Guru Purnima – Festival & Spiritual Significance
“Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu Gurudeva MaheshwaraGuru Sakshat Para BrahmanTasmay Sri Guruve Namah” The Guru is the Eternal Supreme BeingWe offer our salutations to the Guru The full moon day of […]
Articles by Romola Butalia
Navaratri: Nine Nights of Devi
Chaitra Navaratri is from 2nd April to 11th April 2022 Prathamam Shailaputri ca dvitiyam brahmacharini |Tritiyam chandra ghanteti kusmandeti chaturhakam || Panchamam skandamaateti shashtam katyayaniti ca |Saptamam kalaratriti mahagauriti chastamam […]
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 […]
Gaumukh: Pilgrim’s Trail
I do not know whether it was the trekker’s delight of high places, the oft-repeated retreat to the hills and forests to rejuvenate the spirit lost in the mire of […]
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 […]
Mumbai – Impressions of the Commercial Capital
Romola Butalia pens her impressions of Mumbai, where she lived eighteen years, between travelling, working, ideating. The City of Sri Mahalakshmi Mumbai, the city of Sri Mahalakshmi, where the goddess […]
Almora: On the Wings of Dreams
Almora Now Almora in Kumaon, Uttarakhand is 35 kms from where I now live. Notably, when I need to shop for provisions, vegetables, fruits, even an envelope to post a […]
Akhadas of Sadhu Sannyasins at Kumbh
The Kumbh Mela area is broadly separated according to the various Sannyas or Shaiva akhadas and Vairagi/Sadhu or Vaishnav Akhadas as well as other Sampradayas. At Prayagraj, there is also […]
The Path of Practice – Maya Tiwari
Romola Butalia reviews Maya Tiwari’s book, The Path of Practice. This book is about Ayurvedic healing techniques through breath, sound and food. One of the simplest introductions to a step-by-step practice […]
Kumbha: Significance & Facts, Culture & Colour
Romola Butalia writes about the history, significance, culture and colour of the Kumbha, the largest spiritual congregation on earth. The Kumbha Festivals are the largest gathering of humanity on Earth. […]