Year of the Neelakurinji

September 4, 2006

It happens once in twelve years.

The Neelakurinji has flowered in the Anaimalai Hills…

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What She Said

Bigger than earth, certainly,
higher than the sky,
more unfathomable than the waters
is this love for this man

of the mountain slopes
where bees make rich honey
from the flowers of the kurinji
that has such black stalks.

- Teevakulattaar (Kuruntokai 3)

Trans. A.K.Ramanujan

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  1. Lovely :)

    Comment by Sharanya — September 4, 2006 @ 10:52 am

  2. What a lovely poem. In my new garden I am learning that persuading some plants to flower is an art.

    Comment by MumbaiGirl — September 4, 2006 @ 3:09 pm

  3. Very, very cool.

    Comment by km — September 4, 2006 @ 6:48 pm

  4. see this

    Comment by B — September 5, 2006 @ 10:19 am

  5. see this

    Comment by B — September 5, 2006 @ 10:21 am

  6. Beautiful. Does anybody know why this flower only blossoms every 12 years?

    Reminds of a golden oldie Tamizh song - malarae kuRinji malarae (O flower, kuRinji flower).

    Comment by Nithya — September 5, 2006 @ 4:21 pm

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