by Priyanka | May 12, 2023 | In Spirituality, India, Jain, Temples, West India
Girnar pilgrimage is of huge significance for the Jain community due to the strong footprint of 22nd Jain tirthankar, Neminath. On this mountain Neminath bhagwan took diksha (ordained as monk), got enlightened and took nirvana and left his body Thus, I would appeal to...
by Priyanka | May 10, 2023 | India, Jain, Temples, West India
The Girnar ropeway takes pilgrims from the bottom of the hill right up to the Amba temple within 10 minutes. Starting from 7 AM till 5 PM, devotees can spend 630 INR for a two-way ride (350 INR for kids) and avoid a steep 3000 step climb up and down this holy...
by Priyanka | May 5, 2023 | In Spirituality, India, Jain, Pilgrimage (Yatras), Temples, West India
With the Girnar ropeway operational, devotees can go from foot of the mountain to the Amba Mandir in 10 minutes. Earlier, we had to climb 4000 steps to reach this temple. It has taken years of litigation and waiting for environmental permits for this longest temple...
by Priyanka | Nov 6, 2022 | India, Unexpectedly Awesome, West India
Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat is a laidback small city only 45 minutes from the larger and chaotic Ahmedabad (a metro city). So, it feels a little strange that Gandhinagar is the capital of Gujarat and not Ahmedabad…. But then slowly the charm of its...
by Priyanka | Nov 5, 2022 | In Spirituality, India, West India
Recently, I read the book ‘The Lost River: On the Trail of the Saravati’ by Michel Danino. As the name suggests, it is about the Saraswati river. The book follows archealogical evidences from the Harappan Civilization and geological/other environmental...
by Priyanka | Jul 22, 2022 | In Spirituality, India, Temples, West India
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...
