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 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 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...
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...
