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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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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I kept hearing of Kheer Bhawani at many seminars and conferences. Every time her mention added a force that was pulling me towards her. Given the turbulent times in Kashmir, one is never sure if one can visit the temples in Kashmir. I guess, at some point in time, the pull becomes strong enough to […]

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Anuradha Goyal: Ashish Kaul is the author of a beautiful book on ‘Didda-the Warrior Queen of Kashmir.’ I’ve been reading about Kashmir, and I realized that Didda ruled Kashmir at my favorite time in India. The time when probably India was at its best. The invasions were yet to start. Our architecture, our military, and […]

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The azure blue lake playing a game of thrones as sunrays change their course of the daily path. Pangong Lake is situated about 150 KM away from downtown Leh, the capital of Ladakh, the newly formed union territory of India. The Lake is also known as Pangong Tso in the local dialect. Featured as an […]

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Hemis Monastery cradles the finest relics of Buddhist culture that thrived in Central Asia for millennia. Standing tall in the folds of arid deserted highlands of the Ladakh Himalayas, it is the sacred religious hermitage that lives on the blessings of Naropa. An ancient Buddhist scholar, Naropa presided over the operations of Nalanda Mahavihara as […]

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Delhi-Srinagar-Leh road trip via Haryana, Punjab, Jammu, Ramban, Anantnag, Srinagar, Sonamarg, Zoji La Pass, Drass, Kargil, Lamayuru and magnetic hill.

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An emotionally charged visit to the Drass War Memorial that pays homage to the soldier who died during the India-Pakistan Kargil War while defending the hills for India.

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Buddhist Cham Dance is a ritual dance that is performed in various monasteries in the Himalayas – especially in regions like Ladakh. Every monastery follows its own calendar and celebrates its own Gustor festival. In fact, this is one of the key festivals of Ladakh. When I visited Ladakh in January, I attended the Gustor […]

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Review of The Grand Dragon Hotel, Ladakh - one of the only hotels open around the year in Leh, Ladakh and a rare hotel that provides central heating. Ask them for the special Ladakhi experiences like learning the Bodhi script, local food and local costumes.

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