Cranium Bolts

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Saturday, July 18, 2009

My Favorite Spot - Nisargadham

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Initially I thought it was spit. The picture came out good so I did some googling to find these information:

Froghopper - in the nymph stage produces a cover of frothed-up plant sap resembling spit; the nymphs are therefore commonly known as spittlebugs, or spit bugs, and their froth as cuckoo spit or snake spit.

The froth serves a number of purposes. It hides the nymph from the view of predators and parasites, it insulates against heat and cold, thus providing thermal control and also moisture control. Without the froth the bug would quickly dry up.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Nishu's Vidyarambham at Kollur Mookambika temple

Vidyarambham (Vidya means "knowledge" , arambham means "beginning') is a Hindu tradition where children between two and three years old are formally initiated into the letters of the alphabet.
Initiation into the world of alphabets usually begins with the writing of the mantra

"Om hari sri ganapataye namah". Hari refers to the Lord, sri, to prosperity.

The mantra is written in a tray of rice grains.

Then, the priest would write the mantra on the child's tongue with gold.

Writing on grains denotes the acquisition of knowledge, which leads to prosperity.
Writing on the tongue with gold invokes the grace of the Goddess of Learning, by which one attains the wealth of true knowledge.

Nishu's Vidyarambham ceremony was conducted at Kollur Mookambika temple.

How to book? No prior booking is required. Make sure you complete the procedure before noon. We reached the temple around 7AM and the procedure got over by 8:15AM.