by Samanvitha Rao | Jan 17, 2017 | Travel
Mount Kailash is considered to be one of the holiest spots for Hindus to undertake a pilgrimage. Since it is considered sacrilegious to step on the mountain, most pilgrims undertake a parikrama walking around the base of the mountain. To undertake this is, in itself,...
by Samanvitha Rao | Jun 20, 2013 | Desi Voices, Perspectives
It started with a tree. When I was three years old my parents bought an 8000 sq. ft. plot of land in the coastal town of Surathkal in southern India and built a large home. Around the house they planted six coconut trees, three mango trees and several other tropical...
by Samanvitha Rao | Jan 29, 2010 | Lifestyle, Travel
Later this year I will be visiting Mount Kailash in the Himalayas and will spend 3 days trekking up the mountain. The entire trek will be at elevation above 14,000 feet, so it was suggested to me that I should climb Mount Shasta. The local mountain stands at 14,179...
by Samanvitha Rao | Oct 7, 2009 | Lifestyle, Travel
Mystics consider Mt. Kailash the “Crown Chakra,” or the spiritual center of the planet. It holds a spiritual significance to Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and the people of the ancient Bonpo religion in Tibet. Four great South Asian rivers emerge from the area: Indus,...
