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
Honnemaradu
17th April 2009 Honnemaradu is a tiny village on the Sharavathi backwaters. It is famous for the water activities conducted by an adventurous organization. This time when I visited my native place, my younger cousins continuously asked me to take … Continued
A road to nowhere
23 May 2009 Not all my trips are successful!! After travelling for 320 km, we came to a dead end. The road to our destination was under the “water”. A phone call and then a talk with a local confirmed … Continued
Bellenne (ಬೆಳ್ಳೆಣ್ಣೆ) backwaters
13 August 2007 During my visit to Madenur dam, I had seen an old road towards Bellenne backwaters. This time, when I had been to my native place, visited this place. It is just 5 km from the town of … Continued
Valparai, Top Slip and Parambikulam
9th – 10th June This time the trip was to Valparai and top slip, situated in the Western Ghats near Pollachi. Valparai: Valparai is the hill station in the Anamalai mountain range about 64 km from Pollachi in Tamilnadu. It … Continued
Madenur dam and Pataguppa bridge
30 April, 2007 Madenur dam was constructed on Sharavathi river during 1930’s for the generation of electricity. The water stored was used by Mahatma Gandhi Hydro electric station near Jogfalls. But this could not sustain the increasing demand for power. … Continued
Wayanad, Kerala
30th December 2006 – 1st January 2007 This was my second trip to Wayanad. A year ago, I had trekked to Chembra peak. This time, I planned to visit the other places with my wife. The destination was Kalpetta, headquarters … Continued
