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Trisara: a wellness wonderland in Thailand

The family-run resort in Phuket has mastered the art of quiet luxury, discovers Angelina Villa-Clarke

Evening Standard · Sep 21

Is Ravana’s Body Still in Sri Lanka? The Hidden Cave, Mummy Mystery and Shocking Truth

What happened to Ravana’s body after his defeat by Lord Rama? One intriguing Sri Lankan legend claims that his remains were never cremated. Instead, the story says, Ravana’s body was taken away, preserved and placed inside a large coffin hidden in a mountain cave near Ragala. Reports have linked this…

MyLifeXP · Sep 21

Champhai, Mizoram: The Border Town Amid Rice Valleys and What Getting There Actually Involves

What Champhai Is, Before You Decide to GoChamphai is a district headquarters, not a hill station dressed up for tourism. It sits at roughly 1,678 metres above sea level on Mizoram's eastern edge, separated from Myanmar by a fence and, in some stretches, nothing more than a marker stone. The…

Times Life · Sep 21

Unakoti and Neermahal Are the Two Tripura Sites That Justify the Flight and the Slow Travel

The flight no one booksAgartala's airport is small enough that you can see your bag come off the belt from where you're standing at the carousel. There is no duty-free corridor, no moving walkway, no ambient retail hum. You walk out into Tripura and the air is different, not in…

Times Life · Sep 20

Chavath in Goa: Why the Household Ganpati Tradition Feels Nothing Like a Festival

The idol arrives before the crowd doesIn a Mumbai pandal, the Ganpati is already waiting when you get there. In a Goan home during Chavath, you watch him arrive. The murti is brought in through the front door, sometimes carried by the eldest son, sometimes by a priest, sometimes by…

Times Life · Sep 20

Why Goa and Gokarna are the perfect Indian reset

Entrepreneur Hermione Olivia packs her kaftan for the ultimate slow down on a paradisical beach between the jungle and the Arabian Sea (fish curry non-negotiable)

Evening Standard · Sep 19

Konaseema Is the Godavari Delta That Coastal Andhra Has Been Hiding From Every Travel List

The place the river madeThe Godavari doesn't end at the sea so much as it unravels. By the time it reaches Konaseema, it has split into a web of distributaries so dense that the land between them feels less like ground and more like something the river is still deciding…

Times Life · Sep 19

Kollur, Sringeri, and Horanadu: The Malnad Temple Route That Karnataka's Beaches Overshadow

The road you keep not takingYou have probably driven the coastal highway at least once. Murudeshwar, Gokarna, Murdeshwar, the beach towns string together so easily that the inland turn-off barely registers. There is a signboard somewhere past Bhatkal that points toward Kollur. Most cars do not slow down for it.…

Times Life · Sep 19

One-Day Pandal Route Through Lalbaug, Parel and Girgaum: The Mandals Worth the Walk in Mumbai

Start at Lalbaug: The Anchor StopLalbaug cha Raja is the obvious beginning, and for once the obvious choice is correct. The mandal has operated since 1934, and the idol here draws queues that can run six to eight hours for close darshan. Do not attempt close darshan on this route,…

Times Life · Sep 19

What “Bajra” and “Dhwaja” Really Mean in Hanuman Chalisa

The Hanuman Chalisa is often recited from memory, but some of its most familiar lines carry details that are easy to overlook. The verses “Hath Bajra Aur Dhwaja Biraje, Kandhe Moonj Janeu Saje” describe the divine form and symbols associated with Hanuman, while “Shankar Suvan Kesari Nandan, Tej Pratap Maha…

MyLifeXP · Sep 19