Though I love meeting Lord Ganesha at the various Ganpati Pandals during the Ganesotsav festival , somehow the most famous Ganpati of Mumbai, the Lalbaugcha Raja has always eluded me. But this year, for the very first time in my life, I finally managed to fix an appointment with the Emperor of Mumbai – Lalbaugcha Raja and got His blessings at last! 9th September …
Read moreIndia is a land of festivals and colorful celebrations continue the whole year round. There is never a month in the Hindu calendar that goes by without having a ‘Holy’ day marked on it. Every person has a unique way of celebrating them defined by one’s caste, culture, beliefs and traditions that one has grown up with. Even amids…
Read moreO Lord Vinayaka! The remover of all obstacles, the son of Lord Shiva, with a form which is very short, with mouse as Thy vehicle, with sweet pudding in hand, with wide ears and long hanging trunk, I prostrate at Thy lotus-like Feet! It’s that time of the year again! The entire city is draped in a colorful collage of myriad hues and is swaying to the musical …
Read moreRishikesh is not a pilgrimage destination devoted to any particular place of worship or deity. Rather, it is a site of various spiritual practices. We reached the place in the morning and since we had a couple of hrs to spend in the town; we decided to visit the Triveni ghat and check out a few other places. But weariness of the past 6 day Hilly Himalayan travel g…
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