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Looking back the other way down the path (from the previous photo), towards the torii (from two photos previous).
These forest paths are just as much a part of the shrine as any of the manmade buildings located deeper in the complex, but nevertheless, I strongly believe that there is something to be said for the conscious and intentional use of natural space (i.e. the forest) to create physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual distance between the everyday world and the heart of the shrine.
Any basic introduction to world religions will tell you something about sacred space speaking of the space itself, that the forest is sacred, and that the heart of the shrine itself needs physical space, delineation, distance, distinction away from the mundane world in order to maintain its purity. Or something like that.
I quite like that idea of sacred space; and it seems to be a fairly popular topic in academia these days, too. It's certainly a very valid concept.
But the human experience within spirituality, religion, and tradition, must play a major part as well, if not the primary, sole, part. Does the shrine exist as sacred without any people present? What would it mean if that were the case?
The delineation, distinction, and distance created by these forest paths is not solely a matter of physical distance relating to the sacredness of the shrine itself. Rather, it serves a very important role in providing time and the proper atmosphere or environment, as one walks down the paths, to shift one's mindset from that of the mundane world into that of the spiritual world.
We talk about this sort of thing a lot in Judaism (and I am sure in most other religions as well), but it was only through contemplating Shinto that I really understood it. When my rabbi spoke of such things, I took him to mean it in some intangible, spiritual way, but now I understand that he meant it in a much more practical way. In Judaism, this manifests not so much in physical space, in the way one physically walks into a Shinto shrine and gradually shifts mindsets as they approach the geographical heart of the shrine, but rather, in terms of time. In Judaism, we approach holiness by taking the time to work our way up to the holiest of prayers, by placing other prayers before them, by having lengthy services which slowly, gradually work their way up to a certain state of mindfulness.
Agasthyavanam Biological Park, a protected area in the Western Ghats, an area of 31 square kilometers, the park lies between the Neyyar and Peppara Wildlife Sanctuaries, established in 1997. Its name derives from the famous Agastimalai Agasthyakoodam Peak, which is visible at a distance from the park. Kottur Reserve forest is included in the Agasthyavanam Biological Park.
Location: Kottur Reserve Forest (part of Agasthyavanam Biological Park), Kottoor Section, Kottoor (Kottur), Kuttichal, Kattakada, Thriuvananthapuram District, Kerala State, India.
Agasthyavanam Biological Park, a protected area in the Western Ghats, an area of 31 square kilometers, the park lies between the Neyyar and Peppara Wildlife Sanctuaries, established in 1997. Its name derives from the famous Agastimalai Agasthyakoodam Peak, which is visible at a distance from the park. Kottur Reserve forest is included in the Agasthyavanam Biological Park.
Location: Kottur Reserve Forest (part of Agasthyavanam Biological Park), Kottoor Section, Kottoor (Kottur), Kuttichal, Kattakada, Thriuvananthapuram District, Kerala State, India.
C'est toujours un plaisir de randonner dans cette forêt sans rencontrer quelqu'un. Bon là juste un VTTiste qui m'a lancé un "Hé, ça va Rahan." 😁
It's always a pleasure to hike in this forest without meeting anyone. Well, just a mountain biker who said to me, “Hey, how are you Rahan.” 😁
Rando N°96.
09 Juillet 2024.
14Km50 - 3H30
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Agasthyavanam Biological Park, a protected area in the Western Ghats, an area of 31 square kilometers, the park lies between the Neyyar and Peppara Wildlife Sanctuaries, established in 1997. Its name derives from the famous Agastimalai Agasthyakoodam Peak, which is visible at a distance from the park. Kottur Reserve forest is included in the Agasthyavanam Biological Park.
Location: Kottur Reserve Forest (part of Agasthyavanam Biological Park), Kottoor Section, Kottoor (Kottur), Kuttichal, Kattakada, Thriuvananthapuram District, Kerala State, India.
A tree of character on one of the pathways in Rowney Warren - Chicksands Woods near Haynes and Shefford in Bedfordshire UK
Jennifer wanted rainbow - I didn't know how i was going to do rainbow in this block at first, but decided to strip piece a rainbow, and I love how it came out, it may be my fave block! ♥
Agasthyavanam Biological Park, a protected area in the Western Ghats, an area of 31 square kilometers, the park lies between the Neyyar and Peppara Wildlife Sanctuaries, established in 1997. Its name derives from the famous Agastimalai Agasthyakoodam Peak, which is visible at a distance from the park. Kottur Reserve forest is included in the Agasthyavanam Biological Park.
Location: Kottur Reserve Forest (part of Agasthyavanam Biological Park), Kottoor Section, Kottoor (Kottur), Kuttichal, Kattakada, Thriuvananthapuram District, Kerala State, India.
Agasthyavanam Biological Park, a protected area in the Western Ghats, an area of 31 square kilometers, the park lies between the Neyyar and Peppara Wildlife Sanctuaries, established in 1997. Its name derives from the famous Agastimalai Agasthyakoodam Peak, which is visible at a distance from the park. Kottur Reserve forest is included in the Agasthyavanam Biological Park.
Location: Kottur Reserve Forest (part of Agasthyavanam Biological Park), Kottoor Section, Kottoor (Kottur), Kuttichal, Kattakada, Thriuvananthapuram District, Kerala State, India.
Agasthyavanam Biological Park, a protected area in the Western Ghats, an area of 31 square kilometers, the park lies between the Neyyar and Peppara Wildlife Sanctuaries, established in 1997. Its name derives from the famous Agastimalai Agasthyakoodam Peak, which is visible at a distance from the park. Kottur Reserve forest is included in the Agasthyavanam Biological Park.
Location: Kottur Reserve Forest (part of Agasthyavanam Biological Park), Kottoor Section, Kottoor (Kottur), Kuttichal, Kattakada, Thriuvananthapuram District, Kerala State, India.
Agasthyavanam Biological Park, a protected area in the Western Ghats, an area of 31 square kilometers, the park lies between the Neyyar and Peppara Wildlife Sanctuaries, established in 1997. Its name derives from the famous Agastimalai Agasthyakoodam Peak, which is visible at a distance from the park. Kottur Reserve forest is included in the Agasthyavanam Biological Park.
Location: Kottur Reserve Forest (part of Agasthyavanam Biological Park), Kottoor Section, Kottoor (Kottur), Kuttichal, Kattakada, Thriuvananthapuram District, Kerala State, India.
As it was a wet cloudy day our walk included quite a stretch through woodland.
For walk details please see Mayrhofen wordpress walk 10
Agasthyavanam Biological Park, a protected area in the Western Ghats, an area of 31 square kilometers, the park lies between the Neyyar and Peppara Wildlife Sanctuaries, established in 1997. Its name derives from the famous Agastimalai Agasthyakoodam Peak, which is visible at a distance from the park. Kottur Reserve forest is included in the Agasthyavanam Biological Park.
Location: Kottur Reserve Forest (part of Agasthyavanam Biological Park), Kottoor Section, Kottoor (Kottur), Kuttichal, Kattakada, Thriuvananthapuram District, Kerala State, India.