Siddeshwara Temple, Haveri
11 November 2011 It is hard to imagine that such a great Temple complex can exist in the main road of Haveri town. The gardens and lawns maintained by ASI are large and beautiful. It seems to be a favorite … Continued
Devaramane
22 October 2011 My friends Aishwarya and Rakesh Holla had been to this place before. The photos shared were awesome prompting me to visit Devaramane. The initial plan was to trek to Minchukallu from Devaramane village, but looking at the … Continued
Nagareshwara Temple, Bankapura
9th October 2011 It was while driving back from Dharwad we saw the Karnataka tourism board of Bankapura. It seemed to be a nice good idea to spend some time in the Temple town. My wife agreed and so was … Continued
Ladakh day 10 and 11: Shopping and Rafting!!
July 9, 10th We had a buffer day in our plan to mitigate any delays arising due to bad weather and road conditions. Even though we made few changes to our original plan on the go, we were very much … Continued
Hoysala Temples of Mosale
22nd April 2011 The village has a strange name “Mosale” meaning crocodile in Kannada. I don’t know why such a peculiar name exists for the village but more importantly it houses two great Hoysala Temples. These two twin Temples … Continued
Shettihalli Church
22 April 2011 When people know that their abode will be swallowed by the backwaters rising from a dam, they take everything possible with him. But lot of immovable structures still remains to submerge from the rising waters. As summer … Continued
Jalamangala
10th April 2011 This beautiful hillock is about 20 km from the town of Ramanagara. Like many of the hills nearby, a Temple is on its top. Situated at the backdrop of a nice lake, this is a nice location … Continued
Mahimapura
6th Februray 2011 Mahimapura is a small village near Bengaluru. Situated in the village is Ranganatha Swamy Temple on a hillock. From Bengaluru, travel towards Tumkur. After about 10 km from Nelamagala toll gate, you see an arch on the … Continued
Daroji Sloth bear sanctuary
23rd – 24th October 2010 Jungle lodges have opened their new resort near Hampi. As an inaugural offer, they were giving 35% discount for stay. Visiting Daroji was always in my “wish list” and so I decided to utilize this … Continued