Gods and KingsMarch 31, 2019Two Day tour to the Vijayanagara Empire – Hampi – 2Hampi : 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… READ MOREMarch 30, 2019Two Day tour to the Vijayanagara Empire – Hampi – 1Incredible 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.… READ MOREFebruary 3, 2019Road trip to Gujarat – SomnathThe 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… READ MOREFebruary 1, 2019Road trip to Gujarat – DwarkaHistory 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… READ MORENovember 18, 2018Weekend Road Trip to Jog falls and SringeriHistory of Sringeri : We planned to visit Sringeri for my kid’s Aksharabhyasa . The name Sringeri is derived from Rishyashringa-giri, a nearby hill that is believed to have contained the heritage of RishiVibhandaka and his son Rishyashringa. Rishyashringa appears in… READ MORENovember 14, 2018Weekend Roadtrip to Mysore – 2 After Weekend Roadtrip to Mysore – 1 and a short break , we went to Chamundeswari temple , on top of the Chamundi hills which is a 30-40mins drive from Mysore. Mysore looks beautiful from the top of Chamundi hills… READ MORENovember 14, 2018Weekend Roadtrip to Mysore – 1Details of Sravana Belagola: We started the Weekend Roadtrip to Mysore to cover some of the prominent places in and around Mysore over the weekend.As we have already covered the Halebidu and Belur in Journey through Hoysala Empire – 1 which… READ MORENovember 13, 2018Journey through Hoysala Empire – 2After the Journey through Hoysala Empire – 1 in my last trip , we started to explore the beautiful Hoysala temples once again .We visited the third most famous Hoysala temple Chenna Kesava Temple in Somnathpura .The Temple is similar to… READ MOREJuly 1, 2018Touring Coastal KarnatakaAfter Travelling Through Hoysala Empire and Western Ghats for two days we reached Mangalore around 4 PM on Day 2 . After a quick break and refreshments ,we hit the road towards Mangalore beach .We reached the Mangalore beach around… READ MOREJuly 1, 2018Travelling through Western GhatsAfter passing through the Hoysala empire we joined back to the NH75 at Bhage near Sakleshpur around 3 P.M ,The Ghats from Bhage to Gundya via Sakleshpur are very scenic but the road condition is very bad . One of my… READ MOREJune 28, 2018Journey through Hoysala Empire – 1The Legend Hoysala Empire: The Hoysala empire was a prominent Kannadiga empire that ruled most of what is now Karnataka, India between the 10th and the 14th centuries. The capital of the Hoysalas was initially located at Belur but was… READ MORE
