by Priyanka | Jul 3, 2023 | Driving, South India
This time I tried a new route while driving down from Chikkaballapur to Coimbatore. This was via Devanahalli – Singahalli – Budigere – Varthur – Attibele – Hosur – Salem – Coimbatore. The Attibele to Coimbatore route is the...
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 15, 2023 | Frequently Asked, India, South India, Temples
Late last year, I wrote a blog post listing out the temples in Tamil Nadu that I had NOT visited and they were still on my bucket list, lamenting that I had not been able to visit them despite having a home in Coimbatore for 4 years (including the 3 COVID years). I...
by Priyanka | Jun 8, 2023 | BucketLists, Frequently Asked, South India, Temples, Unexpectedly Awesome
We now have one more Isha Yoga Center aka Sadhguru’s ashram! It is situated near Chikkaballapur, a small town 2 hours from the mega city of Bangalore. This center has two beautiful temples – Naga Mandapam and Yogeshwar Linga temple & of course the 112ft...
by Priyanka | Jun 1, 2023 | In Spirituality, South India, Temples
All Sadhguru SriBrahma Ashrams have an annual Guru Pooja event. It is a big deal and there are many miraculous stories of how support/funds from unknown sources have helped keep this ritual intact in many ashrams. The Yelanahalli ashram has this Guru Pooja event...
by Priyanka | May 19, 2023 | In Spirituality, India, Jain, Temples, West India
For a devout Jain, the visit to a prominent pilgrimage spot like Girnar parvat would be filled with various activities towards doing pooja of the main idol. And especially here, Neminath’s idol at this temple is said to be timeless, and to have been brought down here...
