by Priyanka | Jan 31, 2024 | India, Temples, West India
Recently, I did a road trip from Chikkaballapur to Ahmedabad during which I visited the Bhavani temple in the small town of Tuljapur of Maharashtra. This blog post is all about its story, history, Shivaji connection and details if you want to get a good darshan! Tulja...
by Priyanka | Jan 10, 2024 | India, Vegetarian Food, West India
While I wouldn’t claim to be an authority on Ahmedabad’s vast gastronomic wonders just yet, the city holds the promise of countless culinary treasures waiting to be uncovered. In my culinary journey so far through this heritage city, 3 delicious...
by Priyanka | Dec 26, 2023 | Temples, West India
The Adalaj ni Vav or Stepwell is very famous. However, there is more than the Adalaj ni vav in this small village of Adalaj located on the highway between the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. These 3 beautiful temples are about 4 kms away from Adalaj village...
by Priyanka | Nov 25, 2023 | In Spirituality, West India
Recently, a fellow spiritual sadhaka told me about the Girnar Parikrama. I was intrigued. You might know that earlier I have written a few posts on Girnar Mountain Pilgrimage: about the ropeway, the Jain temples, Jain tirthankar Neminath’s history on this sacred...
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 | 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...
