Category: North India
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Revisiting Kashi After 10 Years & Finding Self-Transformation
What’s a Kashi Yatra after 10 years like? What did I discover on the inside and the outside? Find out in this quick blog post!
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Prayagraj’s Secret Temple: Rama Bhagwan Consecrated Koteshwar Mahadev at Shivkuti
The lovely Koteshwar Mahadev temple consecrated by Bhagwan Rama himself, at Shivkuti, Prayagraj!
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A Travel Guide to Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, Prayagraj
Quick travel guide to the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj
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Dwadash Madhav Temples of Prayagraj, Historic Parikrama
Veni Madhav is the nagara devta of Prayagraj city. There is a dwadash or twelve Madhav temples across the city, which is a history pilgrimage route
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Himachal & Garhwal Religon, Spirituality & Culture, Common Layers
My first trip to the mighty Himalayas was to Garhwal – Gangotri dham. It was way back in the 2003-ish years. We hadn’t seen a single image of the Himalayas except some calendar brochure shots, which I quickly disbelieved. So, when my mother insisted, and we went upwards from Haridwar to the Gangotri dham, the…
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Locho: Surat’s Famous Food Dish
As the story goes (partly as I heard from Gujju relatives and partly made up by me), A shop sold really tasty dhoklas in Surat. One day the cook at this shop was making his fresh batch of dhoklas, but he was distracted. We could imagine that it was makar sankranti, and he was totally…
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Jibhi: A Month in the Mountains
This Himalayan trip was easily one of my best – a week in the astounding desert of Spiti and then over a month in Jibhi – a beautiful, lush green mountain town at 7,000 ft. The idea was simple, leave the metropolis madness called Mumbai behind and be closer to nature. And so it happened.…
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Wandering In The Himalayas : 50 Days In Spiti, Jibhi and Shimla
What is it about ‘a month’ of time, that makes it really exciting to spend ‘a month’ in a place? Wandering in the Himalayas for a month had been on my mind since a long time. Now that it has happened, I am thinking of spending a few more months next time around. 😀 I think a…
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Reflections: The People Of The Himachal Villages
Small friendly gestures, quick laughs, a fleeting romance in the heart or a simple, resonating conversation on the road. Cherished by travellers, these interactions are unexpected and what makes them more special is that they are between complete strangers. You may not know the person’s name, background or any details at all. And yet those…
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Spiti Valley Travel Guide: Meeting The High Himalayas
योगीश्वराय महादेवाय त्रयंबकाय त्रिपुरान्तकाय त्रिकाग्नि कालाय कालाग्नि रुद्राय नीलकण्ठाय मृत्युञ्जयाय सर्वेश्वराय सदाशिवाय महादेवाय नमः महादेवाय नमः महादेवाय नमः I have explored various parts of the Himalayas in India. The chardham in Uttarakhand, gardens and lakes of Kashmir, Buddhist ambience of Sikkim, amazing hospitality of Himachalis – the diversity and mountain environment make a rich experience. I have…