India travel stories

Scholar’s seat and goddess’ pact

After a four-hour journey from Mangalore, the bus entered Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary. One of the most popular pilgrim centres in India is covered in thick forest. Mookambika temple in Kollur is ...

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Men who would be gods

Hour has come for the divine appointment. A group of cousins goes to the local temple to usher in the oracle. Not very sure of the way and way of rural life, they follow Thejus, who is to join 4th ...

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Flight TG317: DELAYED... thanks to yours truly

In my emails home, the word I generally use to describe my flights is 'uneventful'. It certainly doesn't apply this time! As both of our flights left the same night, Joel and I we...

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Namaste from dusty Paratwada!

Namaste to you all! ('Namaste' is an interesting Hindi greeting which means something like 'I recognise the divine within you'.) Thank you very much to all who've been email...

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Sahyog Tribal Development Project

While I'm always grateful to accompany the EFICOR staff here as they work, and fascinated to learn about what it is they do and why, there haven't been many opportunities where I'm able...

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