by Priyanka | Sep 7, 2023 | In Spirituality, South India, Temples
Devotees to the Bangalore Adiyogi, often skip the Naga mandapam temple in their hurry to see (and click pictures with) the Adiyogi statue. Here’s a detailed blog post for those of you who are genuinely interested in this beautiful Naga mandapam temple....
by Priyanka | Aug 30, 2023 | In Spirituality, International, Temples
I don’t know when my trip to the American continents may happen, but I do know that there is a place in Kauai, Hawaii that I would like to visit if I am in the area. A Shiva temple with a Rudraksha tree grove – doesn’t that excite you too? I have...
by Priyanka | Aug 13, 2023 | In Spirituality, South India
In Ramana Ashramam, located at the foot of Arunchalam mountain, bhajans happen daily. During this time, a lot of devotees circumambulate Ramana’s samadhi continuously. For me, it brought to mind memories when a monk had told me to do 108 pradakshinas, I...
by Priyanka | Aug 6, 2023 | In Spirituality, India, South India, Temples
With this blog post, I start my writing into the Girivalam i.e. circumambulation (pradakshina) around the sacred Arunachala mountain of Tiruvannamalai. It feels fitting to start this series with Adi Annamalai temple, one of the 3 oldest temples in the region. The...
by Priyanka | Jul 15, 2023 | Temples, Top Reads
With the recent Linga Bhairavi Devi temple consecration in Kathmandu, I have been keen to visit the neighbouring country of Nepal soon! Relevant sources have told me that the Rudraksha seed trade in the world is largely dominated by Nepal and Indonesia (surprising...
by Priyanka | Jul 12, 2023 | In Spirituality, International, Temples
“It took two and a half years and dozens of design iterations to create Adiyogi’s face as he stands today”, say official sources. Once the face was designed, the herculean task of shaping it into a statue began. Guided by Sadhguru, a novel...
