Dussehra celebration in India- one essence and many forms

Dussehra - victory of Good over Evil !

Dussehra celebration is about victory of good over evil ! While this is the essence the festival takes different forms in different parts of the country. Isn’t it amazing that there are more than 12 different types of Dussehra celebrations in India? What remains the same is of...

October 13, 2020By Rashmi SUncategorized, spiritual indiatravel to India, Indian festivals, Durga Puja, Dusshehra, Ramnavami, Vijaya Dashami6 CommentsRead more...

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Varanasi is an Onion

Varanasi and the onion! Strange connection huh? The reason I say that is because you can keep peeling off layers of this city, like an onion. To reveal a whole new city. Just like the onion. It is a city that lives in layers. Peeling off one by one. Like the seven veils of...

June 26, 2020By Anand ParameswaranIndia, spiritual indiabenaras, Indian philosophy, peeling onion, Indian Mythology, hindu, travel to India, varanasi2 CommentsRead more...

Tashiding Monastery- the holiest monastery of Sikkim

Tashiding Monastery is believed to be the holiest monastery in Sikkim. The legend is that just the glimpse of Thongwa Rangdol Shrine (chorten) , washes away your sins. Seeing is cleansing here; no need to take a holy dip into a holy river. The walk up to the monastery is dotted with white coloured prayer...

June 19, 2020By Rashmi SIndia, North East India, spiritual indiaSikkim, Holiest Monastery, Spiritual India, Buddhist monasteries in India, Travel to North East, travel to IIndia0 CommentsRead more...