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Road Tripping With a Toddler in India: Route Choices, Break Timings and Packing That Prevents Meltdowns

Pick the Route Before You Pick the DestinationThe biggest mistake families make is choosing where to go and then figuring out how to get there with a toddler. Reverse that. The route is the decision.For children under three, cap driving time at four hours per day, split across two legs.…

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7 Affordable Festive Getaways in India for Budget Travel This Holiday Season

Pondicherry: French Quarters and Christmas Lights on a ShoestringPondicherry charges less than Goa for nearly the same coastline. During the Christmas and New Year stretch, the French Quarter strings up lights along Rue Suffren and Rue Dumas, the beachside promenade fills with families, and the Catholic churches, Basilica of the…

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5 Indian Festivals That Require Serious Travel Planning and Reward Every Bit of It

Kumbh Mela, PrayagrajThe largest peaceful gathering on earth draws between 40 and 50 million people over its full run, and the Maha Kumbh cycle, which falls every twelve years at Prayagraj, pulls even more. The Sangam, where the Ganga, Yamuna, and the invisible Saraswati converge, is the bathing point, and…

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Pushkar Mela First-Timer's Guide: Everything You Need to Know Before the Fair in Rajasthan

What the Mela Actually Is (Versus What Instagram Tells You)The Pushkar Mela is two fairs running simultaneously in the same patch of sand, and most tourists only find one of them. The outer fair, the one with the ferris wheel, the folk dancers hired for tour groups, and the stalls…

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6 Temples in India Where Men Are Completely Banned – Here’s Why

“यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्यन्ते रमन्ते तत्र देवताः।” Where women are honored, there the divine dwells. When we talk about temple entry in India, the debate usually goes in one direction. We hear about women being restricted. We hear about court cases. We hear about equality versus tradition. But there is another…

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Why Lord Brahma Has Only One Temple in India

In Hinduism we often hear about Brahma the creator, Vishnu the protector and shiva the transformer. Temples of shiva and vishnu you can find it anywhere in India but when it comes about Brahma you will never find it except the one. The creator of the universe has only one…

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Why Lord Brahma Is Rarely Worshipped & His Most Powerful Temple

Lord Brahma is considered as the God of Creation in Hinduism. Being a key member of the Trimurti, along with God Shiva and Bhagwan Vishnu, Brahma is believed to be the divine architect of the entire universe. In fact, Lord Brahma is considered as one of the most merciful and…

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Why Pushkar Is the Centre of Brahma Worship in India

“ॐ चतुर्मुखाय विद्महे हंसवाहनाय धीमहि। तन्नो ब्रह्मा प्रचोदयात्॥” Pushkar is one of those places that makes people pause. Not because it is loud or grand, but because it carries a strange spiritual certainty. In a country where temples exist at every turn, Pushkar quietly holds something rare. It is the…

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A camel fair in India's desert town of Pushkar draws traders and tourists, in photos

India's desert town of Pushkar, nestled in the arid plains of Rajasthan, has transformed into a vibrant festival ground as hundreds of camels, draped in tassels, colorful beads and flower garlands, are paraded and sold to the highest bidder.

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A new start after 60: I left Britain and opened a cafe in India. I’ve never been happier

Veena Torchia always felt like an outsider in London, but found peace when she and her husband moved to Rajasthan

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Pushkar to be free from electric poles

AJMER: The internationally renowned holy town of Pushkar will soon have no electric poles. Work on a project to rid the town of electric poles in order to reduce chances of accidents and to add to its beauty is in progress.

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