A travel blog about my experiences in travel and treks
29th December 2012 From Jagdalpur, our journey continued towards Orissa. The Hirakhand express left promptly at 2:30PM from Jagdalpur and reached Bhubaneswar at 8:30AM next day. The biggest issue in trains is the quality of food. It is so pathetic that one would … Continued
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
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
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
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
12th August 2012 Today there are very few Hindus left in Kashmir valley, but some good Temples still exists. One such Temple is Kheer Bhavani Temple at Tula Mula 27 km from Srinagar. A religiously significant Temple for Kashmiri Pandits, … Continued
28 April 2012 The village of Koravangala has three Hoysala Temples. Bucheshwara Temple mentioned in the earlier post is well maintained by ASI. The other two Temples under the control of Karnataka Government are completely in ruins. These ruins lie opposite … Continued
28th April 2012 Koravangala is a small village which is about 10 km from Hassan. Here is a masterpiece of Hoysala architecture, Bucheshwara Temple. Built during 12th century, this Temple is dedicated to Shiva. Thanks to ASI, this Temple complex is well … Continued
28th April 2012 This year’s Hoysala trail started from the village of Anekere. As the names suggests, the village is situated next to a big lake. It may be a lake for bathing the elephants during old times but now it is an … Continued
