01-Mar-2010
Relax
A riot of colours in our Rooftop garden, just in time to welcome the festival of colours, Holi.
Tags: Lucknow, Photo-journal, India, Uttar-Pradesh, rooftop-garden, gardening, relax, flowers
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02-Mar-2010
Travel
The Mahakumbh mela at Haridwar is part of a longstanding tradition where millions of spiritual seekers and teachers come together at the banks of River Ganga.
Niranjani Akhara is one of the 13 akharas in Haridwar. All akharas have a parade in Haridwar on a day each to themselves. The parade is welcomed by seekers on the roads of Haridwar.
Niranjani Akhara parade or peshwai started from Kankhal and ended at Niranjani Akhara at Niranjani Akhara Road on 7th February 2010. Udasin Akhara’s preshwai/parade will take place on 12th March 2010.
Tags: India, Uttarakhand, travel, travelogue, Haridwar, Ganga, photo-journal, Maha-Kumbh-Mela-2010, Ganga
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03-Mar-2010
Ayurveda
This home made, Ayurvedic bath scrub needs no preservative. Whenever you want to use it, just add water and enjoy... Rose has a cooling effect on the skin. Tulsi is a warming herb. So take your pick according to season.
Tags: Ayurvedic, vata-pacifying, recipe, pitta-pacifying, bath scrub, wellness
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11-Mar-2010
Travel
It’s a privilege to walk down a residential area and find the road decorated with Rangolis, as if to welcome you :-) This Rangoli is made using a moistened stick of chalk. The design uses a simple triangle as its base.
Tags: India, Bangalore, Rangoli, Art, photo-journal, Kolam, street art
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11-Mar-2010
Travel
Making a Rangoli everyday at your doorstep is a great way to rejoice in your creativity. This Rangoli is made using a moistened stick of chalk. The design uses a simple circle as its base.
Tags: India, Bangalore, Rangoli, Art, photo-journal, Kolam, street art
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11-Mar-2010
Travel
I love the simplicity of this Rangoli pattern. It is done in two strokes! The dots come later, of course. This Rangoli is made using a moistened stick of chalk. The design uses a simple square as its base.
Tags: India, Bangalore, Rangoli, Art, photo-journal, Kolam, street art
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11-Mar-2010
Travel
Haridwar’s older name is Mayapur, after the founding deity Maya Devi. The ancient temple of Maya Devi in the Joona akhara houses the trinity: Ma Saraswati, Maya Devi and Ma Kamakhya.
Tags: India, Uttarakhand, travel, travelogue, Haridwar, Ganga, photo-journal, Maha-Kumbh-Mela-2010, Ganga
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12-Mar-2010
Travel
Enjoy the kaleidoscopic coming and going of families from cities and villages for bathing and worshipping here. Walk a little further up from Har ki Pauri to find almost vacant ghats behind the looming Lord Shiva statue on the highway to Rishikesh. Geese, gulls and a few black cormorants are great company here.
Tags: India, Uttarakhand, travel, travelogue, Haridwar, Ganga, photo-journal, Maha-Kumbh-Mela-2010, travel-guide
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12-Mar-2010
Travel
A few snapshots of the wild and familiar flora on the banks of Neel dhara Ganga, capture a feel of the place…
Tags: India, Uttarakhand, travel, travelogue, Haridwar, Ganga, photo-journal, Maha-Kumbh-Mela-2010, travel-guide
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13-Mar-2010
Travel
This is street art from India. This Rangoli is made using a moistened stick of chalk. The design uses a star-shape as its base.
Tags: India, Bangalore, Rangoli, Art, photo-journal, Kolam, street art
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13-Mar-2010
Travel
Rangoli is a great way to celebrate life each day. This is street art from India. This Rangoli is made using a moistened stick of chalk. The design uses a circle as its base.
Tags: India, Bangalore, Rangoli, Art, photo-journal, Kolam, street art,
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13-Mar-2010
Videos
कृष्ण: कृष्ण: कृष्ण: भोर ही मुख बोलो
कृष्ण: नाम जपन करि के नदिया लहराई
गगन कृष्ण: लालिमा उपवन तरुणाई
कृष्ण: कृष्ण: धुनि गावो
अधर मधुर खोलो
कृष्ण: कृष्ण: बोलो…
Tags: Pandit-Jasraj, lyrics, Raga, bhajan, Krishna, video, hindi
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16-Mar-2010
Travel
The Jain temples in Khajuraho have thriving monasteries attached to them as well as regular daily worship. Our guide gave us some rice to offer inside the temples. He explained that rice is a symbol of abundance and nirvana.
Tags: Khajuraho, India, Travel, Madhya-Pradesh, Jain, temple
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28-Mar-2010
Travel
Vrindavan is just a 2-hour drive from Delhi, off NH 2 to Agra. Vrindavan celebrates round the year. Check out the festival calendar...
Tags: Vrindavan, India, Uttar-Pradesh, Krishna, Banke-Bihari, festival, calendar
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30-Mar-2010
Relax
Sunflowers, Mexican sunflowers, portulaca and cochea saplings are now to be planted to replace the fading winter seasonals. Portulaca is particularly great as the succulent leaves preserve moisture despite the strong sun.
Tags: Lucknow, India, Uttar-Pradesh, rooftop-garden, gardening, flowers, garden-calendar, vegetables
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