Trek to Udaya Parvatha
Our day two in Shishila was to trek to the peak of Udaya parvatha. With a good sleep in the night (though very cold!!) at Gopu Gokhale’s place, we were all charged up when Angara, out guide arrived. Our plan … Continued
Yoga Narasimha temple, Baggavalli
Yoga Narasimha temple at Baggavalli was the second Hoysala temple we visited on the way to my native place. It was about 2PM when we reached Baggavalli village, which was about 15 km from Birur. It seemed to be an … Continued
Back to history at Gummanayaka fort
Gummanayaka fort was an accidental find while looking at the google maps. Very little information was available on internet about the place. The place looked nice and I added to my backlog. View from the temple on the fort … Continued
Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Vignasante
Whenever I drive to my native place, I take a detour to visit some nice places. This time when I drove to my native place during Deepavali, I selected two Hoysala temples in the list. One of them was Lakshmi … Continued
Bondla wildlife sanctuary
One of the wildlife sanctuaries in Goa. At about 20 km from Ponda, it is known for birds than animals. For general public there is a zoo and garden inside the sanctuary. Garden at Bondla We had an evening to … Continued
Mahadev temple at Tamdi Surla
We were just in time before closing of the temple. At the base of the western ghats was the Mahadev temple at Tamdisurla, 13th century temple dedicated to lord Shiva. Ignoring the vendors selling puja items, we proceeded towards temple. … Continued
Talade waterfalls, Goa
It would have been a difficult task to locate this waterfall. We were driving inside Bhagwan Mahavir wildlife sanctuary, and there were no signboards and no people to help us. Luckily we met another group who were going to the … Continued
Harvelam waterfalls, Goa
Goa is normally associated with beaches. But many people are not aware of hilly side of Goa. So much so that my family was not ready to accept that our trip to Goa has only hills and waterfalls (I did … Continued
Climbing Kavaledurga
I always like to visit western ghats during monsoon. While waterfalls is my favourite place during monsoon, this time I also climbed Kavaledurga. The views on the top may not be great due to mist in monsoon, but the rain … Continued
My birding trips to Valley school
It is quite surprising to know that there are nature spots within Bengaluru city. One such place is around valley school near Kanakapura road. The school which is spread across 120 acres has densely wooded areas but it is out … Continued