Category: India
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Q: I want to stay with the locals in Indian Rural Villages? Is it Possible?
Typically, we urban folks never consider going to a village and living with them (unless it is planned by a group). But if it is something that we truly want to do then it can be done. And I have seen many travellers, even foreigners doing this in a nice, spiritual way. So when I…
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Unexpected Visit to the Kelva Beach, Konkan Maharashtra [Photos]
My train from Ahmedabad got stuck at Kelva station on 10th July, 2018 due to incessant Mumbai rains. I spent some of the time watching a waterlogged bridge outside my train window. And the rest of the time I was wondering if one shouldn’t take the opportunity to explore Kelva beach side? Eventually, after 12…
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Life Across A Waterlogged Bridge, Mumbai Monsoons
When I left Ahmedabad (Amdavad) on 9th July in an overnight train for Mumbai, I did suspect that our train would be delayed. Because I had followed the heavy rain situation of the day via Twitter. So, I even told my Mom to have dinner properly as we would be late for breakfast. I was…
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10 Ways To Make Your Adiyogi Visit More Memorable
The Adiyogi visit is powerful for many devotees. This post is an attempt to help you make it even better…
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Jain Temples Of Puzhal, Chennai
Earlier, in April, came the auspicious day of Chaitri Poonam or the Full moon of the Chaitra month for Jains. It is the day the first disciple of Adinath, Pundrik Swami got enlightened. And along with him crores of other swamis. Adinath (or Rushabhnath) is the first Jain tirthankar in this half yuga cycle, so…
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Day to Day Notes with Kalaripayattu in Kozhikode, Kerala
Here I am in Kozhikode (pronounced Co-Li-co-Day), Kerala for a week of Kalaripayattu. As with Kalari, this is also my first experience with Kerala – I am staying at my teacher’s (respectfully called Gurakkal) homestay, getting vegetarian Malabar food (without onion and garlic) and everyone typically speaks only Malayalam sometimes with a smattering of Hindi…
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21 Mumbai City Photos : Black And White
When I am not “on the road”, my base is Mumbai at my parents house. Naturally, when I am there, I wish to explore and uncover interesting stories. This implies heritage walks, chit-chatting with people from different strata of life, clicking photos and so on. 😉 And here are some of these Mumbai city photos!…
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Isha Mahashivratri Celebrations at Adiyogi Coimbatore & Bangalore: A Complete Guide
A detailed guide to attend the MOST WATCHED live webcast in the world – Isha Mahashivratri Celebrations!
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Places to Meditate in Salem, Tamil Nadu
Places to MEDITATE. This is my favourite activity (or rather no-activity ? 😉 ). Go somewhere awesome and sit and meditate or cycle. Kind of the same. Haha. And one podcast I heard from Swami Tyagananda of Ramakrishna Chapter in Boston, said that spiritual seekers notice a sense of familiarity when they do their practices…