Finn Family Fieldwork

Our travels on the Malabar Coast and lovely Kerala

From the summer palace of the Mysore Maharajah in Fern Hill, we descended the Nilgiris to Mysore town.

The Chamundeshwari temple in the Chamundi Hills near Mysore.

Nonstop homas inside: “svaha!”

Demonstrating powder puja supplies outside the temple.

This man tied on fire-colored thread bracelets with a mantra for each of us. Two weeks on, we’re starting to suspect strange vibes…We had a rough ride across Karnataka after this. But with Nandin the cosmic bull looking out for us, we’re still smiling.

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