The topmost item on our agenda was to have darshan of Kamakhya Devi Mata at Nilachal, Guwahati. The Kamrup-Kamakhya temple is among the oldest of the 51 Shaktipeeths, with the original temple dating back to the 8th century.Legend has it that, when an angry Shiva was carrying the body of his beloved Sati and roaming […]
We were all set to visit Shillong Peak and then move to the Elephant Falls, before starting the long drive to Guwahati. Have heard and read a lot about the Shillong Peak, the highest point in Shillong at around 6400 feet and from where on a clear day one could get a 360 degree
The Khasi & Jaintia tribes of Meghalaya live in thickly forested hills. When they have streams or rivers to cross, they do not build bridges but grow them. Yes, they grow bridges. The Living Root Bridges — Rubber fig trees are planted on either side of the stream or river. As the trees grow,
Our action plan for the day was to visit some clean places — a clean river and then the cleanest village in Asia. We set off from our hotel in Shillong by 8 AM after a sumptuous breakfast. Weather was good. We had to traverse around 80 kilometers south, near the Indo-Bangladesh border to Dawki,
Kaziranga, a UNESCO World Heritage site and, home to the one-horned Indian rhinoceros, had been on my bucket list, since I was in school. It was to be ticked off, only when I was 60 plus. Better late than never, I thought. Time still played many tricks. Our flight landed an hour late at Guwahati
We were at the Jalakandeswarar Temple, in Vellore, around 140 kilometers from Chennai. Strange feeling. I was working in this part of the world in the late eighties and had passed the fort many a time but had never gone inside to the temple. The temple is situated inside Vellore Fort, which we entered after
The experience of performing Giri Valam at Tiruvannamalai. A must-do for everyone.
What to see in Jaipur when you have only 1 1/2 days at your disposal?
Visiting three Shiva temples in three days was a wonderful experience. More so, when all three are temples, made famous by the ancient Shaivite saints in their verses and proclaimed as ‘Paadal Petra Sthalams’
