Category: South India
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How to Visit Auroville for an Immersive Experience?
Understanding how to shape an immersive experience when we visit Auroville. Video chats with someone who has been staying there for over 3 months now…
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Sadhguru Sri Brahma Pilgrimage Spots
Most of us Isha Yoga meditators are always eager to visit Sadhguru SriBrahma spots and usually find them to be palpably powerful. Not surprising given SadhguruJV‘s connection with him. “Sadhguru Sri Brahma is a reminder for me because I am also full of fire, but we always keep it in a controlled flame. We never…
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Dhyanalingam Temple: A Live Guru
Dhyanalingam temple, one of my most profoundest relationships in life. Written on the 21st year consecration anniversary. This is a silent meditation space located at the isha yoga center on the outskirts of Coimbatore.
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A Cycling Story And Tamil Nadu’s Phonetic Renaming Of Places
Tamil Nadu recently changed the names of 1018 areas as per their phonetic pronunciations in Tamil (Thamizh?). This phonetic renaming of places reminded me of a related incident that happened a few years back on my first solo cycle tour in India. It was a short tour of two 100+ km rides. Chennai to Kanchipuram,…
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My Tryst With Kartigai Deepam: The Story So Far…..
In 2016, I went on a crazy solo cycle ride from Chennai to Kanchipuram and the next day to Tiruvannamalai. When I reached Tiruvannamalai, my adventure with Ramana Ashram and Arunachalam began – at least in this physical life. This place resonated deeply within me, so maybe I had past life connections, dunno. Anyway, it…
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Isha Mahashivratri Accommodations: Can I stay in the Coimbatore Isha ashram?
This blog post has been updated in October 2022 to help people planning early for the 2023 Mahashivratri event. For ticket prices and other such details you can refer to this blog: https://maproute.in/isha-mahashivratri-2023-what-we-know-so-far/ COVID seems to be gone and dusted as of now. Assuming that won’t change. We have a burst of accommodation options near…
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Mahalaya Amavasya @ Devi Temple | Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore
One Amavasya night, at the Isha Yoga Center, I found out there was a special event taking place. This was the “Mahalaya” Amavasya of which I had never heard before. In general, on all full moon and new moon nights, they have some lovely celebrations. But this one was something different and interesting.
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Coimbatore Diaries: where “culture” still seeps through the city life
Rangolis are put outside apartment buildings, bungalows and even individual house doors. Daily, after bath by the woman of the house. Or sometimes delegated to the house help, who is also South Indian, and sees value in it. Many will sprinkle the cow-dung mixed yellow (turmeric?) water on the Earth before doing the rangoli.
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A Beautiful Devi Shrine Amidst Chaos, Coimbatore
As my friend and fellow travel blogger Shrinidhi Hande once said, not all blog posts need to be long. 😀 Taking this cue, here is a little piece on a beautiful Devi aka Amman shrine situated in the middle of a tri-junction of very chaotic roads near the Town Hall area of Coimbatore. By the…
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8 Spiritual Getaways & Ashrams Near Bangalore
When you are looking for a spiritual break from the mega city Bengaluru 🙂