{"id":6925,"date":"2022-07-27T23:05:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T23:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/?page_id=6925"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:44:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:44:26","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\" bs-listing bs-listing-modern-grid-listing-1 bs-listing-single-tab\">\t<div class=\"listing listing-modern-grid listing-modern-grid-1 clearfix slider-overlay-simple-gr l-2\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"mg-col mg-col-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post-12938 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail  listing-item-1 listing-item listing-mg-item listing-mg-type-1 listing-mg-1-item main-term-26\">\r\n\t<div class=\"item-content\">\r\n\t\t<a  title=\"Ancient Capital Tour Thailand Itinerary: Following the Lost Kingdoms of Thailand\" 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The waiter, dressed in a white uniform, holds a smaller flame to light one of the multiple wicks of the main kuthu vilakku stand. The woman, with a gentle smile and wearing a traditional Kerala kasavu saree and glasses, watches the lighting process. In the background, there is a spread of South Indian Sadhya food arranged on a banana leaf, a traditional uruli bowl with hibiscus flowers, and the wooden architecture and thatched roof of an open-air Kerala resort restaurant pavilion.\" title=\"Onam Sadhya in Kerala\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/onam1-279x220.jpg\" data-bs-srcset=\"{&quot;baseurl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.secret-retreats.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;210&quot;:&quot;onam1-210x136.jpg&quot;,&quot;279&quot;:&quot;onam1-279x220.jpg&quot;,&quot;357&quot;:&quot;onam1-357x210.jpg&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;onam1-750x430.jpg&quot;,&quot;2560&quot;:&quot;onam1-scaled.jpg&quot;}}\"\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-cont\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/tables\/onam-sadhya-in-kerala.html\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/tables\/onam-sadhya-in-kerala.html\" class=\"post-url post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\tOnam Sadhya in Kerala\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article >\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-4-cont\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post-12890 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail  listing-item-4 listing-item listing-mg-item listing-mg-type-1 listing-mg-1-item main-term-26\">\r\n\t<div class=\"item-content\">\r\n\t\t<a  alt=\"Aerial sunrise view of an eco-lodge perched on a misty mountain peak above terraced valleys\" title=\"When the Heat Rises: Six Cooler Escapes in Asia\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wow428-279x220.jpg\" data-bs-srcset=\"{&quot;baseurl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.secret-retreats.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;210&quot;:&quot;wow428-210x136.jpg&quot;,&quot;279&quot;:&quot;wow428-279x220.jpg&quot;,&quot;357&quot;:&quot;wow428-357x210.jpg&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;wow428-750x430.jpg&quot;,&quot;1920&quot;:&quot;wow428.jpg&quot;}}\"\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-cont\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/travel\/when-the-heat-rises-six-cooler-escapes-in-asia.html\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/travel\/when-the-heat-rises-six-cooler-escapes-in-asia.html\" class=\"post-url post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\tWhen the Heat Rises: Six Cooler Escapes in Asia\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article >\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\" bs-listing bs-listing-listing-mix-1-2 bs-listing-single-tab\">\t\t<h3 class=\"section-heading sh-t6 sh-s13 main-term-30\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/category\/tables\" class=\"main-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"h-text main-term-30\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFood &amp; Gastronomy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"listing listing-mix-1-2 clearfix \">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"column-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post-12904 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail   listing-item listing-item-grid listing-item-grid-1 main-term-30\">\r\n\t<div class=\"item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  alt=\"A photograph capturing a woman seated at a wooden dining table, with a waiter standing next to her, lighting a large brass traditional Indian oil lamp (diya). 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href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/tables\/onam-sadhya-in-kerala.html\" class=\"post-title post-url\">\r\n\t\t\tOnam Sadhya in Kerala\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\t\t<div class=\"post-meta\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/author\/bree\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   title=\"Browse Author Articles\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"post-author-a\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"post-author author\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbree\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"time\"><time class=\"post-published updated\"\r\n\t\t\t\t                         datetime=\"2026-08-26T08:14:22+00:00\">Aug 26, 2026<\/time><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-summary\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\"} -->\nExperience India\u2019s Feast of Tradition at Neeleshwar Hermitage\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->Today, 26 August 2026, Kerala celebrates Thiruvonam, the 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data-src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wow423-210x136.jpg\" data-bs-srcset=\"{&quot;baseurl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.secret-retreats.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;86&quot;:&quot;wow423-86x64.jpg&quot;,&quot;210&quot;:&quot;wow423-210x136.jpg&quot;,&quot;279&quot;:&quot;wow423-279x220.jpg&quot;,&quot;357&quot;:&quot;wow423-357x210.jpg&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;wow423-750x430.jpg&quot;,&quot;2048&quot;:&quot;wow423.jpg&quot;}}\"\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-holder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/tables\/place-where-time-is-an-ingredient-part-1.html\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<h2 class=\"title\">\t<a class=\"post-url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/tables\/place-where-time-is-an-ingredient-part-1.html\" title=\"Place Where Time Is an Ingredient: Part 1\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\tPlace Where Time Is an Ingredient: Part 1\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h2><\/div>\r\n<\/article >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\" bs-listing bs-listing-listing-thumbnail-2 bs-listing-single-tab\">\t\t<h3 class=\"section-heading sh-t6 sh-s13 main-term-28\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/category\/events\" class=\"main-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"h-text main-term-28\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvents &amp; Accolades\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"listing listing-thumbnail listing-tb-2 clearfix scolumns-2 bsw-7 \">\r\n\t<article  class=\"post-12857 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail   listing-item listing-item-thumbnail listing-item-tb-2 main-term-27\">\r\n<div class=\"item-inner clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured featured-type-featured-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  title=\"Postcard from Asia: Celebrations Beyond the Usual 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II\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\tPostcard from Asia: Celebrations Beyond&hellip;\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h2><\/div>\r\n<\/article >\r\n<article  class=\"post-12466 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail   listing-item listing-item-thumbnail listing-item-tb-2 main-term-28\">\r\n<div class=\"item-inner clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured featured-type-featured-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  title=\"A Season to Reset: Spring Cleaning, the Asian Way\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5-1-210x136.jpg\" data-bs-srcset=\"{&quot;baseurl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.secret-retreats.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;86&quot;:&quot;5-1-86x64.jpg&quot;,&quot;210&quot;:&quot;5-1-210x136.jpg&quot;,&quot;279&quot;:&quot;5-1-279x220.jpg&quot;,&quot;357&quot;:&quot;5-1-357x210.jpg&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;5-1-750x430.jpg&quot;,&quot;2048&quot;:&quot;5-1.jpg&quot;}}\"\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-holder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/events\/a-season-to-reset-spring-cleaning-the-asian-way.html\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<h2 class=\"title\">\t<a class=\"post-url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/events\/a-season-to-reset-spring-cleaning-the-asian-way.html\" title=\"A Season to Reset: Spring Cleaning, the Asian Way\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\tA Season to Reset: Spring Cleaning, the&hellip;\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h2><\/div>\r\n<\/article >\r\n<article  class=\"post-12384 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail   listing-item listing-item-thumbnail listing-item-tb-2 main-term-28\">\r\n<div class=\"item-inner clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured featured-type-featured-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  alt=\"Songkran Festival in Thailand\" title=\"What is the Songkran Festival in Thailand?\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-210x136.jpg\" data-bs-srcset=\"{&quot;baseurl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.secret-retreats.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;86&quot;:&quot;1-86x64.jpg&quot;,&quot;210&quot;:&quot;1-210x136.jpg&quot;,&quot;279&quot;:&quot;1-279x220.jpg&quot;,&quot;357&quot;:&quot;1-357x210.jpg&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;1-750x430.jpg&quot;,&quot;2048&quot;:&quot;1.jpg&quot;}}\"\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-holder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/events\/what-is-the-songkran-festival-in-thailand.html\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<h2 class=\"title\">\t<a class=\"post-url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/events\/what-is-the-songkran-festival-in-thailand.html\" title=\"What is the Songkran Festival in Thailand?\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\tWhat is the Songkran Festival in&hellip;\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h2><\/div>\r\n<\/article >\r\n<article  class=\"post-12346 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail   listing-item listing-item-thumbnail listing-item-tb-2 main-term-28\">\r\n<div class=\"item-inner clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured featured-type-featured-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  title=\"The World Pauses: Understanding Nye Pi\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nyepi1-210x136.jpg\" 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bs-listing-listing-thumbnail-2 bs-listing-single-tab\">\t\t<h3 class=\"section-heading sh-t6 sh-s13 main-term-251\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/category\/sustainability\" class=\"main-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"h-text main-term-251\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSustainability and Responsible Tourism\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"listing listing-thumbnail listing-tb-2 clearfix scolumns-2 bsw-7 \">\r\n\t<article  class=\"post-12922 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail   listing-item listing-item-thumbnail listing-item-tb-2 main-term-251\">\r\n<div class=\"item-inner clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured featured-type-featured-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  title=\"Not Pictured: The Journeys Beyond the Frame\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9-210x136.jpg\" data-bs-srcset=\"{&quot;baseurl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.secret-retreats.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;86&quot;:&quot;9-86x64.jpg&quot;,&quot;210&quot;:&quot;9-210x136.jpg&quot;,&quot;279&quot;:&quot;9-279x220.jpg&quot;,&quot;357&quot;:&quot;9-357x210.jpg&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;9-750x430.jpg&quot;,&quot;1748&quot;:&quot;9.jpg&quot;}}\"\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-holder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/sustainability\/not-pictured-the-journeys-beyond-the-frame.html\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<h2 class=\"title\">\t<a class=\"post-url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/sustainability\/not-pictured-the-journeys-beyond-the-frame.html\" title=\"Not Pictured: The Journeys Beyond the Frame\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\tNot Pictured: The Journeys Beyond the&hellip;\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h2><\/div>\r\n<\/article >\r\n<article  class=\"post-12904 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail   listing-item listing-item-thumbnail listing-item-tb-2 main-term-30\">\r\n<div class=\"item-inner clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured featured-type-featured-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  alt=\"A photograph capturing a woman seated at a wooden dining table, with a waiter standing next to her, lighting a large brass traditional Indian oil lamp (diya). The waiter, dressed in a white uniform, holds a smaller flame to light one of the multiple wicks of the main kuthu vilakku stand. The woman, with a gentle smile and wearing a traditional Kerala kasavu saree and glasses, watches the lighting process. In the background, there is a spread of South Indian Sadhya food arranged on a banana leaf, a traditional uruli bowl with hibiscus flowers, and the wooden architecture and thatched roof of an open-air Kerala resort restaurant pavilion.\" title=\"Onam Sadhya in Kerala\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/onam1-210x136.jpg\" data-bs-srcset=\"{&quot;baseurl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.secret-retreats.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;86&quot;:&quot;onam1-86x64.jpg&quot;,&quot;210&quot;:&quot;onam1-210x136.jpg&quot;,&quot;279&quot;:&quot;onam1-279x220.jpg&quot;,&quot;357&quot;:&quot;onam1-357x210.jpg&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;onam1-750x430.jpg&quot;,&quot;2560&quot;:&quot;onam1-scaled.jpg&quot;}}\"\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-holder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/tables\/onam-sadhya-in-kerala.html\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<h2 class=\"title\">\t<a class=\"post-url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/tables\/onam-sadhya-in-kerala.html\" title=\"Onam Sadhya in Kerala\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\tOnam Sadhya in Kerala\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h2><\/div>\r\n<\/article >\r\n<article  class=\"post-12890 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail   listing-item listing-item-thumbnail listing-item-tb-2 main-term-26\">\r\n<div class=\"item-inner clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured featured-type-featured-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  alt=\"Aerial sunrise view of an eco-lodge perched on a misty mountain peak above terraced valleys\" title=\"When the Heat Rises: Six Cooler Escapes in Asia\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wow428-210x136.jpg\" data-bs-srcset=\"{&quot;baseurl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.secret-retreats.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;86&quot;:&quot;wow428-86x64.jpg&quot;,&quot;210&quot;:&quot;wow428-210x136.jpg&quot;,&quot;279&quot;:&quot;wow428-279x220.jpg&quot;,&quot;357&quot;:&quot;wow428-357x210.jpg&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;wow428-750x430.jpg&quot;,&quot;1920&quot;:&quot;wow428.jpg&quot;}}\"\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-holder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/travel\/when-the-heat-rises-six-cooler-escapes-in-asia.html\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<h2 class=\"title\">\t<a class=\"post-url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/travel\/when-the-heat-rises-six-cooler-escapes-in-asia.html\" title=\"When the Heat Rises: Six Cooler Escapes in Asia\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\tWhen the Heat Rises: Six Cooler Escapes&hellip;\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h2><\/div>\r\n<\/article >\r\n<article  class=\"post-12881 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail   listing-item listing-item-thumbnail listing-item-tb-2 main-term-27\">\r\n<div class=\"item-inner clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured featured-type-featured-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  title=\"Understanding Asia: Mandalas and the Art of Letting Go\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4-210x136.jpg\" data-bs-srcset=\"{&quot;baseurl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.secret-retreats.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;86&quot;:&quot;4-86x64.jpg&quot;,&quot;210&quot;:&quot;4-210x136.jpg&quot;,&quot;279&quot;:&quot;4-279x220.jpg&quot;,&quot;357&quot;:&quot;4-357x210.jpg&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;4-750x430.jpg&quot;,&quot;2048&quot;:&quot;4.jpg&quot;}}\"\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-holder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/art-architecture\/understanding-asia-mandalas-and-the-art-of-letting-go.html\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<h2 class=\"title\">\t<a class=\"post-url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/art-architecture\/understanding-asia-mandalas-and-the-art-of-letting-go.html\" title=\"Understanding Asia: Mandalas and the Art of Letting Go\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\tUnderstanding Asia: Mandalas and the Art&hellip;\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h2><\/div>\r\n<\/article >\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\" bs-listing bs-listing-listing-thumbnail-1 bs-listing-single-tab\">\t\t<h3 class=\"section-heading sh-t6 sh-s13 main-term-27\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/category\/art-architecture\" class=\"main-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"h-text main-term-27\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsian Art &amp; Culture\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"listing listing-thumbnail listing-tb-1 clearfix columns-2\">\r\n\t\t<article class=\"post-12904 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail   listing-item listing-item-thumbnail listing-item-tb-1 main-term-30\">\r\n\t<div class=\"item-inner clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured featured-type-featured-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a  alt=\"A photograph capturing a woman seated at a wooden dining table, with a waiter standing next to her, lighting a large brass traditional Indian oil lamp (diya). The waiter, dressed in a white uniform, holds a smaller flame to light one of the multiple wicks of the main kuthu vilakku stand. The woman, with a gentle smile and wearing a traditional Kerala kasavu saree and glasses, watches the lighting process. In the background, there is a spread of South Indian Sadhya food arranged on a banana leaf, a traditional uruli bowl with hibiscus flowers, and the wooden architecture and thatched roof of an open-air Kerala resort restaurant pavilion.\" title=\"Onam Sadhya in Kerala\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/onam1-86x64.jpg\" data-bs-srcset=\"{&quot;baseurl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.secret-retreats.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;86&quot;:&quot;onam1-86x64.jpg&quot;,&quot;210&quot;:&quot;onam1-210x136.jpg&quot;,&quot;2560&quot;:&quot;onam1-scaled.jpg&quot;}}\"\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-holder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/tables\/onam-sadhya-in-kerala.html\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/tables\/onam-sadhya-in-kerala.html\" class=\"post-url post-title\">\r\n\t\t\tOnam Sadhya in 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data-bs-srcset=\"{&quot;baseurl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.secret-retreats.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;86&quot;:&quot;4-86x64.jpg&quot;,&quot;210&quot;:&quot;4-210x136.jpg&quot;,&quot;2048&quot;:&quot;4.jpg&quot;}}\"\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-holder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/art-architecture\/understanding-asia-mandalas-and-the-art-of-letting-go.html\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/art-architecture\/understanding-asia-mandalas-and-the-art-of-letting-go.html\" class=\"post-url post-title\">\r\n\t\t\tUnderstanding Asia: Mandalas and the Art of Letting Go\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\t\t<div class=\"post-meta\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"time\"><time class=\"post-published updated\"\r\n\t\t\t\t                         datetime=\"2026-08-18T16:50:03+00:00\">Aug 18, 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Thailand Itinerary: Following the Lost Kingdoms of Thailand\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-edited-357x210.png\" data-bs-srcset=\"{&quot;baseurl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.secret-retreats.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;210&quot;:&quot;2-edited-210x136.png&quot;,&quot;279&quot;:&quot;2-edited-279x220.png&quot;,&quot;357&quot;:&quot;2-edited-357x210.png&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;2-edited-750x430.png&quot;,&quot;1748&quot;:&quot;2-edited.png&quot;}}\"\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-holder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/travel\/https-www-secret-retreats-com-blog-ancient-capital-tour-thailand-itinerary.html\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/travel\/https-www-secret-retreats-com-blog-ancient-capital-tour-thailand-itinerary.html\" class=\"post-title post-url\">\r\n\t\t\tAncient Capital 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data-bs-srcset=\"{&quot;baseurl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.secret-retreats.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;210&quot;:&quot;9-210x136.jpg&quot;,&quot;279&quot;:&quot;9-279x220.jpg&quot;,&quot;357&quot;:&quot;9-357x210.jpg&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;9-750x430.jpg&quot;,&quot;1748&quot;:&quot;9.jpg&quot;}}\"\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-holder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/sustainability\/not-pictured-the-journeys-beyond-the-frame.html\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/sustainability\/not-pictured-the-journeys-beyond-the-frame.html\" class=\"post-title post-url\">\r\n\t\t\tNot Pictured: The Journeys Beyond the Frame\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h3>\t\t<div class=\"post-meta\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/author\/bree\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   title=\"Browse Author Articles\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   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