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6 Places to Explore in the Pashupatinath Kshetra, More than Just a Temple!!

by | December 10, 2024 | In Spirituality, Nepal, Temples | 0 Comments

So much to explore in the Pashupatinath Kshetra! As a typical ancient Hindu temple complex, it is interesting enough but Pashupatinath is a different level. It is almost like a mini city I feel. I expected one large sprawling Shiva temple complex, a few Bhairava...
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Plan Your Trip to Nakoda Jain Temple, Balotra, Rajasthan 

by | November 29, 2024 | In Spirituality, Jain, Temples | 0 Comments

Nakoda is a historic village near the small town of Balotra in western Rajasthan. The main attraction of Nakoda is the ancient tirthasthala of the Shwetambar Jain Community which has an ancient history spanning 100s of years. Specifically, it has become very popular...
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Powerful Kaal Bhairava Spots Outside Kashi 

by | November 27, 2024 | In Spirituality, Temples | 0 Comments

Kashi is almost synonymous with Kaal Bhairava. Even in the mythological lore, Kashi is the place where Kaal Bhairava settled after doing prayaschit for cutting Brahma’s fifth head. The very popular Kaal Bhairava ashtakam refers to Him as “Kashi ka puradhinath” i.e....
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Indians Traveling to Nepal: Visa, Currency, Language & Other Information

by | September 27, 2024 | Frequently Asked, Nepal | 0 Comments

I visited Nepal in early June. While as an Indian, I didn’t require a visa to enter the country, there were a few other aspects which I found out only once I was there. Some of it was great, like how popular Hindi is as a language over there. But some of them were...
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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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