Yana Rocks? Did not hear the name! No! Yana caves? No, not this either! This was my reaction when a senior colleague and friend of mine suggested this place to me for the first time. Not that I had any doubts in my mind as the colleague was an accomplished photographer himself still the narratives mentioned by him about this …
Read More »The Someshwara Temple & Beach- Serenity at its best
Imagine a Shiva Linga which is situated at a point on which the mighty Arabian Sea splashes its water every few minutes like natural Jalabhishek (offering water during prayers)! If this interests you then read on! The Shiva Linga or Lingam at Someshwar Beach, Mangalore, Karnataka Mangalore or Mangaluru is known for its temples. The famous temples like Lord Manjunatheshwara …
Read More »The ‘Khaja’ story of Puri
If you happen to visit Puri the most popular coastal city of Odisha you would notice two things. First, you would find yourself under the constant divine gaze of the round eyes of Lord Jagannath- the presiding deity of this city. The divine eyes are everywhere from photo frames to billboards to back of autos to key rings to designer …
Read More »A Day in Banaras – Wayfarer’s Corner
It is said that if the almighty is calling you will reach to him no matter where you are, what you are doing! Something of that sort happened with us too. This trip to Banaras or Varanasi wasn’t planned at all! So when it was clear that we would be spending a day in the holy city of Varanasi I …
Read More »LoC and a Pakistani School in Turtuk
It was day nine of our road trip to Ladakh. It was a dream which culminated in driving all the way from Dhanbad in Jharkhand to Leh and beyond by road. This dream trip was happening after several postponements of the original plan and after overcoming many niggles that were beyond our hands. But this is not about the road …
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