On the ground · India
Gingee, Forts off the Beaten Track
Off the tourist trail, Gingee is a spectacular, almost-abandoned site: four old forts perched…
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Local culture · India
Indian Cuisine
Indian cuisine is wonderfully tasty. The goddess Annapūrṇā always inspires it — from anna (“food”) and pūrṇa (“complete,…
On the ground · India
Cheyyur, South of Mahābalipuram
This village, off the tourist trail, lies 48 km south of Mahābalipuram, before Merkanam, 6 km to the…
On the ground · India
The Crocodile Farm
This farm is home to 5000 crocodiles and alligators of every shape and size, from all over India…
On the ground · India
Tirukalikundram
Tirukalikundram, 17 km from Mahābalipuram, is a village dedicated to Śiva, known for its fruit, vegetable and flower…
On the ground · India
The National Art Gallery in Chennai
If there is only one place to visit in Chennai, it is its National Art Gallery. A single…
On the ground · India
The Kapaleeswarar Temple in Chennai
In the heart of Mylapore, one of Chennai’s oldest districts, the Kapaleeswarar temple is one of the great…
On the ground · India
Visiting the Royal Enfield Factory in Chennai
In the age of mass production, a Royal Enfield remains a rarity: an old-school motorbike, lovingly assembled by…
On the ground · India
Visiting Chennai, a Great Southern Metropolis
Madras — renamed Chennai in 1996 — can bewilder the arriving traveller: 7 million people, dense and colourful…
On the ground · India
What to See in Mahābalipuram
Mahābalipuram — today Mamallapuram, “the city of Mahā Bali” — is a small town in Tamil Nadu, 60…
On the ground · India
Tiruvannāmalai, a Famous Place of Pilgrimage
Tiruvannāmalai is one of the great places of pilgrimage in South India: its immense Annamalaiyar temple dedicated to…
On the ground · India
Visiting the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry
In Pondicherry’s old French quarter, the Sri Aurobindo Ashram is a haven of meditation. Set on Marine Street…
On the ground · India
Visiting Auroville, the City of Dawn
Auroville, “the City of Dawn”, is for “The Mother” the place of a universal community life — “where…
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The Institute · Brussels
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At the Ashtanga Yoga Institute, these words don't stay on the page: they are lived, breath after breath. We have been transmitting traditional Ashtanga in Brussels for over fifty years, in the lineage of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois — each posture adjusted individually, even in a group class. Here, you don't read yoga: you practise it, guided.
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