Kerebasadi of Varanga
The noise of the bus died down as it went ahead after dropping me at this small sleepy village, Varanga. I walked along the mud road which the bus conductor asked me to take, “Keep on walking till you reach…
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Flying Citizens of Kokkare Bellur
Kokkare Bellur – I visited the place again, third time. Last to visits were in the months of January and April. This time it was mid of March. There were plenty of Painted Storks and Pelicans. Busy with their nesting…
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Wayanad Beckons
The last time I visited Wayanad was in December 2006. It was a 3-day errand around Kalpetta, the district headquarters of Wayanad. The first two days were spent in visiting the lakes, dams and also safaris at Muthanga wildlife sanctuary…
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Dawn and Dusk at Kodachadri
I camped at Kodachadri peak last December. I managed myself to be at the top well in time & also managed to get up early to witness sunset & sunrise at the peak. Here are few photos which I took…
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A Visit to Avani Betta
One peculiarity of being in Bangalore is each road going out of the city leads you to a different countryside after a journey of an hour or two (assuming you are not stuck in a traffic jam). Last year around…
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Mandharagiri (Basadi Betta)
Ask anyone in Tumkur for directions to Mandharagiri, it’s very unlikely that you will get proper details. But wait, now ask for directions to Basadi Betta (or Basti betta), almost everyone knows how to go there. Basadi Betta is a…
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Random Photos
It’s been busy days for the past few weeks. That means less time to write. For the time being, here are some random photos from my trips in year 2008. The photo above was clicked near Somanathapura. Rail tracks near…
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Trek to Parvathamalai
Most of my travels are limited to Karnataka and when I came to know that there is trekking plan in Tamilnadu, I jumped in. Parvathamalai, a pilgrimage near Polur in Thiruvannamalai district of Tamilnadu was our destination. Since it takes…
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