This was seen at an IMAX theater few years back.
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Paradesi Synagogue, Kochi, India
In 1524, the Moors attacked the Jews of Kerala and burned their houses and synagogues. Due to this incident, the Jews left the place where they had originally settled — Anjuvannam — and moved to Cochin. The Rajah of Cochin gave them a site for a town right next to his palace and temple. The Jew town was created in 1567 and the synagogue in 1568. Even now the palace (now a museum) and the temple exist, right next to the synagogue in Jew town.
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These photographs were taken during a recent visit. It is forbidden to take photographs inside the synagogue, and so the two inside images are from the post cards they sell in the gift shop. They also sell a facsimile of the copper plates by which the Rajah granted them land and one photograph is from my copy of those plates.
Found: Buddha's Hand
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According to Digha Commentary II, what remained after Buddha’s body was burned were four canine teeth, the two collarbones, the frontal bone, the other unburnable dhatus. Now we have the whole hand, in the form of a citrus fruit.
Two Rivers
Kaveri River as seen in Mettur, Tamil Nadu
River Pamba as seen in Chengannur, Kerala
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This blog is written by Jayakrishnan. I am not a historian, but a history enthusiast. I am not an insider and so I am not bound by the politics and preconceptions in the field. I spend lot of time reading about the topics I write about and most of the information comes from books or papers. I also run a history carnival in the 15th of every month. You can contact me at varnam.blog @gmail or @varnam_blog on Twitter Unless mentioned otherwise, all images are from Wikipedia
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