Category: Travel

• Thursday Doors: A visit to Sarnath- the seat of Buddhism

  

  I thought of giving ‘Thursday Doors’ a miss as I’m taking part in the NaPoWriMo challenge (writing 30 poems to prompt over 30 days), but it was too tempting to miss. So, here I am again with the last few pictures I had taken during my recent trip to Sarnath. Here are my doors for […]

  Smitha V

  April 1, 2022

  Photography, Travel

  #benaras, #buddhism, #doors, #incredibleindia, #sarnath, #thursdaydoors, #travelogue, #Unescoheritagesite, #varanasi

• Travel: Benaras Part 3 – A little of everything – fun, history, pilgrimage

  

  This is the final post of my trip to Benaras. It’s going to talk about our visit to Sarnath and why our travel group works. I’ll share the unfolding of our last day in Benaras and then explain the latter. If you’ve read the last two posts, I may not even need to explain. Before […]

  Smitha V

  March 20, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #benaras, #Buddha, #buddhism, #explore, #Girlstrip, #history, #incredibleindia, #jainism, #lessons, #life, #memories, #people, #photography, #sarnath, #travelogue, #traveltips, #UttarPradeshtourism, #varanasitourism

• Travel: Benaras – Part 2- A day of pilgrimage

  

  We walked out of the hotel at 6.00 a.m., fresh, after a good night’s sleep. The weather was cool and the ghats were abuzz with activity- boatmen waiting to ferry people across, a woman singing bhajans (songs in praise of God, like hymns) – her voice echoed through Assi ghat, a group sitting in a […]

  Smitha V

  March 19, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #benaras, #Hinduism, #holiday, #incredibleindia, #India, #kashivishwanathtemple, #Pilgrimage, #travelogue, #UttarPradeshtourism, #vaatikacafe, #varanasi, #varanasitourism, #womenstrip, travelwithfriends

• Travel : Chalo chalein Benaras

  

  I left Benaras with mixed feelings. After three days of visiting temples, exploring the markets, walking down narrow gullies, watching the sunrise from the banks of the river Ganga, witnessing the evening aarti (offering of prayer to the river), dining, dressing up, and taking photographs, I felt content that I could tick one off my […]

  Smitha V

  March 17, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #benaras, #essenceofindia, #ghats, #Girlstrip, #holidaywithfriends, #incredibleindia, #India, #kashi, #Narendramodi, #personaljourney, #Pilgrimage, #shortvacation, #templetown, #travelogue, #UttarPradeshtourism, #varanasi, #varanasitourism

• Rajasthan diaries – Bisnoi Village

  

  Someone I have very high regards for, reminded me a few days ago that I hadn’t completed my Rajasthan travelogue. And, understandably so, I was thrilled. A) Because it meant that someone was looking forward to reading my travel writing, and B) it meant that they had read my previous posts; that’s why they knew […]

  Smitha V

  March 2, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #beautifulindia, #bisnoivillage, #blackbuck, #familyholiday, #holidaywithchildren, #India, #jodhpur, #pottery, #Rajasthan, #rajasthancarpets