Chitradurga
9th January 2010 The first trip of this year was to the fort town of Chitradurga. Even though it is 200 km from Bengaluru, it can be easily done in a day thanks to the good roads. It was a … Continued
Ulavi caves
28th September 2009 Ulavi is a small town in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. Located in Western Ghats, it is one of the important religious places for the Lingayat sect in Karnataka. The Channabasaveshwara Temple here attracts a lot of … Continued
MP trip: Khajuraho – Eastern and Southern group of Temples
31st October 2009 – 2nd November 2009 Continued from Western group of Temples, Khajuraho While everyone visiting Khajuraho would see the western group of Temples, only a few of them would visit Eastern and Southern group of Temples. But unlike … Continued
MP trip: Khajuraho – Western group of Temples
October 31st – November 1st 2009 Continued from Bandhavgarh. After Bandhavgarh, our next destination was Khajuraho. We hired a taxi as there were no direct buses or trains between these two places. The distance was 250km. The route we took … Continued
MP trip: Bandhavgarh
28th – 31st October 2009 Continued from Bhojpur. It is generally said that one must be lucky to spot a tiger in a National Park, but in Bandhavgarh one should be unlucky if the tiger is not found!! It is … Continued
MP trip: Bhopal – Bhojpur
27th October 2009 Continued from Bhimbetka rock shelters The main attraction in Bhojpur is the huge Shivalinga in Bhojeshwar Temple. Bhojpur is about 25 km from Bhimbetka and about the same distance from Bhopal. The linga is about 7.5 ft … Continued
MP trip: Ujjain
25th-26th October 2009 Continued from Omkareshwar Ujjain is one of the ancient cities in India. It is also a major religious center with several Temples and home to one of the 12 jyothirlings. We reached Ujjain at about 5PM. Our … Continued
MP trip: Omkareshwar
25th October 2009 Continued from Maheshwar The distance from Maheshwar to Omkareshwar is about 70 km and it took us 1.5 hours to cover this distance. Omkareshwar is one of the 12 jyothirlings in India. It is situated on an … Continued
MP Trip: Maheshwar
25th October 2009 Continued from Mandu. We got up quite early and were ready to depart from Mandu. As expected, our driver was asleep in the car. I had to wake him up and ask him to get ready as … Continued
Pavagada fort
19th September 2009 Pavagada is known for infamous reasons. Few decades ago, it had a reputation of being the home of wolves that used to carry children. But it was long ago and remained as mystery. Naxals, who are far … Continued