It’s that time of the year again. Navratri, the annual festival celebrating the nine avatars of the Goddess Shakti, is upon us. The deities of Ma Durga are out of the temple altars to be seated in the forefront, decorated with red flowers and colourful chunris and offered daily prayers in the morning and evening. People are fasting for the nine days to appease the G…
Read more2020 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…
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Read moreThe best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. - Bob Moawad. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A c…
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