Tramping the Dusty Roads

Tramping the Dusty Roads

A short, very short trip to Neelkanth.

A temple in honor of Shiva, drinking 'Halahala.'

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Apr 21, 2026
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The Backstory

Once upon a time, there lived the gods (devas) and ‘demons’(asuras). Once upon a time, there was a sage called Sage Durvasa who cursed the devas, causing them to lose their strength. Some say that, at first, the devas were not immortal and sought to break the chains of mortality. The version of the myth is unimportant to this tale. What is …

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