Sorry we have not posted for a few days, but we have been away from internet access. We are finally at Rising Star outreach! Just a very quick update on what we have seen on our way here.
On our way to Rising star we visited 2 different towns that are World Heritage Sites, and have very different historical Hindu temples. The first of these was Mamallapuram. This is located in a little village by the Indian Ocean. It was damaged by a large Tsunami in 1986, but it is still fantastic. Some of the temples that were damaged are over a mile from the ocean.
Kanjipurum
This city was very different, and is one of the 7 most sacred cities for the Hindus. Only a couple of the temple complexes were open to foreigners. It was really amazing how large this complex was when we got inside. From the outside it did not seem nearly as big as it was. This city is also a center for Sari making. You would see people along side of the road processing raw silk and dying it for use in making fabric. We went to a small weaving operation and saw how they hand wove the fabric they use in their Sari's.
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