Rituals and occasions
Temple, ritual & pujaOccasions, dining & giftsPhotography & filmsSpecialist servicesSHRAVAN is our collection for parents and senior travellers, including journeys arranged by sons and daughters who live overseas or cannot travel with them. Every SHRAVAN journey, at every tier, includes named accompaniment, a pace agreed in advance and assistance we have assessed with you before we quote.
A pilgrimage to Kashi, Ayodhya or Gaya often matters most to the people who find it hardest to manage alone. The steps down to the river, the long wait at a temple, a road day that runs late, a meal that comes at the wrong hour: none of these is difficult to plan for, but each one needs someone to think of it in advance and someone present on the day.
When you choose a SHRAVAN journey, we add the accompanying-support bundle and our team reviews the plan before quoting: how far your parents walk comfortably, how they manage steps and boarding, their meal and rest routines, and the scope of assistance they need. Sometimes that review means suggesting an extra day. We would rather say so than fit a full programme into a schedule that tires them.
We keep two people clear in our records: the person who books and the person who travels. Updates to family, and any sharing of photographs or location, happen only with the traveller's own permission.
A named person accompanies your parents for the agreed days and visits. SHRAVAN is never a driver-only itinerary, including at Standard; the tiers change the hotels, vehicle and level of service, not the presence of support.
The senior travel companion helps with walking pace, steps, boarding, check-ins and meal routines, within a defined, non-medical scope agreed before travel. The companion is not a nurse or carer. Where specialist care is needed, it is assessed separately with a qualified provider.
Our team reviews each SHRAVAN plan for pace, mobility, meal routines and assistance scope. Rest periods are part of the day, and a longer duration may be suggested if the route needs it.
We record the booking contact separately from the travelling parent. With your parents' permission, the coordinator shares updates with the family at agreed points, and photographs or location only if they have agreed to that too.
Varanasi at Your Pace with named accompaniment for the visiting days, rest between temple visits and boarding points chosen for ease.
Based on Varanasi at Your Pace (3 nights · 4 days)Varanasi and Ayodhya with the companion travelling throughout, the road journey broken where needed and the duration reviewed for your parents' pace.
Based on Varanasi and Ayodhya Pilgrimage (4 nights · 5 days)Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya at an assisted pace. This route may need extra days for older travellers; we review it with you before quoting.
Based on The Sacred Confluence (5 nights · 6 days)Varanasi and Gaya, with ancestral rites at Gaya scoped individually with the priest and the companion helping with pace, seating and rest around them. Bodh Gaya is a separate place and is added only on request.
Based on A Journey of Remembrance (4 nights · 5 days)You can be the booking contact while your parents are the ones travelling. Before the journey we ask your parents whether they are happy for us to share updates with you, how often, and on which channel. Photographs and location are shared only if they agree. If they prefer privacy on a given day, we respect that.
No. The companion provides defined, non-medical assistance: pace, steps, boarding, check-ins, meals and general reassurance. The companion does not give medical or personal care. If your parents need specialist care, tell us early and we assess it separately with a qualified provider. Please do not send medical records through the website; we arrange anything sensitive through a separate process.
Many ghats and temple approaches involve steps, uneven stone and crowds, and some cannot be avoided. We ask about mobility at the start, choose boarding points and visiting times with that in mind, and tell you plainly where a visit may be hard. Wheelchair and mobility assistance can be requested; we assess each route rather than promise that everything is accessible.
Yes. Every SHRAVAN journey includes its accompanying support at Standard, Premium and Luxury. The tier changes the hotels, vehicle and other inclusions; it does not remove the companion.
We shape the journey around them, then send a complete quotation before any payment.
