Journeys

BangkokBlogtemplesThailand

Wat Pho – Reclining Buddha Temple in Bangkok

Nostalgia can sometimes take you on a trip of its own ; which is probably why I found myself heading ...
KhajurahoKonarkMadhya PradeshOrissa

Erotic sculptures in Khajuraho and Konark

Indian art and architecture has always celebrated sensuality and eroticism. Although most temples in India have their share of erotic ...
ChettinaduTamil Nadu

Ritual offerings at an Ayyanar temple in Chettinadu for Tamil ...

At an Ayyanar Temple in Chettinadu for Tamil New Year Around mid April, Tamilians in India celebrate their new year ...
BlogRameshwaramTamil Nadu

Teerthams of Rameshwaram

The ocean parts ways as the road takes us to a small temple. It is a  cloudy day and the ...
Jammu & Kashmir

Yousmarg or the Meadow of Jesus in Kashmir

Snow clad mountains laced with alpine forests greet us and the road takes us towards fresh pastures. The conifers stand ...
BangkokThailand

Wat Arun or Temple of Dawn in Bangkok

I enter the shrine and can see the unmistakable influences from both Along the banks of the Chao Phraya River ...