Category: In Spirituality
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My First Experience of Sadhguru ShriBrahma Guru Pooja Event at Yelanahalli
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Already for a year or so, I was feeling really connected to Sadhguru ShriBrahma. I saw the documentary, pushed Prem anna to discuss the exact places in detail which helped me write the blog on all His pilgrimage spots and, in general, felt really connected. So, it was wonderful that I arrived in Coimbatore in…
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Less Known Gujarat ni Vav, Sihor Stepwell (Brahma Kund), Bhavnagar – Palitana Highway
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Not a lot of people know about this quaint, lovely vav in the town of Sihor, Saurashtra – very short detour off the Bhavnagar – Palitana highway. If you are in the area, do consider visiting and acknowledging the place. You can also visit the shrines, keep some money etc… – if not for the…
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Famous Temples of Tamil Nadu, My BucketList After Moving To Coimbatore
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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. Ooty is just a few hours…
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Cycle Rides & Temple Visits, Powerful Combination <3
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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…
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Dada Bhagwan Samadhi at Kelanpur Near Vadodara, Gujarat
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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 trips from Ahmedabad to…
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My Many Conversations on Perur Temple – Kashi of Tamil Nadu, Western Chidambaram and more
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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, when India or the world barely knew about Sadhguru…
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Himachal & Garhwal Religon, Spirituality & Culture, Common Layers
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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 we went upwards from Haridwar to the Gangotri dham, the…
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How to Visit Auroville for an Immersive Experience?
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Understanding how to shape an immersive experience when we visit Auroville. Video chats with someone who has been staying there for over 3 months now…
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Quaint Snake Shrine: Naag Devta in Adalaj, Gujarat
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There is an Orissa style Jagannath Mandir near this Trimandir ashram complex, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in Gujarat. We went there on a stroll once, enroute we came to a small shrine at the side of the road. Curious, I checked which deity it was – the Naag Devta. A quaint, small shrine with…
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Sadhguru Sri Brahma Pilgrimage Spots
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Most of us Isha Yoga meditators are always eager to visit Sadhguru SriBrahma spots and usually find them to be palpably powerful. Not surprising given SadhguruJV‘s connection with him. “Sadhguru Sri Brahma is a reminder for me because I am also full of fire, but we always keep it in a controlled flame. We never…
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11 Pilgrimage Trails Around India
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Want to go on a pilgrimage? Here are some popular and some offbeat ideas
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Home Alone in this Lockdown
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Home alone in the lockdown. Challenges faced, how I have been coping. Penned this post to help others who may also be struggling. Share if relevant.
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Dhyanalingam Temple: A Live Guru
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Dhyanalingam temple, one of my most profoundest relationships in life. Written on the 21st year consecration anniversary. This is a silent meditation space located at the isha yoga center on the outskirts of Coimbatore.
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The “Stay Alive” Benchmark
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When I first started planning for a solo cycling tour – a what!!?? A long distance – cycling tour – SOLO. :D When I first started planning for it in 2014, If you remember from my older blog post, I consulted with the only guy I knew who had done such tours. I pretty much…
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Well Prepared for this Covid-19 Lockdown Thanks to Twitter & Sadhguru
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The world has gone a bit crazy these past few weeks. A lot of the leading developed countries have gotten into a serious tizzy. The “global pandemic” dreaded for many years, finally happened. And we would never have imagined an India that is so silent and still. As it happens, I found myself well prepared…
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Girnar Pilgrimage Routes: The New & Old Stairways
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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 they might end up looking at…
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The Aghori Jhuggi On Girnar Mountain
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I visited the Girnar mountains of Gujarat in early Jan 2020. It was a family trip to the sacred Jain spots located on these mountains. Girnar taleti (base) is a smaller pilgrim town at the base of these mountains. The taleti has only temples, dharamshalas, small market shops and few eateries. All our Jain dharamshalas…
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I Cycled After a Year!
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Seeing my cycling gear for long distance riding people naturally assume that I am a pro cyclist. Great health and fast riding. It leaves me somewhat embarrassed too often. Because they naturally assume I ride really quick and am really fit. Only to realise that, well, slow and steady wins the race too. :D
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My Tryst With Kartigai Deepam: The Story So Far…..
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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 me, so maybe I had past life connections, dunno. Anyway, it…
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Isha Mahashivratri Accommodations: Can I stay in the Coimbatore Isha ashram?
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This blog post has been updated in October 2022 to help people planning early for the 2023 Mahashivratri event. For ticket prices and other such details you can refer to this blog: https://maproute.in/isha-mahashivratri-2023-what-we-know-so-far/ COVID seems to be gone and dusted as of now. Assuming that won’t change. We have a burst of accommodation options near…
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Harsiddhi Mata, Krishna’s kuldevi temple in Gujarat
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On our way to Dwarka, we were told by our driver about Krishna’s kuldevi mandir of Harsiddhi Mata. (see map location) Not sure what a kuldevi is? Here’s a video from Sadhguru on kula deities This temple is at Gandhvi, a small seaside town on the route between Porbandar and Dwarka. The main shrine is…
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7 Temples of Somnath To Experience on your Saurashtra Visit
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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 temples of Prabhas Patan.
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Mahalaya Amavasya @ Devi Temple | Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore
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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, they have some lovely celebrations. But this one was something different and interesting.
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Coimbatore Diaries: where “culture” still seeps through the city life
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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 sprinkle the cow-dung mixed yellow (turmeric?) water on the Earth before doing the rangoli.
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Here’s Why I Have Been Keen To Move Out Of Mumbai (& Now I Have)
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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 points. If I got down to writing a full blown post I guess it would…
