Once upon a time... on the tithi of ashtami (eight day of the Hindu lunar calendar), at the stroke of midnight, a child with wonderful lotus-petal eyes and divine aura brightly illuminated His birthplace with His natural effulgence. Behind barricades and bonded in chains, His parents, Vasudev and Devki could not help but bow their heads in reverence. For they kne…
Read moreUPDATE: This post was updated on 8th April 2018 with detailed steps on how to migrate from blogspot to custom domain on blogger with instructions to configure DNS settings in the domain registrar and blogger dashboard. After around 3 years of blogging, I am so happy to see My Yatra Diary... finally taking the plunge and going for its own domain this year and wh…
Read morePrelude: A sister speaks... 20 / 21 August 2013: Today marks one of my favorite days of the entire year. It’s a date I had made a quick mental note of, months before... just like every year, at the time when the new calendar year had begun and then had waited eagerly for it to dawn. For I knew, on that day, I could throw all my silly tantrums and still get away…
Read moreTucked away in a narrow by lane of Moopanpara, Chirakkal in Kannur is ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) , a cradle of calm and peace. Finding your way to the temple can be a tricky affair with absence of any signage that could lead you towards it: no devotees, no meditating bhaktas or no boards announcing, ‘Yes, this is the way to the ISKC…
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