Manjarabad fort
16 November 2008 This was a bit of an odd man out in my tour of Hoysala Temples. This fort was added in the itinerary to break the monotonous visit of temples. Manjarabad fort is in Donigal on NH 48, … Continued
Doddagadavalli
15th November 2008 As my car moved from the smooth road of Hassan-Belur to pot hole ridden tracks, my wife was not very happy. It was hard for her to believe that there can be a great Temple in that … Continued
A camera story
I never thought that a small mistake would cost me so much in terms of money and time. It was near Basavana Baayi falls. Negligence for a second made me to slip from a rock and break my digital SLR … Continued
Sharavathi valley 1: Haadagere and Vasughitti falls
18th October 2008 While chatting with Sampath last week, he mentioned that he was planning an exploratory trek in Sharavathi valley covering few unknown falls. I was excited and immediately agreed to be part of the group for the trek. … Continued
Bennehole falls
2nd October 2008 During my visit to my native place few of us decided to visit Bennehole falls. I, my brother, my Uncle, cousins Anujith and Anusha and neighbour Raghu went for this falls. We started from my native place … Continued
Mirjan fort
1st October 2008 This fort is in the Mirjan village on NH-17, 10 km from Kumta. When told that we were going for Mirjan fort, my relatives cautioned about the place being a bit infamous for some criminal activities. Few … Continued
Gore Temple and Dhareshwara
30th September 2008 Gore cross is a small place on NH-17 between Honnavar and Kumta. A temple dedicated to Krishna is on a small hill. I happened to see this Temple on my visit to my relatives place at Kadekodi, … Continued
Basavana Baayi, Belligundi and Gudanagundi falls
20, 21st September 2008 This trek was organized by Sharavathi adventurers. The places were to my native place, but still I had not visited them. These falls are located inside the core area of Sharavathi valley which is not easily … Continued
Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
2nd August 2008 Last Saturday, I visited this Temple while returning from Chikmagalur. Though I have been to Belur several times, I never had camera with me. The construction of the Temple was started by Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 … Continued
Narasimha Parvatha
6,7th March 2004 This is one of the most exciting treks that I have done. Of late this area is a flourishing ground for Naxals. Policemen at Agumbe did not like our idea of trekking to Narasimha Parvatha. Our first … Continued