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📍 Santhebennur, Karnataka.

You are never lost when you can see the temple.

Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus✝️

Every sunset brings the promise of new dawn🌅

Every sunset brings the promise of new dawn🌅

Matrimandir was opened in 2008. 
To view the inside, register for a visit at the Visitor’s Centre.

You may have to wait between 1 and 5 days, depending on how many people have scheduled visits.

You can avoid scheduling a visit if a local resident of Auroville takes you to the dome.

It’s an air-conditioned meditation chamber.

It seats about 100 people.

In the center of the dome is an optimetrically perfect glass sphere.

The glass sphere is estimated to have cost 230,000 German Marks. That’s about 450,000 EURs ($450,000 USD).

There are 1415 gold-covered steel discs covering the dome.

There are 28 grams of gold in 1000 discs.

When I needed a hand I found a paw 🐾

Skandagiri Peak

The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.

Embrace the little things.

Betel Nut production


Description/Taste

Betel nuts are small in size and are round to oblong in shape. The fleshy outer husk is coarse and matures from green to yellow-orange and may also contain patches of red. Within the husk, there are layers of fibrous pale yellow strands surrounding a hard light brown seed or nut, which is the dried endosperm. When the husk is green and immature, the nut and surrounding fibers are soft, but when the fruit matures, and the husk turns orange-yellow, the nut and fibers become hard, wood-like, and firm. Betel nuts offer a chewy texture with a spice-like flavor similar to nutmeg and cinnamon.

Seasons/Availability

Betel nuts are available year-round in tropical and sub-tropical climates.

Current Facts

Betel nuts are the seeds of fruit growing on a palm botanically classified as Areca catechu and are also members of the Arecaceae or palm family. Also known as Areca nuts, Betel nuts are chewed as a stimulant in India, the West Indies, and Malaysia. Betel nuts contain arecoline, a stimulant that produces effects such as alertness, increased stamina, and a feeling of euphoria. The Betel nut is used in the same fashion as caffeine or to***co in Western countries and can be found in fresh, cured, or dried forms.

Nutritional Value

Betel nuts contain some fiber, calcium, and iron.

Applications

Betel nuts are best suited for raw or dried applications and can also be roasted, cured, boiled, or baked. They are often chewed either on their own or in paan, which is considered an ancient breath freshener as well as a stimulant. To make paan, Betel nuts are grated or cut into fourths and wrapped in betel leaves or the Piper betel plant along with mint jellies, sweet Betel nut chutneys, lime paste, and fennel. Some smaller, possibly immature, Betel nuts can be wrapped in a small folded leaf and chewed for prolonged hours. When dried, Betel nuts have a long shelf life and will last for a couple of months when stored in a cool and dry location.