जयपुर के विनोद की माँ की एक इच्छा थी — एक बार Khatu Shyam के दर्शन। Ekadashi आई, विनोद उन्हें लेकर पहुँचे — सुबह 10 बजे। Queue 4 घंटे की थी। बुज़ुर्ग माँ के लिए खड़े रहना मुश्किल था। विनोद …
Lucknow से रमेश जी सुबह 3 बजे निकले — एक ही सपना था कि ISKCON Vrindavan की 4:30 AM Mangala Aarti में शामिल हों। रास्ते में traffic और Mathura में भटकाव के कारण 5:15 AM पर पहुँचे। Mangala Aarti 4:30 …
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जोधपुर की 68 वर्षीय सुशीला देवी — 15 साल से सपना देख रही थीं Haridwar जाने का। बेटे की तनख्वाह से घर मुश्किल से चलता था — तीर्थ यात्रा का खर्च कहाँ से निकलता। पिछले साल पड़ोसी ने बताया — …
मेरठ के अरुण — पिछले 12 सालों से सावन में Haridwar जाते हैं। 200 किमी पैदल — नंगे पैर — कंधे पर कांवड़। 2024 में वो Khadi Kanwar ले रहे थे — तीन दिन बिना रखे। रास्ते में एक दोस्त
A family from Ahmedabad completed all their travel bookings for Amarnath in May. Flights to Jammu — confirmed. Hotel at Pahalgam — confirmed. They reached the designated bank branch with their ID proof and photographs — only to be turned …
Twice a year — on March 1 and October 13 — something extraordinary happens at the Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Temple that no engineering could replicate. The setting sun’s rays pass through a carefully aligned window in the ancient temple structure and …
Why do millions of people — from Bollywood stars to ordinary workers — choose Siddhivinayak as their first stop before any important event in life? Because Lord Ganesha here is known as “Navasacha Ganapati” — the one who fulfils wishes …
Varanasi welcomed over 11 crore visitors in 2024 — a 19% jump from the previous year — and 70% of those visiting the Kashi Vishwanath Dham come from South India. Since the Corridor opened in December 2021, daily footfall averages …
A couple from Hyderabad planned their Kamakhya visit for June 23 — specifically to witness the Ambubachi Mela. They reached Guwahati after a 2-hour flight, hired a cab to Nilachal Hill — and found the temple gates closed. Nobody told …
A family from Chennai planned their Puri trip for July 10. They reached Puri, walked to the temple — and found the gates closed. Nobody told them that every year between early July and July 15, the Jagannath Temple shuts …
Mandapalli is the only place in Andhra Pradesh where Shani Dev himself is believed to have performed penance. According to temple tradition, after defeating the demons Aswadha and Pippala, Shani Dev came to Mandapalli, worshipped Lord Shiva, and installed a …
