Temples & Spiritual Journeys

A small collection.

Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore: A Quiet Darshan

June 2026

Before entering the Kapaleeshwarar Temple, I always stop at the flagstaff. I offer my prayers there first, then stand for a few seconds looking up at the gopuram before walking into the sanctum to seek the blessings of Lord Kapaleeshwarar. I have done this for years without ever deciding to. It just became the way […]

Guruvayoor Trip and Nirmalya Darshan Experience

December 2025

The journey from Palakkad The bus to Guruvayoor leaves from Palakkad’s main stand. A seat costs ₹98 per person, and the road took us about three hours. By 11 a.m., we stepped off the bus, and the rest house sat barely 900 metres away. After dropping our luggage at the West Nada cloak room, we […]