near #Udupi #India. The main deity is "yogaa narasimha".
1, 2: Before and after decorations: "alankaara pooje"
3: Closeup, some decorations removed
4: After final service: "mahaa pooje"
#ama
#photoMonday #FotoMontag #photography #amateur #Hindu #temple

#tbt: Impressive #sculptures set in the walls of a Raghavendra #temple in #Udupi #India. Jan. 7-15, 2025.
In much of South India, #Thursday is traditionally dedicated to Shree Raghavendra Theertha, a renowned 17th century vaishnavist philosopher.
#photography #amateur #art #Hindu #throwbackThursday

If this 10-min number does not make you (want to) move, I'll stop sharing music links. Guaranteed. 🎵
If you moved to that, also try 5 mins at both 1:18:35 and 1:56:49.
#Udupi #India)
#musc #bhajan #classical #classicalMusic #Tamil #Telugu #Hindi #Kannada

Re: #Udupi #Krishna:
1. The 2-headed eagle in the medallion on Krishna's chest is "gaṇḍabhēruṇḍa", a form of Wishnu in #Hindu myth. It is also the #emblem of the state of #Karnataka. 🦅
2. My wife and I had the fortune of providing the blue clothing in this presentation. 🙇‍♂️
#culture #India

#Krishna subduing Kaalinga the #serpent.🐍
Cramped space, poor light, and the environment made photographing this #painting a challenge (Jan 15 2025).
BTW this form of Krishna is the main deity of Krishnapura Matha #Udupi. Today is the #birthday of that matha's Swamiji.
#art #photography #amateur

View from the balcony, at #sunrise. 🌅
Love how the golden rays gently light the tree on the right, and light the idols on the left performing the morning's "aarathi". 🙇‍♂️
#ama about the setting.
#photography #amateur #Udupi #India #nature #blessed

Couple of days ago, I sat in on an intro class of "yakshagaana", a #dance #music #art form popular on the west coast of South #India. This was at a #summer #camp in #Udupi.
The chalkboard shows a basic 7 beats rhythm ("thaala") and melody ("raaga").The text is written in #Kannada.
My first time #learning this material. Was fun.

Indian saree colors and patterns are so beautiful and elegant. 🦚 😍
Aside: Saree #1 was on the main idol of #Kolluru Mookambika; #2 was on #Udupi #Krishna. ☺️
#dress #clothing #fashion #India #saree #beauty #elegance #appreciation #women