by Priyanka | Sep 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
The main thing to keep in mind on your Modhera sun temple visit is the heat. As the area is really hot..so best get there in the wee hours. Or plan during the winter, when the season is wonderful. Rainy season can also throw up some really good days… But they...
by Priyanka | Jan 15, 2021 | India, Vegetarian Food, West India
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...
by Priyanka | Dec 9, 2020 | India, West India
On a laidback, sleepy Friday morning we headed to Surat airport to drop of my uncle. We then decided to ride to Dumas for a quick exploration as it is only 7 kms from Surat airport. These were still COVID lockdown days and a weekday morning, so we got a fairly empty...
by Priyanka | Nov 18, 2020 | Year End Review
For the past few years, I have been doing my year end reviews as per the traditional Indian New Year, which falls right after Diwali. Now we are in the 2nd day of this new year and I am sitting down with my various year end reviews. Year Review: Vikram Samvat 2076...
by Priyanka | Nov 5, 2020 | In Spirituality, India, Temples, West India
the shrine was opposite these flags 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...
