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  Sauranga : The Radiant body of the sun  Author Gurukkal Dr. S Mahesh    – The Warrior Monk   Indian Martial Arts Guru | Spiritual Visionary | Founder, Agasthyam Foundation | Author & Filmmaker           A  Program from Agasthyam Kalari -Every Sunday morning, my grandmother would wake up before dawn. She would collect 108 fresh flowers from the garden. Sometimes jasmine, sometimes hibiscus, sometimes even tiny wild blossoms.And as the first rays of the Sun gently kissed the earth, she would face the east, close hereyes, and offer each  flower with a mantra. It was her prayer, her science, her medicine, and her silence all in one.     As a child,  I used to watch her and wonder ‘Why is she offering flowers to a ball of fire in the sky? But as I grew,  and as I walked deeper into the path of Kalari and healing, I understood She  wasn’t offering flowers to the Sun outside. She was invoking the Sun...