by Priyanka | Dec 10, 2024 | In Spirituality, Nepal, Temples
So much to explore in the Pashupatinath Kshetra! As a typical ancient Hindu temple complex, it is interesting enough but Pashupatinath is a different level. It is almost like a mini city I feel. I expected one large sprawling Shiva temple complex, a few Bhairava...
by Priyanka | Sep 27, 2024 | Frequently Asked, Nepal
I visited Nepal in early June. While as an Indian, I didn’t require a visa to enter the country, there were a few other aspects which I found out only once I was there. Some of it was great, like how popular Hindi is as a language over there. But some of them...
by Priyanka | Sep 15, 2024 | Nepal, Vegetarian Food
It was only when I travelled to Nepal that I truly appreciated how similar it is to India. The intermingled Hindu & Buddhist religious spaces transported me to Kashi at one moment and McLeodganj at another. I didn’t understand Nepali language, but I could...
by Priyanka | Aug 2, 2024 | In Spirituality, Nepal, Pilgrimage (Yatras), Temples
I visited Nepal in early June 2024. Those were days of unprecedented heat. The rains were held up, and the weather became like an inferno. As karma had it, I was there on some of those extremely hot days. I had a very intense yatra taking place and my inner experience...
by Priyanka | Jun 12, 2024 | In Spirituality, Nepal, Temples
I thought there was just one living goddess in Nepal but on my recent visit to Kathmandu, I found out that there are so many. I visited two of them. First, the Kumari of Kathmandu Durbar Square, which online sources suggest is the leader of all the other Kumaris....
by Priyanka | Nov 17, 2023 | International, Maldives, Outdoors
“If you want to actually relax on a vacation, then Maldives is the place to be” said my friend when I told her of my upcoming family trip to Maldives. I wasn’t sure what she meant then, but afterwards, I understood. There are a few reasons that...