St Thomas Mount, Chennai
Thomas, the saint of doubters, is depicted in Caravaggio’s vivid painting at the moment of his belief of the resurrection as his finger is inserted into the wound on Christ’s side.Thomas was the...
View ArticleChennai Building Collapse
This tragedy happened last weekend and the pictures brought back memories of seeing construction in India. The bamboo sticks are used for scaffolding, and my architect assured me that they are very...
View ArticleChennai, India St. Thomas Cathedral and Shiva
← Temple Towns in the South of India Jungle Boat → St Thomas Cathedral, Chennai Originally Posted on April 23, 2013by annetbell Namaste! Thomas, the saint of doubters, is depicted in Caravaggio’s...
View Article333 Slaves Rescued in Second Largest Operation in IJM History
International Justice Mission is doing such wonderful work all over the world, but of late they have been especially successful in India. The new government has been very open inviting IJM to...
View ArticleChennai. . . .Southern Indian City with 10,000,000 souls. . . . .
Chennai, (pronounced Chenna with long a and not Chennai (chenn-long i) as we have been calling it, is a spaghetti plate of winding streets without a hint of a grind plan! The history of the city...
View ArticleChitiral Festival
I love this map that so clearly shows the intermingling of the great templewhere and the streets and lives of the people. It is difficult to see where one begins or ends as they intertwine....
View ArticleGood News from India : 564 Rescued Slaves
BREAKING NEWS From IJM on the frontlines Dear Marilyn, Our largest anti-slavery operation just ended: You helped rescue 564 children, women and men from a massive brick factory in India. Because of...
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