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Varanasi — Spirituality & Scams
Varanasi — Spirituality & Scams
Varanasi. The holiest of the seven sacred sites in Hinduism. Also known as Benares, one can observe life and death by the Ganga river…
Ankur Jalota
Mar 14, 2018
Volunteering at Manav Sadhna
Volunteering at Manav Sadhna
August 2017. While in Rajasthan, I had thought I would go to Ahmedabad, Gujurat, and volunteer at Manav Sadhna. However, monsoon rains led…
Ankur Jalota
Feb 12, 2018
Agama Yoga in Thailand
Agama Yoga in Thailand
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Ankur Jalota
Dec 10, 2017
Chiang Mai: The Digital Nomad Scene
Chiang Mai: The Digital Nomad Scene
In 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…
Ankur Jalota
Nov 24, 2017
Caves of Ajanta & Ellora, Bombay Floods
Caves of Ajanta & Ellora, Bombay Floods
On 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…
Ankur Jalota
Sep 22, 2017
Discovering Gurus in Pune: Osho and Yogananda
Discovering Gurus in Pune: Osho and Yogananda
I 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…
Ankur Jalota
Sep 14, 2017
Rajasthan — aka “Fortlandia”
Rajasthan — 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…
Ankur Jalota
Sep 11, 2017
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Volunteering at Manav Sadhna
Volunteering at Manav Sadhna
August 2017. While in Rajasthan, I had thought I would go to Ahmedabad, Gujurat, and volunteer at Manav Sadhna. However, monsoon rains led…
Ankur Jalota
Feb 12, 2018
So Sore in Mysore — What’s Ashtanga Yoga?
So 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…
Ankur Jalota
Jun 6, 2017
Volunteering for Vipassana in Tiruvannamalai
Volunteering for Vipassana in Tiruvannamalai
In September 2013, while backpacking through Southeast Asia, I completed a 10-day Vipassana course in Thailand. The entire course is free…
Ankur Jalota
Apr 25, 2017
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