Tag: Puri

The journey of a woman seeking truth and the meaning of life

March 22, 2024April 23, 2024 Maya

This is the story of Ekananga and her reason for being here in India. I never wanted to go to India, I was always scared of India. I always said that I will never go there, that I want to go to America. When I was a teenager in the seventies, India was very fashionable for the Hippies. I was... Read More

Interesting places

Little about Orissa

December 22, 2022January 2, 2023 Maya

This place is called Jagannath Puri, or Puri, the land of Jagannatha Essentially, in our tightly defined categories that most often include only the “four major world religions” or simply “our world” and “exoticism” one could conclude that Hinduism prevails in this land as well as in the rest of India. This, however, is a very flattening subject, I would... Read More

Hotels, Guest House

Puri: Dog and Duck Lodge

September 8, 2022September 22, 2022 Maya

A small family guest house located on the coastal Chakra Tirtha Road. Dog and Duck is actually located in the center of indigenous Puri residents engaged in fishing. From the roof terrace of the hotel you can listen to the sound of waves or watch the life of local people. Orissa’s culture is extremely rich in specific events like festivals... Read More

Culture

India – the country of simple and cheerful people

November 11, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

Continuing the theme of video from India, I bring to your attention a selection of material collected in the city of Puri, Orissa. Indians are simple and normal people with no pretensions to life. Western domestic culture has not yet spoiled consciousness with standards of well-being. And besides, it’s very hot in India. Therefore, life is unhurried and calm. It... Read More

Our stories Travel

By train Puri – Kolkata

September 23, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

Journey 8th in the morning we woke up and made all we could to organize and pack everything. Dad went to manager and ordered a rikshaw for 5 o’clock. At 8 o’clock we had the train. When we did everything we ate lunch, packed some food, and had cleaned a little bit. At the right time we took our bags,... Read More

Our stories Travel

Journey: Puri to Dhaka

September 22, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

22 September So finally after 2 weeks of travel, we are home again. Bangladesh with its culture and people welcomed us. The religion in Bangladesh is Islam which is an interesting new experience for us. People are different and surroundment is too. Kolkata So 8th of September we packed and went by train from Puri to Howrah, which is attached... Read More

Our stories Travel

Tickets Puri – Howrah/Kolkata

September 21, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

Few days before our journey we went to the train station to buy a ticket. Our new destination was Kolkata. Train Apps I have few apps on my phone that track the trains. I used them to check the available trains but it had no use. Each showed the same which wasn’t true. There were few available; One had no... Read More

Stories

The awaiting journey to a new destination – Bangladesh

September 1, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

As the end of our Indian visa comes in bigs steps, we have to pack and pick up a new destination. We have been trice to Nepal, each time for 5 months. And in Sri Lanka too but it is far and the foundation does not allow us for the journey. We have chosen to visit Bangladesh. A new place... Read More

Interesting facts Our stories

Maya’s 17th birthday

July 29, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

23rd July I had my 17th birthday. I actually kind of forgot about it, I mean to write about it. Now I understand, I woudn’t say adult but, grownups in not being so excited about a birthday. I was happy but not so excited as the previous years. Its just another year; cake, more food, playing with sisters, new things.... Read More

Hotels, Guest House

Puri: Swan Regale

July 28, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

We moved some time ago to the Swan Regal estate. Now we live in a multi-family block as in a big housing estate. The fact that we are in India, however, causes several important differences in the landscape. I am thinking especially of the habits of Indian residents supported in this fragrant concrete modernity of the place. Bonfires on the estate... Read More