Sogala
8th October 2011 The beauty of Sogala lies in its approach. After travelling for a long time on plain land, the view of the hills come as a respite. And a waterfall suddenly appears as we enter the Sogala village. … Continued
Baalebare falls
30th August 2011 Another road side falls!! This waterfall (Baalebare or bale bare) is at the beginning of Hulikal ghat. As you start going down the road from Mastikatte (the last town before the ghat), you will see Chandikamba … Continued
Devaramane
22 October 2011 My friends Aishwarya and Rakesh Holla had been to this place before. The photos shared were awesome prompting me to visit Devaramane. The initial plan was to trek to Minchukallu from Devaramane village, but looking at the … Continued
Two “abandoned” reservoirs
2nd September 2011 KPCL (Karnataka Power Corporation Limited) had built these two dams for the purpose of generating electricity. For some reason, the project flopped and KPCL “abandoned” these twin reservoirs. KPCL had also built township for the employees … Continued
Ladakh day 9: Tso Kar
8th July 2011 The night at Tso Moriri was a long one. Even though rooms were cozy, we had trouble in sleeping. Surprising that we had already spent few days at 14,000+ ft. And in the morning the hotel guys … Continued
Ladakh day 8: Tso Moriri
7th July 2011 The night at Hanley was peaceful. We tried doing some night photography as the sky was very clear. The room was cozy and hence sleep was not an issue. Bathing was out of question in Hanley. After … Continued
Ladakh day 7: Lake, plains, War memorials, Festival and an Astrophysics observatory!!
6th July 2011 The night at Pangong Lake will be memorable for long time. It was cold, windy and we were in a tent. We had to drop our plan of night photography thanks to weather conditions. But we still … Continued
Ladakh day 2: Struggle at Rohtang Pass
1st July 2011 The HPTDC bus promptly dropped us at Manali bus stand at 8:30 AM. Our bus to Leh was at 11 AM (Yes!! On the same day!!!!) We had enough time to board it. The first task was … Continued
Ladakh day 1: Nothing “Spicy” about it
30 June 2011 “The fuel leak has been confirmed. This flight cannot take off. Please deplane.” were the words of the captain. It was not the way I expected the trip to start!! The Spice Jet aircraft to New Delhi … Continued
Hoysala Temples of Mosale
22nd April 2011 The village has a strange name “Mosale” meaning crocodile in Kannada. I don’t know why such a peculiar name exists for the village but more importantly it houses two great Hoysala Temples. These two twin Temples … Continued