Hillocks around Siddarabetta
There is a drawback of being the only one who drive in the family. I am left with no other choice but to be behind the wheel every time there is a family outing. When we visited Siddarabetta recently, I…
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Tag: Karnataka
Of Stones and Statues
One of the things that attract me like a magnet when I go out exploring the places is the good old architecture. Be it a nicely carved out small statue or a stone structure meant for a social gathering/resting place….
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I Was Here: Karwar beach
One of the totally unplanned trip I took was a road trip to Goa from Bangalore. With five days to spare, plan we had was to reach Goa, stay there for a night and head back to Bangalore. Apart from…
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A Rainy Afternoon in Melukote
The hill town, Melukote famous for delicious ‘pulioyagre’ was in front of us, far ahead in the horizon. We were approaching the hill town from a different route – not the usual route from Mandya, but from the south. After…
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Chandragiri: Less known hillock of Shravanabelagola
For most of the people visiting Shravanabelagola, their purpose of visit starts and stops at the huge monolithic statue of Lord Gommateshvara on top of Vindhyagiri (more commonly known as ‘Dodda betta‘). What most of them don’t know is that…
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Landscapes of Narasimha Parvatha
I went on a trek after a long time, back to the beautiful western ghats, to Narasimha parvatha. It was good to be back to the mountains after a long break. Though I have trekked in quite a few mountains…
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