by Priyanka | May 5, 2023 | In Spirituality, India, Jain, Pilgrimage (Yatras), Temples, West India
With the Girnar ropeway operational, devotees can go from foot of the mountain to the Amba Mandir in 10 minutes. Earlier, we had to climb 4000 steps to reach this temple. It has taken years of litigation and waiting for environmental permits for this longest temple...
by Priyanka | Mar 8, 2020 | In Spirituality, India, Jain, Temples, West India
In my earlier post, I wrote about going in search of Aghoris at Girnar base. The next day morning was an eclipse, the 2020 solar eclipse that was seen in India. Since my niece and nephew were with us, we couldn’t take them outside during the solar eclipse as...
by Priyanka | Feb 15, 2020 | In Spirituality, India, Jain, South India
In 2016, I went on a crazy solo cycle ride from Chennai to Kanchipuram and the next day to Tiruvannamalai. When I reached Tiruvannamalai, my adventure with Ramana Ashram and Arunachalam began – at least in this physical life. This place resonated deeply within...
by Priyanka | Dec 31, 2019 | BucketLists, In Spirituality, India, Jain, Temples, West India
A few days ago, I visited the Somnath temple town on the west coast of Gujarat, India. It was a longer family trip covering Sassan Gir, Dwarka and Girnar so Somnath was only a quick stop. Once there, I found out about a lot of very intriguing temples, but didn’t...
by Priyanka | May 22, 2019 | India, Jain, Vegetarian Food
In Thailand, too often I found myself explaining to people that I was an Indian vegetarian, meaning that I was highly particular and strict about my food. People would nod their head and the Thai locals were quite possibly co-relating this with the Muslims who are...
by Priyanka | Jul 27, 2018 | In Spirituality, India, Jain, Temples, West India
The Mahudi Jain temple is a 100 year old Jain temple in the small town of Mahudi, situated only an hour from Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The temple has ancient idols of Jain tirthankars Padmaprabhu & Ajitnath. However, the major attraction of the masses that visit here...
