Category: Temples
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10 Best Tamil Nadu Temples I have Visited So Far
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Temples of Tamil Nadu are world famous. In my many years of exploring this South Indian state, here is a list of the best temples that come to my mind!
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The Incredible Adiyogi Shiva Statue Chikkaballapur, Bangalore: Comprehensive Guide
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The second iconic Adiyogi statue has come up outside Bengaluru, near the small town of Chikkaballapur. This is your one-stop guide to know EVERYTHING about this center! So, read on…
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105th Guru Pooja @ Sadguru SriBrahma Yelanahalli Ashram
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Happy to have visited the 2nd Sadhguru ShriBrahma Guru Pooja event at the Yelanahalli ashram, Nilgiris.
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Girnar Parvat, Lesser Known Jain Temples & Shrines
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Most Jain devotees spend 80% of their time in the temple towards doing the pooja of main idol. In this blog, I am advocating exploring some lesser known shrines on Girnar
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Detailed Guide to Plan Your Adiyogi Visit, Coimbatore
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The best way to visit Coimbatore Adiyogi is to stay at Isha Yoga Center for at least one day, and if possible more. I hope this blog helps you plan a much better trip to the first 112ft Adiyogi in Coimbatore.
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Is there an Underground Temple Below Adiyogi? Err, there is A temple below Adiyogi but…..
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Let’s know more about the temple below Adiyogi….
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Jain Tirthankar Neminath’s Deep Footprint on the Sacred Girnar Mountain
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Let’s know more about Neminath bhagwan’s diksha, kevalgyaan and nirvana spots and ancient caves and temples on Girnar mountain
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Girnar Ropeway Booking Prices, Timings, Distance from Jain Temples & Dattatreya Peak
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Recently, my family members went on a Girnar Jain temple pilgrimage and they mentioned the new ropeway has finally started…..
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Adiyogi Light Show Timings, Duration, Traffic, Yogeshwar Aarti & More
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Important details about the Adiyogi Light show timings, duration, best seats and more are given in this blog post. Please read before planning your visit.
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Girnar Ropeway: a Bane or Boon? Unsustainable Access to Pristine Pilgrimage Areas?
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This is a tricky topic to write about, but the first time I heard that a ropeway was being started at the Girnar mountain, I thought back to my first pilgrimage on this pure hill…..
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Visiting Sadhguru SriBrahma ashram at Kaikatti, Annur
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Thanks to my curiousity and interest to visit obscure places, I often land up in fairly offbeat corners of rural India looking up a shrine or temple marked on the map. Such was also my visit to Sadhguru ShriBrahma’s small ashram in Kaikatti near Annur, Tamil Nadu. (My blog on all Sadhguru ShriBrahma shrines here)…
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Jalari Lakshmi Narasimha Temple: Quaint Temple Seen from the Adiyogi, Chikkaballapur
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Nestled amidst the hills, this temple gopuram rises above lush green foliage. Creating almost a mystery of the days of old for the spiritual seeker.
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Less Known Gujarat ni Vav, Sihor Stepwell (Brahma Kund), Bhavnagar – Palitana Highway
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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 some money etc… – if not for the…
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Famous Temples of Tamil Nadu, My BucketList After Moving To Coimbatore
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I write these bucketlist posts simply to list out the places I want to visit in future. So, I don’t forget them and can plan a trip or detour whenever the opportunity presents itself. When I shifted to Coimbatore, it brought a lot of places very close to me. Ooty is just a few hours…
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Dada Bhagwan Samadhi at Kelanpur Near Vadodara, Gujarat
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Since, I set up my home base in Ahmedabad (outskirts), road trips to Surat have become routine. While my parents prefer the train, I am more particular about the COVID situation. And so during the past year or so, I always preferred to hire a car. And thus, on the car trips from Ahmedabad to…
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Quaint Snake Shrine: Naag Devta in Adalaj, Gujarat
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There is an Orissa style Jagannath Mandir near this Trimandir ashram complex, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in Gujarat. We went there on a stroll once, enroute we came to a small shrine at the side of the road. Curious, I checked which deity it was – the Naag Devta. A quaint, small shrine with…
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Sadhguru Sri Brahma Pilgrimage Spots
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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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11 Pilgrimage Trails Around India
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Want to go on a pilgrimage? Here are some popular and some offbeat ideas
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Dhyanalingam Temple: A Live Guru
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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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Girnar Pilgrimage Routes: The New & Old Stairways
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In my earlier post, I wrote about going in search of Aghoris at Girnar base. The next day morning was an eclipse, the 2020 solar eclipse that was seen in India. Since my niece and nephew were with us, we couldn’t take them outside during the solar eclipse as they might end up looking at…
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The Aghori Jhuggi On Girnar Mountain
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I visited the Girnar mountains of Gujarat in early Jan 2020. It was a family trip to the sacred Jain spots located on these mountains. Girnar taleti (base) is a smaller pilgrim town at the base of these mountains. The taleti has only temples, dharamshalas, small market shops and few eateries. All our Jain dharamshalas…
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Harsiddhi Mata, Krishna’s kuldevi temple in Gujarat
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On our way to Dwarka, we were told by our driver about Krishna’s kuldevi mandir of Harsiddhi Mata. (see map location) Not sure what a kuldevi is? Here’s a video from Sadhguru on kula deities This temple is at Gandhvi, a small seaside town on the route between Porbandar and Dwarka. The main shrine is…
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7 Temples of Somnath To Experience on your Saurashtra Visit
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Somnath is famous for its Jyotirlinga temple. Experiencing this Shiva temple is important for all pilgrims. But there are also many other lesser known temples to visit like the old Somnath mandir, Bhalka Teerth, Chandrabhaga Maata shaktipeeth and ancient Jain temples of Prabhas Patan.
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Mahalaya Amavasya @ Devi Temple | Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore
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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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A Beautiful Devi Shrine Amidst Chaos, Coimbatore
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As my friend and fellow travel blogger Shrinidhi Hande once said, not all blog posts need to be long. :D 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…
