Tag: #Pilgrimage

• A pilgrim’s trip to Kollur, Mookambika temple

  

  This is not a religious blog and yet, I do realize that recently, my posts have been centred around my visits to temples. But, that’s only because I’ve been traveling and these temples are important sites of pilgrimage for Hindus. So, please consider it as a travel post and read on. Last week we flew…

  Smitha V

  June 23, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #childhood, #Hinduism, #India, #kollur, #life, #Mangalore, #memories, #mookambikatemple, #Pilgrimage, #travelogue, #yinandyang

• Travel: A pilgrim’s trip to Trimbak

  

  The best trips are those that are done without much planning. With hubby having caught a bad bout of the flu, we couldn’t go anywhere on the weekend. But, before our upcoming holiday to my hometown and then his hometown, I needed to visit the Tryambakeshwar temple- the one I hadn’t been able to go…

  Smitha V

  June 15, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #beautifulindia, #dealingwithloss, #festivalsofindia, #gratitude, #healing, #indianculture, #life, #maharashtra, #movingforward, #mumbai, #nashik, #Pilgrimage, #shorttrip, #tryambakeshwar, #villagesinindia

• Travel: Benaras – Part 2- A day of pilgrimage

  

  We walked out of the hotel at 6.00 a.m., fresh, after a good night’s sleep. The weather was cool and the ghats were abuzz with activity- boatmen waiting to ferry people across, a woman singing bhajans (songs in praise of God, like hymns) – her voice echoed through Assi ghat, a group sitting in a…

  Smitha V

  March 19, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #benaras, #Hinduism, #holiday, #incredibleindia, #India, #kashivishwanathtemple, #Pilgrimage, #travelogue, #UttarPradeshtourism, #vaatikacafe, #varanasi, #varanasitourism, #womenstrip, travelwithfriends

• Travel : Chalo chalein Benaras

  

  I left Benaras with mixed feelings. After three days of visiting temples, exploring the markets, walking down narrow gullies, watching the sunrise from the banks of the river Ganga, witnessing the evening aarti (offering of prayer to the river), dining, dressing up, and taking photographs, I felt content that I could tick one off my…

  Smitha V

  March 17, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #benaras, #essenceofindia, #ghats, #Girlstrip, #holidaywithfriends, #incredibleindia, #India, #kashi, #Narendramodi, #personaljourney, #Pilgrimage, #shortvacation, #templetown, #travelogue, #UttarPradeshtourism, #varanasi, #varanasitourism

• Places I WISH to VISIT : BENARAS

  

  My latest artwork is that of the holy town of Benaras in Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh. It is also called Kashi. I painted it under my series, ‘Places I wish to visit’. I’ve wanted to visit Benaras since a long time but since its not the kind of holiday destination where one lets their hair…

  Smitha V

  September 18, 2020

  Art

  #benaras, #bucketlist, #painting, #Pilgrimage, #placesIwanttosee, #travel, #varanasi, #watercolors