by Priyanka | Jul 8, 2022 | BucketLists, In Spirituality, India, South India, Temples
I write these bucketlist posts simply to list out the places I want to visit in future. So, I don’t forget them and can plan a trip or detour whenever the opportunity presents itself. When I shifted to Coimbatore, it brought a lot of places very close to me....
by Priyanka | Jun 26, 2022 | Cycling, In Spirituality
The other day I cycled down to a friends place. It was a stop on my way back from a cycle trip to a powerful temple. I was telling him that it always helps me if one of the main stops on my cycle trips is a powerful temple or ashram or meditation spot. And he...
by Priyanka | Jun 25, 2022 | In Spirituality, India, Temples, West India
Since, I set up my home base in Ahmedabad (outskirts), road trips to Surat have become routine. While my parents prefer the train, I am more particular about the COVID situation. And so during the past year or so, I always preferred to hire a car. And thus, on the car...
by Priyanka | Jun 19, 2022 | In Spirituality, India, South India
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,...
by Priyanka | Dec 6, 2021 | In Spirituality, North India
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...
by Priyanka | Jan 20, 2021 | In Spirituality, India, South India
Auroville can be a surreal experience on our first visit. It is a mix of forest and urban living. There are many different communities within the ashram which feel disjointed until we understand how it all works. Many first-time visitors may have a tough time in...