Tag: Hindu
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Sights & Sounds of Yangon – 1
Rangoon was the earlier name for Yangon since independence from the British in 1948. Yangon became the closest pronunciation to its original Burmese (Myanmar) name.
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Welcome to Banteay Srei, #Cambodia
Banteay Srei was the only major temple at Angkor not built for the king. The temple’s original name was Tribhuvanamahesvara — “great lord of the threefold world” — named as usual after the central image (in this case a Shaivite linga). The modern name, Banteay Srei — “citadel of the women” or “citadel of beauty”…
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Mesmerizing #Cambodia – Valley of Thousand Lingas – Kbal Spean
On a trip to any country in South East Asia, it is a rarity to not come across a Hindu Temple – Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Vietnam and Cambodia, all of them have benefited from contacts which they have had with India over the centuries.
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Experiencing Varanasi……Part 3
Varanasi continues to hold your attention. It just urges you to keep walking and looking.
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Experiencing Varanasi……Part 2
The Varanasi sojourn continues and the 7Kms stretch of Ghats will keep pulling you in like a Magnet. There are a world of things to do in this 7Kms arc….
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Experiencing Varanasi…..Part 1
“Benaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together”………….Mark Twain Varanasi, also known as Benaras and Kashi as the locals lovingly call it, is one of the oldest living cities in the world. Since 2014, It is being represented in Parliament by…
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The Journey matters as much as the Destination….
The Kailash Manas piligrimage is the journey of a lifetime for people from all faiths – Hindus, Jains, Buddhists and a Tibetan religious sect called Bon’s. Located in the Transhimalayan region of Tibet, Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar pilgrimage is a tradition dating back to over 1000 years. The traditional route from India takes the…
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