To, Tiru With Love: 1, #1

By Padma Krishnan

Written over three years in a direct and engaging way, these poems are inspired by the  sacred mountain, Tiruvannamalai and what it stirred in the author.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Padma Krishnan
• Release date: Dec 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9798215326022

Padma Krishnan

Padma Krishnan is an independent journalist living in India. She has a background in Electronics & Telecommunication Engg and holds a Bachelor of Liberal Studies from the University of Waikato, New Zealand. She had worked in the Space Tech, media  & IT industries. She now works with nonprofits, independent artists, and writers in bridging the digital divide A certified Hatha yoga teacher, trained in Reiki, Zen & Vipassana, she is passionate about exploring commonalities in ancient mystical traditions. and frequently travels to sacred places and writes about them. To, Thiru With Love is her first poetry collection.

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TO, TIRU   WITH LOVE

PADMA KRISHNAN

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Copyright © Padma Krishnan 2022

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, rerecording, or otherwise, without the prior permission from the author.

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About the book

A diary, a travel log, a guide for pilgrims, a glossary to learn foreign words, a manual to understand ancient concepts, a compendium of prayers and songs, a book whose meaning is not understood through reading, but by walking.

Felipe Cussen, author of   La oficina de la nada. Poéticas negativas  contemporáneas

(Siruela 2022).

https://www.felipecussen.net

Excerpts

"...In the hills of Arunachala

Each cave has a distinct smell

The lingering presence of the sages who stayed there In times past.

In the cave of Virupaksha"..

"..the noise of the machines

Digging the ancient land

And spewing tar on it

To obliterate the red earth forever.

A black python emerges

It runs through the country, NH XX

The fine dust settles on the trees

And on my hair …"

"...The mountain bears witness to my nastiness.

"Churning. Churning. A lot of churning.

This mountain will churn everything, be prepared"

said the ageing man…"

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Preface

Thiruvannamalai- situated in the southern state of Tamilnadu is 185 Km from Chennai, the state capital. Named after the sacred hill of Annamalai that surrounds the temple town; it is an important pilgrimage place for the devotees of Lord Shiva, as the