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...
by Priyanka | Jul 6, 2023 | In Spirituality, India
I don’t know the answer to this question. But I have been curious. Maybe in the olden days, there were ample crematoriums and obscure corners in the city where this tribe could thrive. However, in today’s fast developing world filled with CCtv cameras...
by Priyanka | Jun 22, 2023 | In Spirituality, Jain, West India
On the spectrum of spiritual paths, the path of Aghora vs Jainism, are pretty much on opposite sides. One conjures the image of cremation grounds, ash covered folk and all things TABOO. The other brings to mind images of white clean marble temples, extreme...
by Priyanka | Jun 20, 2023 | Driving, In Spirituality
Disclaimer: I love solo travel and solitude. So, I have not had to actually “think” about what I should do to pass my time when driving alone or any such thing because enjoying my solo drives comes very naturally to me. Usually, I work on cultivating...
