India Temples
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Part 4: Pazhamudircholai – The Best 5 Minutes of My Pilgrimage
We couldn’t drive up to Pazhamudircholai. The traffic near Kallalagar Temple and 18 Padi Karuppanaswamy Temple had come to a standstill. So, I made a decision. I would walk. Barefoot. The journey that followed tested…
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Part 3: Palani – More Than Just a Climb
After the emotional experience at Swamimalai, my Arupadai Veedu pilgrimage continued to Palani. Among all the sacred abodes of Lord Murugan, Palani was one I had always wanted to visit. As I stood at the…
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Part 2: Swamimalai: Where My Arupadai Veedu Journey Truly Began
After arriving in Tamil Nadu and finally beginning my long-awaited Arupadai Veedu pilgrimage, my first stop was Swamimalai. I had heard about this sacred place from someone close to me, Sandhya. One story she shared…
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Part 2: A Spiritual Experience in Shirdi
My Visit to Shirdi Sai Baba Temple 🙏 When I travelled to India in December 2023, visiting Shirdi Sai Baba Temple was one of the experiences I looked forward to the most. During the trip,…
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Chasing Sunrises: Why Every Journey Begins Before the Crowd Arrives
Sri Mangalanayaki Sametha Sri Mangalanadhar Thirukoil I visited this temple during Mahasivarathri in 2025. I was temple hopping, visiting a few Shivan temples during the trip. This was one of them. I arrived just as…
