Holistic Travel For Mind, Body and Soul

💓💓💓 I had my own speculations about going to Sri Lanka, but I would have regretted it if I had not gone. It solved the double purpose of spending with my mom and my mother-in-law and also making new friends at the same time exploring the country. My first wow factor came after landing in Colombo and seeing the Tamil language everywhere.  Day 1 - Chilaw - Triconmalee Day 2 - Triconmalee - Kandy Day 3 - Kandy - Ramboda Day 4 - Ramboda - Nuwara Eliya - Dondra Day 5 - Dondra - Cinnamon Islands - Galle Day 6 - Galle - Colombo

Channapatna in Ramagara District in Karnataka is a calm and serene place a little over an hour drive from Bangalore South. Channapatna is very famous for wooden toys, but our purpose was to visit some prominent temples with a rich history 📌📌 Sri Nadi Narasimha Swamy temple This temple is surrounded by agricultural lands on the banks of the Kanva River.  History says that the temple was built 1000 years ago by Sage Kanva and the Mysore Maharaja had donated 12 acres of land for temple maintenance.  Lord Narasimhadev has very sharp features and is magnificently seated position along with his consort Lakshmi devi.  It is a great place to be absolutely surrounded by wood apple trees, tamarind trees with water lilies, and kingfisher birds. 📌📌 Sri Aprameya Swami Temple Very attractive deity Baby Krishna - Navneetha Krishna in a crawling pose. He is holding butter in his hand. Very captivated by His beauty, Purandara Dasa composed the famous Kriti Jagadhodarana... The temple was built in t

 Jai Jai Panduranga Hari Bolo!! Panduranga Hari!! Panduranga Panduranga Panduranga Vittala!!! 💥💥 Significance of Lord Vittal temple 💥💥      👉The temple is situated on the banks of River Chandrabaga (aka River Bhima) in the Sholapur district of Maharashtra State. The River Chandrabaga is in the shape of the crescent moon, it is the tributary of the Tapti-Purna River.       👉This holy place is visited by 100,000 to 150,000 devotees during Ashadha, and Karthik Ekadashi, Devotees stay in the queue for 4 to 5 days to take the darshan of the Lord.      👉Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu visited Pandarpur during his South India yatra. During his visit, he initiated Saint Tukaram.      👉Our trip was for 2 days and 1 night. We traveled in Basava Express from Bangalore to Sholapur. From Sholapur railway station we took a bus to ISKCON Pandarpur. Guest rooms are available for stay, we can honor Prasadam in Govinda's or at the temple.  We returned by Sholapur Hassan Express. You can actually c

From Dasavatara Stotra by Srila Jayadeva Goswami tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-śṛṅgaṁ dalita-hiraṇyakaśipu-tanu-bhṛṅgam keśava dhṛta-narahari-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare 💥Significance of Ahobilam:   It is said that the Eastern Ghat mountain range Nallamalla range exhibits AdhiSesha lying down. The head represents Tirupathi where Lord Balaji is worshipped, the body is Ahobilam where Lord Narasimha dev is worshipped and the tail represents SriSailam.  Ahobilam is a main place of worship for Lord Narasimha dev as the deities are svayambu (appeared on their own). They are known as Nava-Narasimha dev temples.  It is not easy to take the darshan of the deities alone since 2 temples are located inside the forest and 4 on the mountains. It is best to travel with a group of devotees. We took 2 days to take darshan of all 9 temples along with 2 more temples. The extra two temples I will add info at the end of the blog. 1. 📣SHRI YOGANANDA NARASIMHA DEV Day 1 (After Breakfast): This is the fi