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2023 - The Year That Was

Places impact you for a variety of reasons. And the same place impacts different people in different ways. This is especially true when it comes to spiritual experiences, where every single person’s experience is unique. And personally, every spiritual experience is unique, the same person can have different deeply spiritual experiences at different places, at different times. This thought has emerged because of my own experiences over the years, but especially so this year, with different and unique experiences at various places I have visited recently. I began this year with a visit to Baroda (Vadodara) with friends. It was meant to be a relaxed trip, a touristy trip, with our sons. We enjoyed ourselves to the hilt, but the highlight of that trip was a visit to the Lakulisha temple at Pavagadh. It was the iconography of the temple that I connected with, and I spent a few hours simply lost in the details of the figures carved around the temple. There was an indefinable connect with

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I have been fortunate to have visited quite a few places in India, and this page is an attempt to make it a bit easier for you to find my blogs related to these places. This list is arranged state-wise, and all you have to do is click on the state name to see a list of all posts about that particular state. 





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Bihar


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Chhattisgarh




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Gujarat
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Himachal Pradesh


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Rajasthan
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Sikkim


  • Rameswaram
    • Thanjavur
      • Thiruvaiyaru
        • Kumbakonam




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        Uttarakhand


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        1. Have you visited all of those places

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          1. If you read my blog, you will know that yes, i have visited all those places

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        2. Hi.. i also want to travel across whole India...how did u managed????
          i mean you r also a family person...then how is dis possible????

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          1. It is always possible when you have the will to travel.

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        3. Who is this anonymous person posting stupid questions !!

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          1. Unfortunately, Sri, there is no dearth of such people... and least of all, on the net :D

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        4. Explore Rajasthan some more.....

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        5. If you ever plan to visit West Bengal keep me in the loop i will like to hop in for the ride and be a part of your wonderful adventure and blogging based on India.Brilliant journey.....

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        6. wow...u have travelled really well. my compliments!
          aditya

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        7. Nice article for tourist who want to travel to India.
          thanks.
          honeymoon mauritius

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        8. Hi, I would like to know, if the cover picture used in your Blog is Banasura Dam ?!
          Thanks.

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        9. My next destination is India. So much to learn from culture. Amazing! I'll be coming when my Morocco Tours will finish. Thank You

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