Somnath is famous for its Jyotirlinga temple. Experiencing this Shiva temple is important for all pilgrims. But there are also many other lesser known temples to visit like the old Somnath mandir, Bhalka Teerth, Chandrabhaga Maata shaktipeeth and ancient Jain…
Spending a few days at grandmother’s place in Surat. Mom took me to a ponk shop she had bought from earlier. It was at ghod dod road (map location). And we enjoyed a plate of Jain Ponk vadas.
I visited Kashi way back in 2010. That visit was inspired because I had been listening to this Kala Bhairava Ashtakam bhajan on loop. And slowly I wanted to see this Kashi Kala Bhairava whom the bhajan praises deeply. One…
One Amavasya night, at the Isha Yoga Center, I found out there was a special event taking place. This was the “Mahalaya” Amavasya of which I had never heard before. In general, on all full moon and new moon nights,…
Rangolis are put outside apartment buildings, bungalows and even individual house doors. Daily, after bath by the woman of the house. Or sometimes delegated to the house help, who is also South Indian, and sees value in it. Many will…
It’s that time of the year when I write my year end reviews as per the Indian new year that will happen on 29th October this year. I love this activity as it lets me spend these Diwali holidays in…
I have been keen to setup a different home base from Mumbai for quite some time. There are actually a lot of reasons for this. But since people have been asking me, I would boil it down to 3 major…
As my friend and fellow travel blogger Shrinidhi Hande once said, not all blog posts need to be long. 😀 Taking this cue, here is a little piece on a beautiful Devi aka Amman shrine situated in the middle of…
It was about 4 pm, the day of riding was up, I would now look for a place to stay. That morning I had started out from a resort in the small town of Phan Thong, cycled about 80-100 kms…
“Where are you from?” Typically in any social interaction, there is a query about where I am from. The other person wants to build my story in their mind, they want to place me, better understand my cultural context and…