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Revisiting Kashi After 10 Years & Finding Self-Transformation

by | March 30, 2025 | In Spirituality, India, North India, Pilgrimage (Yatras) | 0 Comments

Maha Kumbh Mela of Prayagraj ended on 26th February. The very next day, I boarded the late night train from Prayagraj Cheoki station for Varanasi. I reached Varanasi in the wee hours of 28th February. The crowds were beginning to reduce and I was elated to be in this...
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Food Tripping at Thatheri Bazaar, Kashi

by | March 28, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

One of the pitstops in your Kashi trip should be Thatheri Bazaar. It is located nicely between Kashi Vishwanath and Kashi Kaal Bhairava mandirs. An area that is full of interesting explorations apart from just the food (hint, hint) Malaiyyo Let us start with maybe...
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Prayagraj’s Secret Temple: Rama Bhagwan Consecrated Koteshwar Mahadev at Shivkuti

by | March 28, 2025 | In Spirituality, India, North India, Temples | 1 Comment

The sacred Ganga flows across the state of Uttar Pradesh and bends South towards Prayagraj Triveni sangam. At this bend, on the northern end of the current day Prayagraj city is the area called Shivkuti. Ages ago, Rama bhagwan is said to have done penance here. He...
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Many Temples in the Mahalakshmi Kshetra of Mumbai: Swami Samarth, Swaminarayan, Hanumanji & More

by | February 20, 2025 | In Spirituality, India, Pilgrimage (Yatras), Temples, West India | 0 Comments

Mumbai has a few powerful devis around which major localities of the city have been named. In fact, the name ‘Mumbai’ itself comes from Mumba devi. In this blog post, I want to highlight a little about the different temples scattered around the Mahalakshmi Devi temple...
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Exploring Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley as a Strict Vegetarian 
It was only when I travelled to Nepal that I truly appreciated how similar it is to India. The intermingled Hindu & Buddhist religious spaces transported me to Kashi at one moment and McLeodganj at another. I didn’t understand Nepali language, but I could easily...
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Why Traditional Dharamshalas Don’t Allow Solo Pilgrims
There is one primary reason I hear when I ask "why solo travellers are not allowed a room in the traditional dharamshalas?" That is: "they might commit suicide" Yes. I am serious. They might commit suicide. Like people never travel alone. The only ones who do are...
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Joy of Gujarati Winter Vegetables: Undhiyu, Umbadiyu & Other Special Foods 
The advent of winter season leads to interesting flurries in the food scene of Gujarat. In this blog, I am sharing with you the change in the Gujarati kitchens when the winter vegetables like Tuver & Papdi arrive. What kind of dishes are made... so you can plan to...
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Bangalore (Chikkaballapur) to Ahmedabad (Adalaj) Solo Self-Drive via NH 52 in My WagonR
Until a few days earlier, I thought NH 48 was the obvious choice for this journey from Chikkaballapur on outskirts of Bengaluru to Adalaj on outskirts of Ahmedabad. However, surprisingly Google maps suggested the NH 52 route at that time (though now when I checked to...
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