Odisha has one of the most rich and vibrant cultures in India. One of the elements of this culture is its handwoven textiles – that mostly come in the form of beautiful Sarees. Odisha sarees use beautiful textiles and time-tested weaving techniques. No wonder they give us some of the most pretty and unique sarees […]

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Kartikeya is also known as Skanda as one who is light. He is also Subramania or the one who is and takes us to Brahman or the all-expansive divinity, Swami (the dear God), Kumara (the ever youthful), and Guha (one who is in a cave deep within our hearts, experienced after peeling away all our […]

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Narmada Parikrama has been on my wish list for a long time now, but this time in Omkareshwar, I got to do a smaller version of this Parikrama. I was there to be a part of Ekatma Parva that celebrates the Adi Shankaracharya’s works and his path. A tall 108 feet Pratima of the acharya […]

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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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During one of our visits to the sacred Sri Mookambika Temple at Kollur, Karnataka, my wife Sreelakshmi and I came to know that the revered Sridhara Ashram at Varadahalli, near Sagara, could be reached directly by bus – about 80 kilometres away. Having long cherished a desire to visit the abode of Sri Sridhara Swamiji, […]

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Are you ready to step into Europe’s rich past while enjoying spectacular views and fascinating stories? When you visit the beautiful castles in Europe, you can witness centuries of royal grandeur, military strategy, and architectural innovation. You can journey to the era of the French Renaissance when you discover the architecture of Château de Chambord […]

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“Godavari: The River That Raised Me – A Journey from Nashik’s Sacred Origins to Rajahmundry’s Vast Embrace” Can a place captivate you again and again, even after you’ve already fallen in love with it? That’s what Nashik does for me. It’s a city that slowly grew over me, uncovering its ease and complexity to me […]

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