MTDC Resort Ganpatipule, Ratnagiri Maharshtra: A Zen Getaway

MTDC Resort Bamboo Cottages facing the Ganpatipule beach Ganpatipule has been long on my wishlist of places to visit from ever since I can remember. But as they say, you don’t go, can’t go unless the Lord calls . After waiting for mine for so many years now, finally the time came – when plans fell in place, tickets and hotel booked. When it came to booking a hotel i…

How We Celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi Festival At Home During COVID!

2020 is the year when Corona struck the world. When travel got reduced to a meager mirage in the sandy deserts of time and space. People from all over the world, this year, got forcefully locked in the confines of the 4 walls of their home because of the pandemic. Not only people. But, also The Divine. One of the most important festivals of India, Ganesh Chaturthi wa…

Natural Colors of Ganesha: Corn Ganesha and Pencil Ganesha!

Shendoor Laal / Jaidev Jaidev / Sukhkarta Dukhharta: Ganesh Mantra with Ganesh Arti.

You may be gone from my sight, but you are never gone from my heart ❤ ~ Winnie the Pooh. It's the last day of the annual festival of Ganesh Chaturthi... and after 11 days of merry making, praying , Ganpati  pandal hopping and modak-laddoo feasting, it's time to bid farewell to our beloved friend. He is off to his hometown leaving all his fans…

Ganesh Chaturthi Pandal Hopping: Day 11 || Ganesha in The City of Saints - Pandharpur!

Built in the thirteenth century, the holy town of Pandharpur is settled in a semi circular cushion by the imposing banks of River Chandrabhaga which from a distance looks like a crescent of a moon. Revered as a major pilgrimage in the state of Maharashtra, the town attracts millions of pilgrims (particularly of the warkari sect) who perfom yatra (wari pilgrimage) …

Ganesh Chaturthi Pandal Hopping: Day 10 || Ganesha in the Kedarnath Temple of Uttarakhand!

After visiting Ganesha as  Andhericha Raja in Kunkeshwar Temple, Devgad , are you ready to travel over to Kedarnath Temple in the land of the Lords, Uttarakhand? Ganesh Chaturthi Pandal Hopping: Day 10 || Ganesha in the Kedarnath temple of Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand! Amongst one of the chaar dhams in India (besides Badrinath , Gangotri and Yamunotri) and one of t…