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An evening with Sri Sri Ravishankar - 4ever Bangalorean

Relax

We want a disease free body, a violence free city, a confusion free mind, an inhibition free intellect and a quiver free breath. We’ll have to take steps to incorporate all these things in our life. As elders you feel that your children should lead their life as you do. Can’t be! But we need to communicate better. Give your children space to grow. At the same time keep guiding them.
Tags: India, Spirituality, Sri-Sri-Ravishankar, yoga, Art-Of-Living
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Vaishnav cuisine - Rice hot pot - Khichri bhog

Ayurveda

A one-pot dish, khichdi soothes vata dosha. Though the potatoes and tomatoes are not exactly vata friendly, but they lose their edge in a one-pot dish cooked with cereals, spices such as coriander, cumin and turmeric. Ginger improves digestive agni, pitta. Ghee, again is a vata pacifier, but Kapha types should go easy with the ghee and sugar.
Tags: Vaishnav-cuisine, India, Vrindavan, Ayurvedic-food, vata-pacifying, recipe, vegetarian
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Light on Life - Yoga guru BKS Iyengar

Books

The Light that Yoga sheds on Life is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees.
Tags: Yoga, BKS-Iyengar, India, Book-excerpt, mind, mental-health
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Vaishnav cuisine - Eggless Chocolate Cake

Ayurveda

Whole wheat flour, butter and yogurt, make the recipe wholesome and satvic, pacifying Vata and Pitta doshas. Though coffee increases vata, in this combination, it has no ill-effects. It is a completely feel-good food - wholesome and nourishing. Kapha dosha can be increased, therefore stick to a small serving.
Tags: Vaishnav-cuisine, India, Vrindavan, Ayurvedic-food, vata-pacifying, recipe, vegetarian
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Trekking to Jatashankar cave, Pachmarhi - Photo-journal

Travel

We reached Pachmarhi on a December evening and took to the Jatashankar trek trail soon after. The photos here show the waning light of day. Railed steps lead the way into the Jatashankar valley.The valley is silent except for the echo of temple bells and birds on their way to roost in trees for the night.
Tags: India, Madhya-Pradesh, travel, Pachmarhi, photo-journal
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Getting to know Thekkady, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala – Photo journal

Travel

Thekkady means wildlife! Elephants, bison, boar, deer… I was ready to greet the tiger, but didn’t see one despite a night patrol with the forest guards with torches, guns and a line of elephants on either side of us! The sound of leaves rustling under our feet on a moonless, starry night…
Tags: India, Kerala, Periyar, travel, photo-journal, wildlife-park, traveloue, River-rafting, National-Park, Thekkady
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Trek to Chandi Devi, Haridwar – Photo journal

Travel

The auto driver dropped us at a stall selling fruit and flowers, which devotees take as a tribute to Chandi Devi. Alongside the decorative stall, smelling of incense and apples, a narrow, part-cemented track led us up the hill. There is a ropeway trolley service up the hill, but we preferred to climb. The climb is steep :-)
Tags: India, Uttarakhand, travel, travelogue, Haridwar, Ganga, photo-journal, trek
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Life on the highest motorable road to Khardung La in Ladakh – Photo journal

Travel

Up there in nature's cool bosom, even the noise in one's head dies a muffled death. Though it isn't like really being there, these photographs transport me back into those cool locales and I can almost feel the chill in the air.
Tags: India, travel, travelogue, Leh, Ladakh, photo-journal, Himalaya, Nishant, Jammu-Kashmir
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Munnar Tea gardens – Kerala Photo journal

Travel

In the midst of sprawling greens... Club Mahindra Lakeview Resort is located 150 km from Cochin, 140 km from Madurai Airport, 135 km from Alvva Railway Station and 20 km from Munnar.
Tags: India, Kerala, Munnar, travel, photo-journal,
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Pachmarhi, trek to Bee Falls, photo journal

Travel

Pachamarhi is a rich Sal-forested hill station at a height of 1,100 meters in the Satpura ranges, Madhya Pradesh, India. A trek down to its Bee Falls is recorded in photos here:-)
Tags: India, Madhya-Pradesh, travel, Pachmarhi, photo-journal
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Exploring Khurpatal in Kumaon Himalaya, Photo journal

Travel

Close to the bustling and popular hill station Nainital in Kumaon Himalaya, Khurpatal seems a secret haven hidden in the hills, that is why it is still echoing with the sounds of nature and not the machine age man and his boisterousness. If you love serenity, then Khurpatal is just the place for you.
Tags: India, Uttarakhand, travelogue, travel, trek, Khurpatal, photo-journal, Himalaya, Kumaon-Himalaya, Swati-Sharma
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MS Subbulakshmi singing Krishna bhajan by Meera Bai, Aaj suni mai Hari aavan ki avaaj

Videos

This Meera Bai bhajan sung by MS Subbulakshmi describes the joyous anticipation of meeting the beloved God. Meera Bai expresses her joy - the rainy season is here and she feels that even the earth knows it is time to meet her beloved. 'Aaj suni mai Hari aavan ki avaaj...
Tags: Meera-Bai, MS-Subbulakshmi, bhajan, Bhakti-yoga, Krishna, lyrics, video
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Sri Banke Bihari Arti and verses, Bhakti yoga

Yoga

Sri Banke Bihari’s Shayan arti is the time when Brajwasis collect to bid the child God a sweet goodnight. In summer the goodnight arti (Shayan arti) is at 9.30 pm while in winter it is at 8.30 pm.
Tags: Banke-Bihari, Vrindavan, Krishna, lyrics, Braj-sahitya, Bhakti-yoga, bhajan, Uttar-Pradesh, Hindi, arti
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Destination Ladakh, Photo journal

Travel

After traversing the highest motorable road to Khardung La, another surprise awaited us. The biggest lake in Asia: Pangong Lake… One third of the lake is in India and remaining in China.
Tags: India, travel, travelogue, Leh, Ladakh, photo-journal, Himalaya, Nishant, Jammu-Kashmir
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Radha Krishna Prana Mora Jugal Kishora

Videos

Heard this song for Shayan arti on the festival of Ugadi at the Iskcon temple, Bangalore :-) It is called Sakhi Vrunde Vigyapti, a request to Sri Radha Krishna’s Sakhis/friends. This Bengali song by Sri Narottama Das Thakura describes a devotee’s longing to serve Sri Radha Krishna...
Tags: bhajan, Bhakti-yoga, Krishna, lyrics, video, braj-sahitya, Vrindavan, Iskcon, Bangalore, Bangla, culture
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Weekend at Art of Living Ashram, Bangalore Photo Journal

Yoga

Tapa, incessant work has gone into the making of the ashram. The ashram is a living organism, populated and under continuous creation by the likes of Dr Divya. Life at the ashram is a yagya, a continuous prayer for betterment of the world we live in...
Tags: India, travel, travelogue, Bangalore, photo-journal, Art-Of-Living, Sri-Sri-Ravi-Shankar, yoga, AOL-Ashram
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