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Bull Surfing - Maramadi festival in Kerala

Bull Surfing in Kerala

Bull surfing is an old and obscure cultural practice. This underlines the man-animal relationship. It is a part of the Maramadi Festival in Kerala, South India Surfing is all about the sea, water, pristine nature and a single person’s effort to control and ride the waves, right? Yes, but not always. Think muddy paddy fields, oxen and...

March 27, 2020By Anand ParameswaranSouth IndiaIndia, kerala, bull surfing, maramadi festival, travel to India, Beyonder, South India0 CommentsRead more...

Skeleton Lake of Roop Kund in India – where Myths, Mythology and Nature conspire to hold and reveal a gruesome secret

The Skeleton Lake

Roopkund (also known as Rudra Kund, Mystery Lake or Skeleton Lake) is a high-altitude (about 5000 meters above sea-level). It is a glacial lake in Uttarakhand in northern India, at the base of...

March 27, 2020By Anand ParameswaranHimalayasBeyonder, India, roopkund, himalayas, myths, north india, travel to India0 CommentsRead more...

The Chausath Yogini Cult – celebrating the Feminine

Chausath Yogini cult - an obscure, forgotten cult in ancient India that celebrates the feminine, its philosophy, persecution and fall

For fans of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the answer to the ultimate question is 42. Ancient Tantric rituals and beliefs had another number that evoked fear, belief and piety - the 64. Or...

March 19, 2020By Anand ParameswaranInformationIndia, chausath, cult, forgotten cults, feminine, spirituality, hindu, chausath yogini, travel to India5 CommentsRead more...