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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“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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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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From the depths of my heart arises a wish, serene yet powerful — the longing to see the whole of Bharat, the sacred land where the Divine has walked in countless forms. It is not merely a tourist’s desire to see new places, but a pilgrim’s yearning to behold the living body of Mother India or Bharat […]

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I heard of Siddhpur on my trip to Bahuchara Ji. We had some time on hand after visiting Bahuchara Mata and Umiya Mata at Unjha. So, Jaya suggested visiting Siddhpur for the houses with lovely facades. Since the sun was about to set, we thought we could simply drive by those houses and be back […]

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The podcast by Varada Sambhus provides a captivating exploration of the “Vari Pilgrimage,” a sacred journey deeply embedded in the cultural and spiritual heritage of India. As the author of the book “Vari Pilgrimage: Bhakti, Being, and Beyond,” Varada Sambhus brings to light the historical, cultural, and spiritual facets of this remarkable tradition, offering listeners […]

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Girivalam is parikrama or pradakshina of Arunachaleshwara hill located in Tiruvannamalai town of Tamil Nadu. The town is also famous for Ramana Maharishi Ashram. In fact the sage was so fond of the hill that he saw it as embodiment of Shiva. He used to say that while Kashi and Ujjain are the abodes of […]

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I first heard of Alandi when I was reading about the Vari pilgrimage. This is when I learned about the Palki of Dnyaneshwar Maharaj which leaves from here to Pandharpur. I quickly looked for it on Google Maps and found it not too far from Pune. I parked it on my mental list for the […]

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Nandigram or Nandi Gaon is a small village located on the outskirts of Ayodhya city. Even today it is outside the city limits. This is the place where Bharat, the younger brother of Sri Ram lived for 14 years when Sri Ram was in exile. After Bharat learned that Sri Ram had to be in […]

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