Category: Spiritual
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Amarnath Yatra: an unplanned journey to Baba Barfani
There are few other religious places which has the venerability of Amarnath Yatra. As legends have mentioned it, Amarnath Gufa is the cave where Lord Shiva revealed the secret of immortality (Amar Katha) to Goddess Parvati. Devotees undertake the arduous trek every year in a hostile region amidst harsh weather to get a glimpse of…
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Kumbh Mela – a celebration of Sanatan Dharm
The iconic Kumbh Mela was being organized with grandeur at Prayagraj – the confluence of holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. Crores of devotees had flocked to the confluence site for the ritual dip in the holy confluence on the eve of what is considered the most significant day in the 45-day religious…
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Meeting the ascetics at Mahakumbh
Kumbh Mela is much more than the bathing rituals, it is a carnival of Santan Dharm. There are religious dialogues, programs, meet and greet events, talks, spiritual learning, and a lot more. As with any carnival, there are few who turn heads and are leading lights of the event. Kumbh Mela 2025 had its own…
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Karni Mata Temple of Bikaner – The intriguing temple of rats
Karni Mata is worshiped as an incarnation of Goddess Durga. During her time in the arid region, she was revered as a warrior and an ascetic. She even laid the foundation stones of the majestic Mehrangarh fort in Jodhpur. The temple has a carved marble archway with silver doors which opens into an open courtyard…
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Kullu Dusherra: A tableau of the rich tradition of Himachal
Kullu Dusherra dates to the 17th century when as a penance for the sin of killing a poor Brahman, Raja Jagat Singh of Kullu renounced his crown and placed an idol of Lord Raghunath on the throne. On the eve of Dusherra, all the deities from the nearby villages are brought to the Dhalpur Maidan…
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Witnessing the spectacular Ganga aarti at the Dashaswamedha Ghat, Varanasi
Along the banks, there are 88 ghats starting with the Raj Ghat in one end and the Assi Ghat in the other, each with its own spiritual significance and sperate identity in the history of this holy land. Among these ghats, the most prominent, colourful, and venerable is the Dashaswamedha Ghat. The spectacular ghat was…
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Manikarnika & Harishchandra: My experience of the cremation ghats in Varanasi
Manikarnika Ghat is among the oldest and most revered ghats of Varanasi. This is one of the two cremation ghats in Varanasi and is believed to be the most auspicious place for a Hindu to be cremated and leads to attainment moksha.
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Prayagraj – History lessons and a spiritual dip at the Sangam
Prayagraj, earlier known as Allahabad is a town in north India situated at the confluence of there revered rivers of Hinduism – the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati.
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VLOG: Day trip to the Isha Foundation and the Adiyogi statue at Coimbatore
Isha Foundation is a non-profit, spiritual organization founded in 1992 near Coimbatore, India, by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudevji. The organization under the leadership of Sadhguru consecrated a mammoth bust statue of Lord Shiva in his customary meditation posture which holds the Guinness Book of World record for being the largest bust statue.
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Walking on Krishna’s trail: Mathura and Vrindavan
Mathura & Vrindavan – the two holy places where all his childhood pastimes unfolded, where he left a broken heart in each house yet he resides in each heart, each home; where people call him chor (thief) as well as thakurji (lord)
Jolly Miles 