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Spiti Road Trip (Day 3) – 14,100 Feet Closer to the Moon

Chandrataal isn’t a destination, it’s an experience.

Lungs burn with an intensity you’ve never felt before, and your heart thumps so violently against your ribs that it echoes in your ears. Every ten steps on the narrow dirt trail is a test of human endurance. Passing this test meant, you could witness a natural wonder like no other, failing it would be appreciated by your body.. what would you choose?

To understand how we ended up frozen to the bone at the edge of a mystical lake, we have to rewind twelve hours to the morning, when the sun was bright, our lungs were full, and the road ahead promised nothing but grand horizons.

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Spiti Road Trip (Day 2) – Kaza and Beyond

Waking up in Kaza is an exercise in slow motion. You don’t just jump out of bed, you sit up, wait for your racing pulse to settle, take a deep breath of ice-cold air, and remind yourself to move with intention.

Today’s itinerary was a punishing loop through the highest inhabited pockets of the world. We were leaving the valley floor to push our bodies to the literal ceiling of the earth.

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Spiti Road Trip (Day 1)- The long road to Kaza

They don’t tell you about the silence.

Everyone talks about the views, the postcard-perfect monasteries clinging to crumbling cliffs, the sapphire waters of Chandrataal, and the violent pink hue of a Himalayan sunset. But no one warns about the heavy, echoing quiet that hits us the moment the cell phone signal drops to zero.

Spiti doesn’t invite, it tolerates.

If you want to know what it actually feels like when your comfort zone completely evaporates at 14,000 feet, strap in. This is the unfiltered, slow burn of a story of how we climbed to the roof of the world, and how we learned to breathe all over again.

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Chausath Yogini Temple of Haripur, Bhubaneswar

In the flickering amber glow of the setting sun, we stood shoulder-to-shoulder, forming an almost perfect circle. The air is thick with the scent of crushed hibiscus, burning camphor, and parched earth. Our voices, a resonant blend of deep baritones and soaring sopranos, weave together to chant the “Chausath Yogini Devi Strotam”. Each Sanskrit syllable […]

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Top Experiences in Haridwar You Can’t Miss

Haridwar, one of the holiest city in Hinduism, offers a spiritual experience that cannot be described in mere words. Nestled on the banks of the holy river Ganga, this ancient city offers a plethora of experiences for visitors. So, here, I present the top 10 things to do in Haridwar that should not be missed when visiting this sacred city.

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Vattakotai Fort – Views and the story of De Lannoy

Vattakottai Fort is a historic fort located in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India; that offers stunning views of the Arabian Sea and surrounding landscape.

Built by the Travancore Kingdom in the 18th century, this fort blends Dutch and local architectural styles, to bring forth a structure that’s both beautiful as well as formidable.

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Vivekananda Rock Memorial: History, Legend, and Spectacular Views

About 500 meters beyond the southern most tip of Indian mainland Kanyakumari, stands a majestic structure. A memorial standing on one of two rocks dedicated to Swami Vivekananda, surrounded by sea on all sides.

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St. Philomena’s Church of Mysore: A Neo-Gothic Marvel

My initial itinerary of Mysore had only a handful of places, like the Amba Vilas Palace, Infosys Mysore Campus and the Brindavan Garden. However it was about to change as soon as our cab entered the city. Two giant spires, with a cross on top of each, protruded out of the city’s skyline. The colour […]

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Gupteswar Temple Of Koraput Odisha

Situated 80 KM away from Koraput, Gupteswar Temple is a must visit cave shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva. Besides being a popular Hindu temple, the place also has a lot on offer for any nature lover.

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Nahargarh Fort of Jaipur, catching the night view of the pink city

A majestic historical landmark that captivates visitors with its grandeur and rich heritage, Nahargarh fort is one of the famous trio of Jaipur forts, the others being Amber Fort and Jaigarh Fort.

It has served as a formidable defence structure in that past standing atop the Aravalli Hills, offering breathtaking views of the Jaipur City.