Category: West India
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Dada Bhagwan Samadhi at Kelanpur Near Vadodara, Gujarat
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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Gujarati Winter Sweets, What a Scrumptious Way To Warm Up! [Indian Foods Series]
We are past the festival of Uttaran or Makar Sankranti – the time when locals here near Ahmedabad, Gujarat say the cold will start to diminish. The past winter months, I have had a gala time here in this Trimandir ashram gorging on amazing Gujarati food delicacies. And considering that it has been quite cold…
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Dumas Beach Town Photo Story | Surat, Gujarat
Dumas is a laidback, quaint coastal town, very close to Surat. It’s a popular day visit for its beach and street food. However, there is much more to explore. Here are some photos from my visit.
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Quaint Snake Shrine: Naag Devta in Adalaj, Gujarat
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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Girnar Pilgrimage Routes: The New & Old Stairways
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
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
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
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.