Indigo | Neela | नील Indigo color is the first known natural dye to humans, it is derived from the plant Indigofera tinctoria. The leaves of Indigofera are harvested and allowed to ferment in water in large vessels or tanks. A day or two after complete fermentation the liquid is drained from the vessels leaving the plant material/leaves behind. […]
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Reasons to travel to Spiti Valley from Kinnaur route
Why traveling to Spiti via the Kinnaur route is so strongly recommended? Below are some pictures to add on to the advice. While we were planning Chandrataal lake trip, we spoke to a few people on the preferred itinerary, the road conditions, what kind of vehicle to take, to self-drive and the obvious – which route […]
Lahaul & Spiti
Lahaul & Spiti It was September. Alex Turner ‘s haunting falsetto “That the nights were mainly made for saying. Things that you can’t say tomorrow day” was playing in a loop. We were almost at the end of our journey, circling through the snaky desert landscape, heading towards our last pit stop in the unforgiving, sublime […]
Kama Ayurveda’s Safe and Gentle Skin Care
Kama Ayurveda’s Skin Care If you follow my posts regularly you must be knowing about my trip to Spiti which I have documented in detail in my previous posts (here, here and here). I had mentioned in all the posts about the harsh environment of Spiti, how the sun there is so harsh that it […]
Things to do in Jaipur (Series 1) – Amer Fort
Amer Fort, Jaipur What do you do when you get an extended weekend from your underpaid and overworked jobs? You travel. Due to heavy rains in the mountains and the accompanying landslides, we sadly had to postpone our trekking trip and wait for the monsoon to stop unleashing its fury on the hills. With everything planned […]
