A travel blog about my experiences in travel and treks
Bilgi is a nondescript village on Siddapura – Kumta highway. I have travelled umpteen number of times on this stretch but never knew that this village had some great history. During my recent visit to my native place, my cousin … Continued
16 May 2015 Akkana Basadi is a Temple constructed in 1181 AD during the reins of Hoysala ruler Veera Ballala II. Said to be the oldest Basadi in Shravanabelagola, it was constructed by a Jain devotee Achiyakka and hence derives the name “Akkana … Continued
16 May 2015 People visiting Shravanabelagola usually see the Bahubali statue on Vindhyagiri hill but skip the Chandragiri hill. Either they are not aware of Chandragiri hill or simply too tired from climbing the big hill. I belonged to the … Continued
25 April 2014 Sometimes we travel to places with fewer expectations but return with a pleasant experience. One such place was Kambadahalli that I visited last weekend. A great place if you have liking for history and Architecture. The name … Continued
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
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
19th October 2008 Day 1 experience can be read here. The second day was supposed to be a long walk, and since we had to reach Gersoppa by 4 in the evening, we had to adhere to the timings. So, … Continued
10 August 2008 Continued from Monsoon Mania-2 The first place we visited in Karkala was Chaturmukha Basadi. Karkala was once a Jain center and one can see many Basadi’s here. Chaturmukha Basadi is on a small hillock. It is in … Continued
9th August 2008 The plan for this trip was very simple. Drive down through Kuduremukha ghat and come back via Charmadi/Shiradi ghat. The great part of this trip was the rains that kept lashing for the entire journey. Regarding Yelaneeru, … Continued