Nalknad Palace
30th August 2009 The first time I saw this place was during January 2005. It was while trekking to Tadiyandamol peak. The Palace was being renovated during that time. Having seen Mysore Palace, I must say that I was not … Continued
My article in Prajavani
My article on Vibhooti and Shivagange falls has been published in “Prajavani” (Kannada news paper) last week. The link is given below: http://www.prajavani.net/Content/Sep272009/weekly20090926148553.asp I had been to these falls two years ago(link here) and immediately afterwards i had sent this … Continued
Varahanatha Kalhalli
9th August 2009 I had heard about an 18 feet Varaha idol at Kalhalli near KR Pet. Since I could not get any details about the directions, I decided dropped it from my plan of Hoysala Temple visit. It was … Continued
Sri Panchalingeshwara Temple, Govindanahalli
9th August 2009 Govindanahalli is a small village about 5 km from Kikkeri. Strangely, the priest at Brahmeshwara Temple in Kikkeri was not aware of Govindanahalli. A person who was in the Temple overheard my conversation with the priest and … Continued
Sri Brahmeshwara Swamy Temple, Kikkeri
9th August 2009 When people are asked about the list of Hoysala Temples, majority of them would remember only Belur and Helebid. A few might mention about couple of other Temples. But there are more than 100 Temples which were … Continued
Kundadri hill
21st June 2009 This was the place that we managed to fit into our Agumbe waterfalls plan. 17 km from Agumbe is this mammoth monolith. A few years ago, the journey to this peak could only be accomplished by walk. … Continued