Kashi has many yatras like Nava Durga Yatra, Nava Gauri Yatra that are mentioned in the Kashi Khanda of Skanda Purana. This time when I was staying for a longer duration in Kashi, I joined the Kashi Pradakshina darshan yatra samiti for couple of Yatras. First of these was the Ashta Bhairava Yatra that goes […]

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If you’re tired of the heat and want a quick 3-5 day, getaway to a hill station, Ooty is for you. It’s cold, affordable, and a fun place for a small vacation to escape the summer. Ooty – 5 Day Itinerary It’s also very easy to get to because it’s close to Coimbatore airport. In […]

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There’s something magical about flipping through the pages of a Coffee Table Travel Book filled with striking travel photos. It’s like returning to a mini holiday from the comfort of your own living room — a quick passport to adventure. But, why settle for a generic store-bought coffee table book, when you can craft something […]

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Sun Temples in India are not easy to visit. They were the most magnificent temples once upon a time, but today they lie in absolute ruins. I have seen Konark Sun Temple in the East with missing Garbhagriha. Then, there is Modhera Sun Temple in the west located on the tropic of cancer in Gujarat, […]

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Karna Fakiri Phir Kya Dilgiri Sada Magan Me Rehna Ji करना फ़कीरी फिर क्या दिलगिरी, सदा मगन मैं रहना जी Koi Din Gadi Na Koi Din Bangla Koi Din Jangal Basna Ji कोई दिन गाड़ी, न कोई दिन बंगला, कोई दिन जंगल बसना जी Koi Din Hathi Na Koi Din Ghoda Koi Din Paidal Chalna […]

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Rakhigarhi has been in the news for being the largest site of Sindhu Saraswati or Indus Valley Civilization. So, it had been on my wish list for a while. When I planned my trip to Agroha, we also took a detour to visit Rakhigarhi. I remember reading about Harappa and Mohenjodaro in history textbooks in […]

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Planning a visit to the popular Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam – Get insights and understand the darshan process. The Varaha Kavacham (a prayer invoking Vishnu as Varaha swamy-the boar avatar for becoming an armor around us) from the Skanda Puranam says: आद्यं रङ्गमिति प्रोक्तं विमानं रङ्गसंज्ञितम् । श्रीमुष्णं वेङ्कटाद्रिं च साळग्रामं च नैमिशम् ॥ तोयाद्रिं पुष्करं […]

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Solo travel is fashionable today. It is presented as the ultimate Nirvana. Solo travelers (real or fake) think of themselves as elite in a way, putting themselves above the mere mortal travelers who do not have the courage to travel alone. Magazines, especially those focused on women, are full of taboos associated with traveling solo. […]

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Temples in Ayodhya Ayodhya is the Adipuri or the first city of Vishnu. It is believed to be sitting on the chakra of Vishnu. Rulers of Suryavansha or solar dynasty ruled from here for eons. Even today, many royal dynasties across India trace their lineage to this dynasty.  Of course, the most famous king is […]

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I was studying Lalita Sahasranama and writing my own notes on it. That is when I came across Srinagar as the city of Rajarajeshwari Lalit Tripurasundari. I wondered if Srinagar in Kashmir is indeed that city. In my list of Cities Named After Devi, I remember mentioning Sharika Devi as the presiding deity of Srinagar. […]

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