Saavira Kambada Basadi, Moodabidri
1st October 2012 Saavira Kambada Basadi, translated as Thousand pillars Temple is a Jain Temple situated at Moodabidri town in South Kanara district. I made a point to visit this place during my pilgrimage trip to South Kanara. It was … Continued
Weekend at Sakleshpur hiils
12- 13 December 2012 A few years ago, we had been to Jenukallu. It was a memorable experience, and we (I, Krishna, Girish) decided to do something similar. We had seen a ppt of Rottikallu which I must say was very impressive. … Continued
Kolli hills
17-18 November 2012 About Kolli hills is a mountain range in Eastern ghat. Located in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu, it is about 280 km from Bengaluru. Compared to other hill stations, this is relatively known and less visited by … Continued
Malmo, Sweden
28th October 2012 It was two years ago when I was in Paris, I saw a Eurolines bus to Oslo, Norway. I was surprised as the distance between the two cities over land was nearly 5,000 km!! North Sea and Baltic Sea … Continued
Copenhagen, Denmark
27-28th October 2012 My visit to Copenhagen was unexpected. It was never in the list of places “to be seen”. But unexpected events do happen in life and few of them are for good. One such event was my visit to Copenhagen. … Continued
Budapest, Hungary
20-21st October 2012 It was already dark when the Wizz Air flight from Eindhoven landed in Budapest. My work had taken me to Netherlands and I had decided to spend the weekend in Budapest. One reason was I was always fascinated by Eastern … Continued
Temples of Kashmir: Shankaracharya Temple
19th August 2012 This Temple is hard to miss in Srinagar. Situated on a hill of 1000ft height, it is one of the prominent places seen from Dal Lake. Shankaracharya Temple seen from Dal lake The climb to this … Continued
Temples of Kashmir: Awantipur
19th August 2012 Awantipur is a small town 28 km from Srinagar on Srinagar-Ananthnag road. Overlooking Jhelum River that flows next to the highway, the primary attractions in this small town are two Temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and Vishnu. … Continued
Temples of Kashmir: Marthand Sun Temple
19th August 2012 This was the photo that inspired us to visit this great Temple. Taken by John Burke in 1868 from a hill, it looked grand. (Picture is taken from Wikipedia) But the Temple shown by our car driver … Continued
Temples of Kashmir: Naranag Temple
18th August 2012 While climbing down from Gangabal, the ruins of a Temple were seen at the base of the valley. Though we were aware of an old that Temple existed in Naranag, it was never expected to be just … Continued