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…
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…
Road trip to Gujarat – Porbandar
History of Saurashtra: After India's independence in 1947, 217 princely states of Kathiawar, including the former Junagadh State, were merged to form the state of Saurashtra on 15 February 1948. The exercise took up a lot of Shri Vallabh bhai…
Road trip to Gujarat – Pandharpur
Travel Plan: We started the Road-trip to Gujarat from Bangalore via Pandharpur , Maharashtra by car.We intend to roam in Gujarat for 4-5 days and cover places in Saurashtra like Dwarka, Somnath, Porbandar and the newly unveiled Statue of Unity. The…
Hitchhiker’s Guide to Kedarnath 2
Day 6 Started with early morning bus to Sonprayag , where I reached around 9:30 a.m. On the bus, I made another friend from Gurugram with whom I travelled for next 2 days.After breakfast , due to my experience in…
Hitchhiker’s Guide to Kedarnath 1
Details of Kedarnath Temple : The temple at Kedarnath, the Jyotirlinga of Shiva is open only for six months of a year (April-November).The temple is at a height of 3,583 m (11,755 ft) on the shores of Mandakini river. Like Badrinath, in Kedarnath…