by Priyanka | Nov 13, 2019 | In Spirituality, India, South India, Temples
One Amavasya night, at the Isha Yoga Center, I found out there was a special event taking place. This was the “Mahalaya” Amavasya of which I had never heard before. In general, on all full moon and new moon nights, they have some lovely celebrations. But...
by Priyanka | Nov 3, 2019 | In Spirituality, South India
Rangolis are put outside apartment buildings, bungalows and even individual house doors. Daily, after bath by the woman of the house. Or sometimes delegated to the house help, who is also South Indian, and sees value in it. Many will sprinkle the cow-dung mixed yellow...
by Priyanka | Oct 12, 2019 | In Spirituality, India, South India, Temples
As my friend and fellow travel blogger Shrinidhi Hande once said, not all blog posts need to be long. 😀 Taking this cue, here is a little piece on a beautiful Devi aka Amman shrine situated in the middle of a tri-junction of very chaotic roads near the Town Hall area...
by Priyanka | Jul 13, 2019 | In Spirituality, India, South India
A relative recently asked for suggestions of spiritual oriented places like ashrams near Bangalore. These are the suggestions I gave her. I am sure there are more places around the city, but I have actually been to these 7 places. Do add any suggestions in the...
by Priyanka | May 10, 2019 | In Spirituality, India, South India
I had earlier written a post about ways to make your Adiyogi visit really memorable. I love that place. So, you can imagine how excited I would be to spend the entire night out at the Adiyogi! Last year, I was staying at the adjoining Isha Yoga Center during a full...
by Priyanka | Jun 14, 2018 | Jain, South India, Temples, Women Solo Travel
In 2018, the Mahavir Janma Kalyanak or the birth anniversary of Mahavir Swami happened on 29th March. I was then in Tiruvannamalai. Typically on these ‘big’ days, I like to visit a Jain temple. So while there are a few Jain temples in Tiruvannamalai city,...
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