Two Day tour to the Vijayanagara Empire – Hampi – 2
Hampi : The people in this city are countless in number, so much so that I do not wish to write it down for fear it should be thought fabulous; but I declare that no troops, horse or foot, could…
Two Day tour to the Vijayanagara Empire – Hampi – 1
Incredible Hampi: Once the second most populous and enviously rich city in the world is currently a sleepy village with reminiscence of the once great heritage in ruins. It is a UNESCO World heritage site located 12kms from Hospet in Bellary Dist.…
Char Dham Yatra 2019
Opening Dates of Char Dham Temples: Opening Dates of Char Dham Temples for 2019 announced by Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN), a department of Uttrakhand Tourism, as below : Dham Opening Date Gangotri 07 May 2019 Yamunotri 07 May 2019…
Two day Roadtrip to Araku Valley – Lambasingi – Araku Balloon Festival
Best time to visit Araku Valley: Even though Araku Valley is a famous as a cool destination to escape the heat of summer (some times as high as 50°C) in Andhra Pradesh , there are reasons to visit the same…
Two day Roadtrip to Araku Valley – Borra Caves
Things to know about Borra Caves : Borra Caves is the main tourist spot for people who are visiting Araku Valley or Vizag. Borra (means hole in Oriya) Caves are a naturally formed and believed to be of 150 million…
One day Tour to Kolar – Trekking in Antharagange
Details of Antharagange: Antharagange is a rocky mountain located near Kolar . It is around 2 hrs drive (70kms) from Bangalore to the starting point of the trek. Antharagange means "Water from the deep" It got its name due to…
Road trip to Gujarat – Statue of Unity
Details of the Statue Of Unity : Statue of Unity is the tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1875–1950) who was the first Home minister of India and highly respected for his leadership in uniting the 562 princely states of India to…
Road trip to Gujarat – Somnath
The legend of Somnath : The Somnath temple is located in Prabhas patan near Veraval in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. It is the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga temples of Shiva. The site of Somnath has been a pilgrimage site from ancient…
Road trip to Gujarat – Dwarka
History of Dwarka : The name, Dwarka literally means the "gateway to heaven". According to the Mahabharata, Lord Krishna settled here after he defeated and killed his uncle Kansa at Mathura. Krishna created Dwarka by reclaiming 12 yojanas or 96 square kilometres (37 sq mi) of…
Road trip to Gujarat – Nageshwar Jyotirlinga
Claims for Nagesh Jyotirling : After a short break ,we went to Nageshwar Jyotirlinga temple which is located 15k.m.s from Dwarka. It seems there is a bit of confusion regarding the location of the Nageshwar Jyotirlinga.In the Shiva Purana and the…