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      • Raja Sabha or 1000 Pillars Hall, the Chidambaram Nataraja temple in the 19th century the
      • Shivaganga Tirtha and 100 Pillars Hall, from the Chidambaram Nataraja temple archive
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      • Mysterious pavilion from the Chidambaram Nataraja photo archive
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Raja Deekshithar

Beyond the Paranormal
10 Dec 2020

Beyond the Paranormal

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Akasha, Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, Raja Deekshithar, science, Sharing the Ancient Wisdom, Spirituality&Consciousness | 0

  Beyond the Paranormal is the second essay in the series of five on various topics related to cosmology and consciousness my Deekshithar and I wrote in the late 90ies. It reflects our research and thinking on the whole of … Continued

Factual Orientation and Feeling Orientation
7 Dec 2020

Factual Orientation and Feeling Orientation

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Akasha, Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, Raja Deekshithar, science, Sharing the Ancient Wisdom, Spirituality&Consciousness | 3

When my Raja Deekshithar proposed to me and we started working together, it was some time in the late eighties, one of our primary subjects of discussion and research was the Akasha. After all, the Shri Nataraja temple in Chidambaram … Continued

Raja Deekshithar; 1949 – 30th June 2010
7 Jul 2020

Raja Deekshithar; 1949 – 30th June 2010

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Raja Deekshithar | 0

It is now just ten years ago that Raja Deekshithar, my teacher, best friend, beloved and Inspiration, left his mortal body on the 30th of June 2010. Although I miss him every day, the past ten years have also been … Continued

beloved, commemoration, friend, Liesbeth Pankaja, Raja Deekshithar, teacher
Shiva Dances… the Cycle Continues
2 Aug 2016

Shiva Dances… the Cycle Continues

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, Raja Deekshithar | 0

Once upon a time a young Deekshithar boy in India looked deep and dreamed far, endowed with a need to know why and to understand the nature of the world around him. His life became a QUEST.  Being born into … Continued

Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, Egypt, India, Khemit School, Liesbeth Pankaja, Patricia Awyan, Raja Deekshithar, Tour 2017

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