Where to stay · India
Sri Murugan Guest House
“Must you go? Stay? If you can stay, stay; leave if you have to…”Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du mal A…
Tamil Nadu
Where to stay · India
Sea Breeze Hotel
“In a group of people for whom everything is sacred, and for whom what is not sacred may at any…
Where to stay · India
Siva Guest House
“We do not see, we believe we see… we travel not to see, but to not-see — to try to…
On the ground · India
Pongal, at Arul’s or with the Tourism Office
In Mahābalipuram, during your January Ashtanga Yoga session, you have two ways to experience Pongal — one of the most…
Where to stay · India
Hotels in Mahābalipuram
Mahābalipuram — today Mamallapuram — is an old historical town in Tamil Nadu, once a busy seaport under the Pallava.…
Preparing your trip · India
Travel Information for India (Mahābalipuram)
An Ashtanga Yoga stay in Mahābalipuram (South India) takes preparation: flights, luggage, money, travel health. Here is the essential to…
On the ground · India
Thanjavur (Tanjore)
Thanjavur (Tanjore), on the bank of the Kāverī 400 km south of Chennai, is a land of Chola temples. The…
Local culture · India
The Folk Dances of India
Beyond the classical dances linked to Śiva Naṭarāja, India teems with village, popular and sacred dances. There are said to…
On the ground · India
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
The Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary nestles in a quiet little village, 60 km south of Mahābalipuram. More than 40,000 birds can…
Flavors · India
Pongal, the Harvest Festival
Pongal, the festival of the rice harvest and of thanksgiving: four of the most colourful days in South India, around…