Ankur JalotainAnkurWatVaranasi — Spirituality & ScamsVaranasi. The holiest of the seven sacred sites in Hinduism. Also known as Benares, one can observe life and death by the Ganga river…Mar 14, 2018Mar 14, 2018
Ankur JalotainAnkurWatVolunteering at Manav SadhnaAugust 2017. While in Rajasthan, I had thought I would go to Ahmedabad, Gujurat, and volunteer at Manav Sadhna. However, monsoon rains led…Feb 12, 2018Feb 12, 2018
Ankur JalotainAnkurWatChiang Mai: The Digital Nomad SceneIn September 2017, I decided to go to Chiang Mai after spending 6 months in India. I’ve been here twice before, in 2013 and 2015, as a…Nov 25, 2017Nov 25, 2017
Ankur JalotainAnkurWatCaves of Ajanta & Ellora, Bombay FloodsOn a Friday night, I arrived to Aurangabad after a 4-hour bus ride from Pune. I felt like I was here on a mission: explore the Ajanta Caves…Sep 22, 20171Sep 22, 20171
Ankur JalotainAnkurWatDiscovering Gurus in Pune: Osho and YoganandaI decided to visit Pune as I had heard good things about this city from locals I had met around India. I ended up staying at the only…Sep 14, 20171Sep 14, 20171
Ankur JalotainAnkurWatRajasthan — aka “Fortlandia”Rajasthan is on the “golden triangle” loop, meaning it is a part of India people frequently tour, especially when here on a two-week…Sep 11, 2017Sep 11, 2017
Ankur JalotainAnkurWatRishikesh — The Yoga Capital of the WorldBefore I arrived at the yoga capital of the world, I had images of yoga schools everywhere, filled with teachers and students. I also heard…Aug 30, 2017Aug 30, 2017
Ankur JalotainAnkurWatHampi: Come for the Temples, Stay for the Sunsets“Where to next?”, I thought while spending three weeks in Mysore. My first thought was Hampi — a place that had been recommended to me by…Jun 16, 20171Jun 16, 20171
Ankur JalotainAnkurWatSo Sore in Mysore — What’s Ashtanga Yoga?Before coming to India, I set a goal for deepening my yoga practice (after all, this is the part of the world where yoga started). The…Jun 6, 20175Jun 6, 20175