Buddha of Langza
We visited Langza many years ago. But it feels like yesterday. Even though a long time has elapsed, I can clearly see the Buddha of Langza, sitting cross legged, watching […]
Shantiniketan: Abode of Peace
In 1862, Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, while on a boat journey to Raipur, came across a landscape with red laterite and meadows of lush green paddy fields. An orchard of chhatim […]
Aurangabad: Awestruck at Architecture
Rock cut architecture which dominates the architectural style of western India, is nowhere more explicitly manifest than the caves of Ajanta and Ellora. Located near Aurangabad in Maharashtra, Ajanta and […]
Sikkim: an introduction
Sikkim: an overview Wrapped in mists and clouds. A garden state with an incredible variety of orchids, rhododendrons, gladioli and a host of other flowers. Tumbling streams and torrents. Mountain […]
Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh: Overview
Of Kashmir, it was said, “Gar bar-ru-e-zamin ast; hamin ast, hamin ast, hamin asto” or ” If there be a paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, it […]
Awareness is the Key
Awareness must be cultivated. No amount of discussion, reading, sitting in meditation or prayers will enlighten us. The traveller on the journey needs to walk with one-pointedness, mindfulness, ceaseless determination, […]
Yoga Comes & Yoga Goes
Yoga comes and yoga goes. To be alert is to recognise both. In the hours of darkness, caught in the world of action and the whirlpool of samskaras, or the […]
Practice: Tat Twam Asi
My practice is to remember and acknowledge ‘Tat Tvam Asi’. We are all here as expressions of the boundless. Me and Mine Spending time with those dedicated to exploring and […]
Gorakhnath: Immortal Master
It is said that seeing Sri Gorakhnath in samadhi, Mata Parvati asked Lord Shiva about the yogi. Bhagwan Shankar or Lord Shiva stated that it was his own yogic manifestation. […]
Paharpani Caves, Uttarakhand Himalayas
Paharpani is within the mighty Uttarakhand Himalaya, at the border of Nainital and Almora districts. Picturesque, its beauty is in its pristine, natural character, on the ancient pilgrim trails. Geographically, […]
mani:
@rajivbutalia #rajivbutalia: nice content.
Manjunatha M:
Fantastic re-discovery sir. Very well documented article. Thanks for sharing.
Shrushthi:
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful experience!
