Karnataka Travel Stories – One State, Many Worlds
It’s Dasara (Navaratri) & festive mood in Mysore. The whole city is lit up. Exhibitions, sales, concerts. I managed to roam around in the city in the evening. Here are few photos of Mysore Palace & other places illuminated. Places…
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When we started off towards the temple town ‘Melukote’ (Melkote or Yadavagiri or Yadugiri) on a summer day, to be greeted by the misty morning. Our prayers for the same climate went in vain, as the temperature soared later. We…
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If you have been reading my recent blog posts, then you must be familiar with my recent bike ride to the West Coast. In case you missed the posts, here are the links for your read. The beginning Belur Yagachi…
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I visited Kokkare Bellur again, 15 months after my first visit. There were not many birds this time. Painted Storks were around 20-25 in number. Pelicans were very less in number. I counted 7 or 8 pelicans. I tried to…
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“Come over sir, I’ll take you to the other side of the river. It’s safe to play in water & take bath” called the boatman, while we were looking for some place on the crowded bank of river Kapila. Though…
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From Udyavara we headed towards our next destination – Kunjarugiri, a hillock (giri = hill, mountain) with temple of Goddess Durga atop. One can reach the top either by steps (a hundred or so) or by road. Though we wanted…
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Our second half of the day started after a sumptuous food. And this time we went in search of ‘Udyavara beach’, one more beautiful place suggested by Rajesh Naik. If you have been to Maravanthe & like the place, here…
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Continuing the West coast ride story Day two started slowly, and the day started at 7AM, still early on a Sunday morning :). On the second day we travelled less in terms of distance but managed to visit quite a…
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