The 2008 Asian Odyssey was a grand success with Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami leading 97 Innersearchers from 15-countries on a 3-week travel-study program through Cambodia, Malaysia and South India. Our journey took us from exploring ancient Hindu temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia, to quiet inner times on the tropical island of Langkawi in classes with Bodhinatha followed by immersing ourselves in the grand Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves in Malaysia.

From here it was off to sacred India. Where our pilgrimage to holy towns broughts us to the very sanctums on some of India's most precious and sacred temples, attending grand homas and pujas conducted for our group. The Odyssey ended with 4 relaxing days in our seaside sanctuary in Kovalam where we delved into the very depths of Gurudeva's mystical Shum language of meditation under the guidance of Bodhinatha.

Relive the journey with us by going through the slideshow below with photos from each of our days on the Odyssey, our humble attempt at trying to capture this amazing journey.

Photo Gallery

Click any of the thumbnails below to view slideshows of photos taken during the 2008 Asian Odyssey. Some a low resolution galleries that were assembled and sent home during the trip. Others are made of large images that were assembled after we came home. All photos copyright (c) 2008 Himalayan Academy. All rights are reserved.

We are grateful to the following Innersearchers for their photographic submissions to this 2008 Asian Odyssey slideshow: Thomas Kelly, Carole Kahn, Ganga Sivanathan, Jeffrey Thomas, Kailash Dhaksinamurthi, Lucy Soutter, Mark Boyer, Aran Veylan, Hiranya Gowda, Shailesh Trivedi and Raman Pumanian. Thank you to Balamurugan Nallappa and Saravana Kuppusamy for their photographs taken during Thaipusam. Additional photographs by Himalayan Academy.

Special thanks to Thomas L. Kelly, Hinduism Today's 2008 Photographer of the Year, for his photographic contribution towards this souvenir. His tireless efforts in capturing all those special Innersearch moments in South India, night and day, made this slideshow truly a rich one. It is a treasure trove of our days together on the 2008 Asian Odyssey. Thank you, Thomas, for the amazing photographs.

12 Jan, Kl Arrival	13 Jan, Cambodia Arial	13 Jan, Thousand Lingams
14 Jan, Bantay Shrey	14 Jan, Siem Reap 1	15 Jan, Angkor Thom
15 Jan, Cambodia 1	15 Jan, Siem Reap 2	16 Jan, Siem Reap 3
17 Jan, Siem Reap 4	18 Jan, Picnic In Kl	18 Jan, Siemreap Kl Langkawi
18 Jan, Langkawi	19 Jan, Langkawi	20 Jan, Bodhinatha Class
20 Jan, Langkawi	20 Jan, Langkawi Island	21 Jan, Langkawi
23 Jan, Kl	23 Jan, Lotus In Kl	23 Jan, Thai Pusam Batu Caves
23 Jan, Thai Pusam Batu Caves 2	24 Jan, 1 Arriving In India	24 Jan, Kl Tiruvannamalai
25 Jan, Tiruvannamalai	25 Jan, Tiruvannamali Homa 1	25 Jan, Tiruvannamali Homa 2
25 Jan, Tiruvannamali Homa 3	25 Jan, Tiruvannamali Homa 4	25 Jan, Tiruvannamali Homa 5
25 Jan, Tiruvannamali Ramana Manivelu	26 Jan, Tiruvannamalai Train	26 Jan, Tiruvannamali Girivalam
26 Jan, Train To Rameshwaram	27 Jan, Rameshwaram 1	27 Jan, Train Rameswaram
28 Jan, Rameshwaram 2	28 Jan, Rameshwaram 3 Bathing Wells	28 Jan, Rameswaram
29 Jan, Karti Katir Photos	29 Jan, Rameswaram Tiruchendur	29 Jan, Transit South Uttarakosamangai
30 Jan, Tiruchendur Homa 1	30 Jan, Tiruchendur Homa 2	30 Jan, Tiruchendur Kanyakumari
30 Jan, Valluvar Statue	31 Jan, Kanya Kumari 2	31 Jan, Kanyakumari Kovalam
01 Feb, Class And Mural	01 Feb, Hatha Yoga	01 Feb, Kovalam
02 Feb, At Taj Kovalam	02 Feb, Beach Cultural Show	02 Feb, Kerala Classes
02 Feb, Kovalam	03 Feb, Kovalam	04 Feb, Farewell Breakfast
04 Feb, Kovalam	06 Feb, Post Events Rajapalayam	07 Feb, Post Events Pillaiyarpatti
14 Feb, Post Events Bangalore	16 Feb, Post Events Bellur Mutt