LONG AWAITED KAILASH (You can read Part 3 of my pilgrimage here. In fact, I wholeheartedly recommend you do so. Otherwise, the below might not make much sense to you 🙏🏻) Day 3 (11km) Like the night before, around 4am people started getting up. I opened my eyes, touched my forehead- no more fever. I …
LONG AWAITED KAILASH (You can read Part 2 of my pilgrimage here) My dilemma continued. Yet some energy, as if blocking my thought process, kept carrying me forward. A few more steps…. A few more steps… Suddenly, out of nowhere a boy came up to me, and handed me a walking stick. I could hardly …
LONG AWAITED KAILASH (You can read Part 1 of my pilgrimage here) We have reached Darchen (a village at the foothills of Kailash @ 4650m) around 7pm in the evening, an hour or so before sunset. This is where I got my first glimpse of His Highness, staring me right into my face. Shiva Shambo! …
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LONG AWAITED KAILASH 2018 After a good long night’s sleep at the hotel in Lhasa, I got woken up by a phone call to my room.“Finally, we have found you. Where have you been?”I heard on the other end. Still half asleep, I wasn’t sure what was happening. I then switched on my cell phone …
Having already walked through the length and breadth of India, I was yet on another trip. The higher peaks have been calling me. I was on the way to one of the most powerful energy centers of Shiva’s reverberation- Kedarnath! The temple is said to be more than 1,200 years old and is one of …
Behind the Scenes As usual for Monday mornings, everyone was exchanging their weekend stories in the office. I kept quiet. But then my colleague Reid came up to me and with a curiosity in his eyes inquired: “Hey, are you ok? How was your weekend?”- he must have spotted something unusual on my face. “Well,”- …
Reality check A buzz from downstairs. “Who is this?” I enquired. No answer. One more buzz. “Who is there?” I repeated. Again, no answer. The outside door of my building clearly states: “Don’t let any strangers in, unless you want your amazon parcels to be stolen”. A little annoyed, I decided to go downstairs to …
Beyond Raga & Dvesha I talk to Mountains, I hug the Trees. My Big Smile greets the early morning Sun. I bow to the Mother Earth, I listen to the river streams, Or simply bathe in Stillness of the Lakes. I cry neither of joy nor pain, But when beyond the two; In Bliss I …
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