On a boat ride on the Ganga River at Varanasi, I sat nostalgically observing the ghats and the vibrant life on them. I have been visiting Varanasi since childhood and have vivid memories of Ganga, its ghats, its boat rides and the air of divinity that they all carry. This time, the riverfront has changed […]

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Narayan Sarovar is a sacred lake located on an island in the Arabian sea on the western edge of India. It is a sacred Tirtha associated with Narayana or Vishnu. Remember Dwarka of Sri Krishna is not located too far from here; it is just across the gulf of Kutch. Narayan Sarovar is a part […]

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Navagrahas are the nine planets or rather 7 celestial bodies and two nodes Rahu & Ketu that are central to Indian Astronomy. For ages, we have calculated time from smallest scale to astronomical scales using the motion of these planets. We look at the sky at the time of our birth to make our astrological […]

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We all know about the Badri Vishal temple that is popularly known as Badrinath Dham. Char dham yatra that connects whole of India with invisible threads is what puts Badrinath in every pilgrim’s list. However, Badrinath is a kshetra – a sacred region that has many temples, sacred rivers and water bodies as places where […]

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Ashapura Mata is the presiding deity or the Adhishtatri Devi of Kutch. So, I had to visit her on my first ever trip o Kutch. Despite all the rains and warnings of nature, I managed to reach her abode just in time to have her darshan and experience her grace. Living truly to her name […]

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Badrinath Temple, located high up in the Garhwal Hills of Uttarakhand, is one of the most powerful temples. It is a part of the two Char Dham Yatras. The bigger Char Dham Yatra covers Jagannath Puri in the East, Rameshwaram in the South, Dwarkadhish in the West, and Badrinath in the North. The smaller but […]

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Temples are the home of deities where they live just like we live in our homes, following a set routine throughout the day and celebrating special occasions around the year. Temples are also a form of deity, designed to make us feel their presence at both the gross as well as subtle levels. In the […]

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Rajnagar located close to Madhubani in Mithila Bihar is one of the erstwhile royal cities of the region. It had a short life due to a massive earthquake that hit this region in 1934. I walked through this ruined city and discovered its grandeur and spirituality. History of Rajnagar Rajnagar was built by Rameshwar Singh, […]

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Dholavira had been on my wish list for a long time. Since childhood, visiting the Indus Valley sites of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro was a dream. Due to political realities of our times, it is still a dream. However, thanks to recent archaeological discoveries, I was fortunate enough to visit Lothal and Rupnagar a few years […]

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Unakoti had been on wish list for a long time. I heard stories of it and various theories about how these sculptures came to be. All that I read and heard made me believe that it is a key archaeological site, which it is. So, when an opportunity came to visit Tripura, I budgeted a […]

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