Author: Priyanka
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My Many Conversations on Perur Temple – Kashi of Tamil Nadu, Western Chidambaram and more
Roughly 7 km from my rental apartment in Coimbatore’s fun neighbourhood of RS Puram, lies the lovely temple of Perur. I would have passed it by as any other south Indian temple except that people around me keep mentioning this powerful temple. Way back in 2006, when India or the world barely knew about Sadhguru…
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An Agroforester’s Story & Zeal To Change Government Policy
On my travels, social media interactions and volunteering with various organizations like Isha’s Rally for Rivers project, I came in touch with Ganesan anna. A farmer from Tamil Nadu who was (surprisingly) already active on Twitter. Intrigued, I decided to find out his story. 🙂 On the banks of the Ponnaiyar river, lies one of…
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Picking Up the Threads of My Travel Life, as COVID Mellows Down (for good, hopefully)
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] In September 2019, I moved to a rental apartment in Coimbatore. As I was still exploring the city and living-on-my-own lifestyle, COVID hit us and we were all rooted in one place whether we liked it…
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Himachal & Garhwal Religon, Spirituality & Culture, Common Layers
My first trip to the mighty Himalayas was to Garhwal – Gangotri dham. It was way back in the 2003-ish years. We hadn’t seen a single image of the Himalayas except some calendar brochure shots, which I quickly disbelieved. So, when my mother insisted, and we went upwards from Haridwar to the Gangotri dham, the…
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Iohan Gueorguiev, A Tribute : His videos made my lockdown easier
His lovely videos made my lockdown easier, but at the same time he was fighting a hard battle. And couldn’t survive it. So saddened to know that he has passed on. Om shanti.
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Modhera Sun Temple Visit, on a warm Sunday morning | Gujarat’s UNESCO World Heritage Site
Modhera Sun Temple – a complete tirtha kshetra of old. Current state now. And thoughts about Surya Worship.
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Learning to Use the Sleeping Bag at 0°C 🙂 [Podcast]
From my very cold Australian trip, here’s a Camping podcast 🙂
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Where to Find Rudraksha Trees in India
Let’s do some Rudraksha tree spotting 🙂 Here are few online records I could find of Rudraksha trees in India. Please tell me of other places you know of…
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Digital Nomad-ing Through COVID Waves
“Travelling” is considered irresponsible during COVID waves. But what about digital nomad-ing where we stay at specific places for a few months. And can we do that to skip regional COVID waves?
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Buying a Phone as per my travel style (remote working, cycle touring, adventure)
One evening in the winter of 2017, I found myself lost in an Andalucian national park. What would have helped a lot, or so I think, was a Compass on my phone. I usually have a compass app on my phone (as it helps me ensure I don’t sleep with my head to the North,…