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DAILY PHOTO: 824 Year Old Magnolia Tree

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Taken on March 30, 2014 near Madikeri.

Taken on March 30, 2014 near Madikeri.

This tree near Madikeri in Coorg is believed to have sprouted in 1190. That means it was living when:

-Jerusalem was recaptured during the 3rd Crusade.

-Genghis Khan came to power.

-the Magna Carta was issued.

-the Aztecs built Tenochtitlan.

-the first Black Plague struck.

 

I could go on and on, but you get my drift.

[Please note: Correlation does not equal causation. I’m not implying that the afore-pictured tree had anything to do with any of the aforementioned events.]

DAILY PHOTO: The Red Door

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Taken March 29, 2014 at Namdroling Monastery in Bylakuppe.

Taken March 29, 2014 at Namdroling Monastery in Bylakuppe.

Doors stir the curiosity. One wonders what’s on the other side–particularly when the door is as pimped out as this one. This isn’t even the main door. It’s a side door, hidden by vegetation and easily missed.

DAILY PHOTO: Coffee Plantation

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Taken on March 29, 2014 near Madikeri

Taken on March 29, 2014 near Madikeri

This was taken at the Golden Mist coffee and tea plantation near Madikeri in Coorg. There are two kinds of coffee, arabica and robusta.  Arabica is the tastier variety, and the arabica tree requires more shade. Robusta is hardier, but is rarely consumed without being blended with arabica–unless one wants chest-hairs to grow on one’s chest hair. So wherein most agricultural pursuits eschew competing plants, coffee plantations need shade.

DAILY PHOTO: Tibetan Tanka

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Taken on March 29, 2014 at Namdroling Monastery.

Taken on March 29, 2014 at Namdroling Monastery.

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DAILY PHOTO: Horse in Field

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Taken on March 30, 2014 in Madikeri, India

Taken on March 30, 2014 in Madikeri, India

DAILY PHOTO: Padmasambhava Buddhist Vihara

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Taken March 29, 2014 at Namdroling Monastery in Bylakuppe.

Taken March 29, 2014 at Namdroling Monastery in Bylakuppe.

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Namdroling Monastery is the largest teaching center of the Nyingmapa sect of Tibetan Buddhism in the world. It is located in Bylakuppe in southern Karnataka. Bylakuppe is a series of settlements that constitute one of the largest collections of Tibetans in Southern India (about 20,000 Tibetans live here.) This monastery was established by the Penor Rinpoche in 1963, after the Tibetan diaspora of 1959. The original monastery was a small bamboo temple, from that it has grown to a large campus of buildings.

This, the “Golden Temple”, is a must stop visit for travelers in southern Karnataka. For those with interest in Tibetan Buddhism, one may want to arrange a longer stay. Be aware that there are certain permitting requirements for visits longer than day visits.

DAILY PHOTO: Nandi Hill Reservior Tank

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Taken March 23rd at Nandi Hills.

Taken March 23rd at Nandi Hills.

DAILY PHOTO: Ross Perot Gargoyle Monkey

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Taken March 23, 2014 at Nandi Hills

Taken March 23, 2014 at Nandi Hills

Many say that baby macaques are cute. Those people may not have seen a true infant, hairless and wrinkled, looking–ironically–like an old man.

This one hasn’t even grown to fully look like H. Ross Perot. You see, all young macaques look like H. Ross Perot, and some adult macaques look like Gary Busey.

DAILY PHOTO: Monkey Love

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Taken March 23, 2014 at Nandi Hills.

Taken March 23, 2014 at Nandi Hills.

 

DAILY PHOTO: Nandi Hills Overlook: With and Without People

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Taken on March 23rd at Nandi Hills.

Taken on March 23rd at Nandi Hills.

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No. I didn’t push them off.