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Ganga Snan at Anupshahar - Poori, Prayers, and a River That Remembers
No occasion. No festival. Just eight of us - my mother's side family - driving to the Ganga at dawn with homemade poori-aloo packed in steel dabbas. Sometimes the simplest outings carry the most grace.
By Chandan Raghav
Govardhan Parikrama - Barefoot on the Path of Faith
We walked half the Govardhan Parikrama barefoot on the ancient kaccha path - feet burning, body exhausted, spirit soaring. And then we ate the same prasad that was offered to Giriraj Ji Maharaj. That lunch changed something in me.
By Chandan Raghav
A siblings' day out at Delhi's Museum of Illusion - where gravity lies, walls breathe, and you realize that perception is the biggest trickster of them all. Pure, unfiltered fun.
Museum of Illusion, Delhi - When Nothing Is What It Seems
A siblings' day out at Delhi's Museum of Illusion - where gravity lies, walls breathe, and you realize that perception is the biggest trickster of them all. Pure, unfiltered fun.
By Chandan Raghav
Jim Corbett - Rain, Safari, and the Kosi River's Embrace
We went to Jim Corbett hoping for a tiger. Instead, the jungle gave us rain during safari, elephants in the wild, a crystal-clear river bath, and British-era cottages that whispered old stories. We didn't miss the tiger at all.
By Chandan Raghav
Kangra - Chaitra Navratri in the Lap of the Himalayas
During Chaitra Navratri, I found myself in Kangra - where Baglamukhi Devi's fierce silence and Nagarkot Wali Maiya's mountain grace reminded me that shakti isn't always loud. Sometimes it's the quiet that shakes you.
By Chandan Raghav
Vrindavan Holi - Flowers, Colours, and a Love That Transcends Time
In Vrindavan, Holi isn't just a festival - it's a love story retold every year in colours and flowers. Here's what it felt like to be part of the Phoolon Ki Holi, the festival of flowers, at one of India's most sacred places.
By Chandan Raghav
Holi in Mathura - Where Colours Meet Devotion
Walking through the ancient streets of Mathura during Holi, I found something that no photograph could ever capture - the raw, unbridled joy of a city celebrating the birth of its favourite deity with colours, music, and an ocean of love.
By Chandan Raghav
Ujjain - Mahakal Darshan on the Eve of Mahashivratri
A road trip with my parents from Faridabad to Ujjain, just to stand before Mahadev on the night before Mahashivratri. What I felt inside that garbhagriha wasn't tourism - it was a conversation without words.
By Chandan Raghav