Category: In Spirituality
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A Beautiful Devi Shrine Amidst Chaos, Coimbatore
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As my friend and fellow travel blogger Shrinidhi Hande once said, not all blog posts need to be long. :D Taking this cue, here is a little piece on a beautiful Devi aka Amman shrine situated in the middle of a tri-junction of very chaotic roads near the Town Hall area of Coimbatore. By the…
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8 Spiritual Getaways & Ashrams Near Bangalore
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When you are looking for a spiritual break from the mega city Bengaluru :)
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My 3 Favourite Temples of Chiang Mai
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Chiang Mai has over 300 temples scattered around the city. A true temple town but economically doing much better than its Indian counterparts. The combination sent goosebumps tingling through me because this is where India can be, soon, maybe. Because when I look at the whole culturally rich chaos that is India, I wonder how…
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The GSB Kashi Math of Banganga, Mumbai
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The moon was in its 5th waxing phase, in the Indian month of Shravan. The date as per the gregorian calendar was 1st August, 1775. The 7th head of the Kashi Math of the Goud Saraswat Brahmin or GSB community – Shrimath Madhavendra Tirth- sat in meditation and asked his sangha to create a samadhi…
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A Full Moon Night With the Adiyogi [& Pondering on Bharat’s Lunar Culture]
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I had earlier written a post about ways to make your Adiyogi visit really memorable. I love that place. So, you can imagine how excited I would be to spend the entire night out at the Adiyogi! Last year, I was staying at the adjoining Isha Yoga Center during a full moon night, the Sharad…
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Scared to Travel Solo? [Podcast]
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Don’t you get scared to travel solo? Is it safe? How do you tackle your fears? I face a plethora of questions around this theme quite often. Especially after I talk about my solo cycling adventures or getting lost on a solo hike. So on the first episode of my travel podcast, I speak about…
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The Feeling of ‘Home’
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I remember talking to a German traveller in Australia. We were both staying in the same Melbourne AirBnb. I was cleaning my cycle in the backyard for my upcoming flight to Taiwan in a few days. While she was thinking about her trip back to Germany in a month or so. She had spent a…
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All My Solo Travel Stories Will Never Be Told: Feeling Sober
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As a trend solo travel seems cool and liberating. An ingrained aspiration of every modern woman. However, in reality it’s a lot more. Deep and ongoing solo travelling is formative. It forms your very fundamentals. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea but if it clicks for you, you become a certain way. There was a…
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Mahudi Jain Temple, Gujarat
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There is something about this temple that calls on our devotion…
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10 Ways To Make Your Adiyogi Visit More Memorable
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The Adiyogi visit is powerful for many devotees. This post is an attempt to help you make it even better…
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Jain Temples Of Puzhal, Chennai
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Earlier, in April, came the auspicious day of Chaitri Poonam or the Full moon of the Chaitra month for Jains. It is the day the first disciple of Adinath, Pundrik Swami got enlightened. And along with him crores of other swamis. Adinath (or Rushabhnath) is the first Jain tirthankar in this half yuga cycle, so…
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Why Learn Kalaripayattu?
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“I am going to learn kalaripayattu in Kerala.” What’s that? was the first response from most people. After explaining that it is the world’s oldest martial artform, people thought it was a cool thing to do. It is also unusual of course, but nothing new in that for me ;) As travellers and also as…
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Day to Day Notes with Kalaripayattu in Kozhikode, Kerala
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Here I am in Kozhikode (pronounced Co-Li-co-Day), Kerala for a week of Kalaripayattu. As with Kalari, this is also my first experience with Kerala – I am staying at my teacher’s (respectfully called Gurakkal) homestay, getting vegetarian Malabar food (without onion and garlic) and everyone typically speaks only Malayalam sometimes with a smattering of Hindi…
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Isha Mahashivratri Celebrations at Adiyogi Coimbatore & Bangalore: A Complete Guide
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A detailed guide to attend the MOST WATCHED live webcast in the world – Isha Mahashivratri Celebrations!
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I Got Lost On A Solo Hike & Had To Be Rescued
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I often wonder, I keep talking abt solo travel as being really awesome. And people around me get impressed, think it is so cool and all that. But what happens when a situation develops that is NOT awesome? Am I only rhapsodizing on the basis of all my positive experiences so far? In which case it…
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Places to Meditate in Salem, Tamil Nadu
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Places to MEDITATE. This is my favourite activity (or rather no-activity ? ;) ). Go somewhere awesome and sit and meditate or cycle. Kind of the same. Haha. And one podcast I heard from Swami Tyagananda of Ramakrishna Chapter in Boston, said that spiritual seekers notice a sense of familiarity when they do their practices…
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Reflections: The People Of The Himachal Villages
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Small friendly gestures, quick laughs, a fleeting romance in the heart or a simple, resonating conversation on the road. Cherished by travellers, these interactions are unexpected and what makes them more special is that they are between complete strangers. You may not know the person’s name, background or any details at all. And yet those…
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Solo Travel Question: What Happens If Something Goes Wrong?
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The above image is during my solo trek to Serolsar Lake, Himachal. Conversations about the pros and cons of solo travel keeps happening around me. Naturally because I travel solo. And all sorts of random places I land up solo – religious events, cycling in the countryside and recently trekking the himalayas. A lot of people…
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Spiti Valley Travel Guide: Meeting The High Himalayas
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योगीश्वराय महादेवाय त्रयंबकाय त्रिपुरान्तकाय त्रिकाग्नि कालाय कालाग्नि रुद्राय नीलकण्ठाय मृत्युञ्जयाय सर्वेश्वराय सदाशिवाय महादेवाय नमः महादेवाय नमः महादेवाय नमः I have explored various parts of the Himalayas in India. The chardham in Uttarakhand, gardens and lakes of Kashmir, Buddhist ambience of Sikkim, amazing hospitality of Himachalis – the diversity and mountain environment make a rich experience. I have…
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My First Solo Cycling & Camping Trip Impact: Why Travel?
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I had jotted down this post after my first solo cycling and camping trip from Berlin to Copenhagen. This was after many months of that trip – so I am not talking about the euphoria right after the trip. In fact right after the trip, I was heartbroken because I didn’t want to stop the…
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Taiwan: An Experience Of Zen
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Green rolling hills, beautiful country views with a Buddhist temple perched austerely on a hilltop. Holistic accommodation, serene vibes, friendly people and easy vegetarian food. This is the image of Taiwan that a Canadian friend of mine had shared with me many years ago. It was the first time I ever really thought of exploring…
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Traveling 2016: Year End Review
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Year: 2016 On the road: Just about 4 months Countries: Australia, India, Taiwan It is hard to write this 2016 review post because I am in a bit of a daze. Since September to mid-December my life has been on one intensely awesome ride that I find hard to grasp. So much in life has changed in…
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Cycling in Australia, Day 1
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Heavy breakfast. Yep, I managed at least this as I left hill city Melby, better known as Melbourne. All packed and ready to go, The stand gave up..
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Konark Temple : Abode Of The Sun God, Orissa
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Which is the only god worshipped across the world? Err… Not sure One and only – The Sun!! And that is why this is the greatest temple in the world. Ehhh… Everyone doesn’t worship the sun. Who doesn’t? In Egypt he is known as Ra, in Greece as Apollo, in Rome as Helios, even the Incans…
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TriMandir – Adalaj, Ahmedabad
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Trimandir on the outskirts of Ahmedabad is a unique temple officially called a “non-sectarian” temple. It has three major deities – Simandhar swami, Shiva and Vishnu. Simandhar swami is from the Jain religion is the main deity of this temple with a large idol (about 14 ft). Along with him there are a number of…
