Category: India
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Girivalam Temples to Visit on Your Pradakshina Around Arunachala
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Planning your Girivalam? Which temples will you visit? Read on for some help… :)
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Adi Annamalai Temple on the Girivalam Route, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu: Where Ramana Maharshi Heard SamaVeda Chants
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One of the 3 oldest temples found in Tiruvannamalai. Situated on the opposite side of the hill from the famous Arunachaleshwar temple, this Adi Annamalai is an intriguing space surrounded with legends and stories.
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Where Can We Find Aghoris?
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Where can we spot the arcane Aghori yogis? And if we spot them, will we recognize them for who they are?
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10 Best Tamil Nadu Temples I have Visited So Far
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Temples of Tamil Nadu are world famous. In my many years of exploring this South Indian state, here is a list of the best temples that come to my mind!
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Girnar Parvat, Lesser Known Jain Temples & Shrines
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Most Jain devotees spend 80% of their time in the temple towards doing the pooja of main idol. In this blog, I am advocating exploring some lesser known shrines on Girnar
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Solo Driving the Mysore ExpressWay | Thoughts to Make it Safer, Reduce Accidents
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The Mysore Expressway has been the topic of many conversations lately. I chose this route on my way back from Chikkaballapur to Coimbatore.
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Detailed Guide to Plan Your Adiyogi Visit, Coimbatore
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The best way to visit Coimbatore Adiyogi is to stay at Isha Yoga Center for at least one day, and if possible more. I hope this blog helps you plan a much better trip to the first 112ft Adiyogi in Coimbatore.
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Is there an Underground Temple Below Adiyogi? Err, there is A temple below Adiyogi but…..
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Let’s know more about the temple below Adiyogi….
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Jain Tirthankar Neminath’s Deep Footprint on the Sacred Girnar Mountain
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Let’s know more about Neminath bhagwan’s diksha, kevalgyaan and nirvana spots and ancient caves and temples on Girnar mountain
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Girnar Ropeway Booking Prices, Timings, Distance from Jain Temples & Dattatreya Peak
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Recently, my family members went on a Girnar Jain temple pilgrimage and they mentioned the new ropeway has finally started…..
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Adiyogi Light Show Timings, Duration, Traffic, Yogeshwar Aarti & More
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Important details about the Adiyogi Light show timings, duration, best seats and more are given in this blog post. Please read before planning your visit.
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Girnar Ropeway: a Bane or Boon? Unsustainable Access to Pristine Pilgrimage Areas?
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This is a tricky topic to write about, but the first time I heard that a ropeway was being started at the Girnar mountain, I thought back to my first pilgrimage on this pure hill…..
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Here’s Why I am Huge Fan of Adiyogi Light Show aka Divya Darshanam (Not Because I am an Isha Meditator)
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I feel not much is spoken about the Adiyogi light show. And there is something to speak of. Of the technology that is on display, for free, for masses from all walks of life, and with the bonus of a powerful visual and audio experience.
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Solo Driving Sathyamangalam Forest Reserve & Dimbhum Ghat, Mysore to Coimbatore Route
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Lovely wild forest reserve with a solitary road meandering through it. At one end are 27 hairpin bends…
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Jalari Lakshmi Narasimha Temple: Quaint Temple Seen from the Adiyogi, Chikkaballapur
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Nestled amidst the hills, this temple gopuram rises above lush green foliage. Creating almost a mystery of the days of old for the spiritual seeker.
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Ahmedabad to Coimbatore, Solo, Self Driving Road Trip
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Cross-country solo, self-driving road trip from Ahmedabad to Coimbatore. With many halts and explorations as time permitted. :)
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Mahashivratri Pilgrimage, Sadhguru Shiva Yatra: How You Can Join & Other Details
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Sadhguru announced the Shiva Yatra a few years back. He basically asked devotees to walk, cycle or come by bullock cart for the Isha Mahashivratri. The Chennai shiva padyatra has been happening every year since past 10 years! And these yatris sure create a inspirational impact! Now many more city folks have joined in! This…
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Which Cycle To Buy as Beginner For Cycle Touring, Casual Cycling or Commuting? Bicycle Buying Guide India
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Which cycle to buy? Lots of aspects to consider, explained here in a simple and easy to understand manner through my many years of cycling short and long distances in India and abroad. Your bicycle buying guide for India.
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Mahatma Mandir, GandhiNagar #GujaratModel
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A futuristic ‘museum’, where people can live through Gandhiji’s life story in a short hour or two.
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A Song on the Saraswati River, Inspired from Michel Danino’s book
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When Sutlej and Yamuna bid Goodbye to Her, the Mighty Sarasvati bid Goodbye to Us!
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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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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…
