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Andhra Pradesh, fondly being hailed as Kohinoor of India, is replete with beauty. Golden beaches at Vishakhapatnam, one-million-year-old limestone caves at Borra, picturesque Araku Valley, Belum Caves, Horsley Hills resorts, river Godavari racing through a narrow gorge at Papi Kondalu, waterfalls... Read More

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Had taken the Delhi-Hyd road trip around one and a half years back. Sorry guys for writing this article so late....but then better late than never. The total road distance between Delhi-Hyd comes out to be around 1520 kms. We covered the entire ... Read More
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As per Skandapuran, all 12 jyotirlingas of lord Shiva are enlisted in the Dwadash Jyotirling Stotra as follows: According to this Shloka following are the 12 jyotirlingas spread in all over India: 1. Somnath Jyotirling in Somnath Distt. Junagar... Read More
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My skepticism of the media flared “Telangana issue” had been forcing me to procrastinate a long pending visit to the beautiful city of “Hyderabad”, but the persistence of a long time close friend, Smiriti, gave way and finally I boarded the H... Read More
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There is a saying in kannada "If its god then it has to be Tirupati Timmappa and if it is guru then it has to be Manchale Ragappa ". Hardly people need any explanation about Mantralayam. It is the divine place where Sri Raghavendra swami entered int... Read More
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21.10.2010 The distance between Srisailam and Tirupati is approx 400 KM and it takes around 12 hours by bus. From Srisailam to Tirupati there is a bus run by APRTC and we got our tickets booked for this bus one day in advance. We got up in the morni... Read More
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Tirupati is famed for the shrine on the Seven Hills of Tirumala dedicated to Lord Venkateswara. The town of Tirupati is one of the most ancient and sacred pilgrimage spots in India. The hill near the temple is called 'Tirumala' or the "sacred hill." ... Read More
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This one is my fifth trip in this year till now. After visiting Mussoorie in August and then Udaipur in September again the travelling insect was activated in me. But the point was which destination. We were in no mood to visit a hill station as we h... Read More
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Here is the 3rd and final part to the series “Visakhapatnam Trip” 29th Oct 2008 – We had plans to go to RK beach early morning to watch the ocean with rising sun. But due to exertion from the Araku trip, we woke up quite late. We had booked th... Read More
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This travelogue was written by me sometime back immediately after the trip when I was in Hyderabad so it may sound like recent and also the names of towns and places may sound unfamiliar and I did not try to expound on them as at that time they were ... Read More
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Hi friends, I just want to share my experience with the Golden Quadrilateral. I left Delhi on 23 October, 2010 with my wife and 7 years old son in Toyota Camry at around 6 AM. Passing through Gurgaon, Manesar, Jaipur Bypass, I took a left turn after ... Read More
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Last year I'd gone to Visakhapatnam in Diwali vacation for four days. But only one post will not do justice to my experience so it is going to be three posts series. As Visakhapatnam or Vizag is only 12 hours from my hometown by train, we decided to ... Read More
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"It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it were the only one we had." "This is too audaciou... Read More
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DAY 1- 25 Dec 2010: Left home for Bangalore by 0820 hrs flight from Mumbai reached Bangalore international airport at 1030 hrs and took BIAL  as had some work in B’lore.  Had food in Nandini restaurant at Indiranagar and then took bus no.  33... Read More
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Here is the second post in the series titled “Visakhapatnam trip”. 28th Oct 2008 – As I told in part 1 that we had booked a tour of Araku Valley and Borra Caves. We were supposed to report to APTDC counter at station at 5.45 am. That we did ... Read More
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First of all I would like to Thank everyone for liking my first post “Rameswaram- My trip to Char -Dham”. This time I am writing my experience at Ramoji film City – Hyderabad. It is the World’s Largest Film studio complex and is certified ... Read More
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Some of India's most stunningly beautiful places are on tribal terrain. It is home to stunningly beautiful waterfalls, caves, water bodies and lush forests teeming with flora and fauna. There is a reason for this. These places are in remote, inacc... Read More
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18.12.2010 (Saturday) Chennai (Tamil Nadu) to Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh) = 520 kms Starting Place: Chennai Starting Km Reading on the odometer of the car: 2680 km @ Chennai Starting Time: 7.57 A.M. Morning Closing Km Reading on the odomet... Read More
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Day - 15 01.01.2011 (Saturday) Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) to Chennai (Tamil Nadu) = 846 km Starting Place: Hotel Haritha Vishakhapatnam (Andra Pradesh) Starting Km Reading: 7987 km @ Hotel Haritha Starting Time: 05.00 A.M. Early Morning... Read More
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20.12.2010 (Monday) Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) to Bhadrak (Orissa) = 606 kms Starting Place: Vishakhapatnam Starting Km Reading on the odometer of the car: 3642 km @ Vishakhapatnam Starting Time: 6 A.M. Morning Closing Km Reading on t... Read More
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Day - 13 30.12.2010 (Thursday) Bhubaneswar (Orissa) to Satapara Chilika Lake (Orissa) = 227 km Starting Place: Hotel Richi Bhubaneswar Starting Km Reading: 7395 km @ Hotel Richi Starting Time: 07.00 A.M. Morning Closing Km Reading: 7622 km... Read More
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19.12.2010 (Sunday) Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh) to Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) = 442 kms Starting Place: Vijaywada Starting Km Reading on the odometer of the car: 3200 km @ Vijaywada Starting Time: 8 A.M. Morning Closing Km Reading on the ... Read More
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In the morning of 12.06.2012, I decided to have the darshanam of the temple once again and accordingly reached there by 06:30 AM. Taking the quick darshanam ticket for Rs. 50, I went inside but after covering some distance, I by mistake took the sar... Read More
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It was during early December of 2011, i.e. more than the period of six months, when I last shared my story. Since then though I had visited the site many a times and observed it to be flourishing in with invigorating sharing of stories and very info... Read More
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सुहाना सफ़र और यह मौसम हसीं  हमें डर है हम खो ना जाये कहीं  Shailendra, the poet who came up with these  memorable lines, must have been inspired b... Read More
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As one drives along the narrow but smooth roads with lush green fields bordered by tall coconut palm trees and water canals, one could be forgiven for thinking that they are in Kerala. Welcome to Konaseema, the Kerala of Andhra Pradesh.  It is the ... Read More
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This is my first write-up ever. Recently I travelled from Hyderabad to Delhi and back to Hyderabad by road on my Esteem machine. It was great experience and I want to thank to all people who supported & guided me on the route. Before starting my ... Read More
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The first day of journey was concluded at Lalitpur and after having sound sleep at the hotel, I got ready early in the morning around 5:30 and checked out from the hotel. It was still dark outside but to my relief the fog was not there. I started the... Read More
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I was transferred to Hyderabad from Delhi. Initially it was for a month as I had to stay at Hyderabad and then fly for an onsite location, but due to some personal issues I had to refrain from immediate travelling and was supposed to be at Hyderabad ... Read More
By :    100 days ago   Comments :  35
सुहाना सफ़र और यह मौसम हसीं  हमें डर है हम खो ना जाये कहीं  Shailendra, the poet who came up with these  memorable lines, must have been inspired b... Read More
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One of my Uncle’s wanted me to be in Hyderabad for sometime as a moral support, so I wanted to take by car to Hyderabad so that I can stay with him, till he needed my support, and then proceed on South India tour. My nephew aged around 34 years, wa... Read More
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Buddhism came to the Andhra region after the Mauryan Emperor conquered Kalinga in 262 BC. Kalinga covered the modern day southern Odisha and northern Andhra.  It spread rapidly and over 140 Buddhist sites have beeen found dating back to this era. Vi... Read More
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"She was like some ancient palimpsest on which layer upon layer of thought and reverie had been inscribed, and yet no succeeding layer had completely hidden or erased what had been written previously. All of these had existed in our conscious or subc... Read More
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Karnataka Express arrives at Sri Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayam at 10:05 AM. So it arrived here several times when I was on the train. Place is so beautiful that I always wanted to abort my journey here and years passed. And one day I indeed aborte... Read More
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We awoke early in the morning and checked out from the Coconut Country resort.  We proceeded to a place called Appannapalli, which is famous for its Bala Balaji shrine. Contrary to one's expectations, this temple is of recent origin, having been bui... Read More
By :    171 days ago   Comments :  28
As one drives along the narrow but smooth roads with lush green fields bordered by tall coconut palm trees and water canals, one could be forgiven for thinking that they are in Kerala. Welcome to Konaseema, the Kerala of Andhra Pradesh.  It is the ... Read More
By :    175 days ago   Comments :  20
Sri Srinivasa Govinda , Sri Venkatesa Govinda   Bhaktavatsala Govinda ,Bhagavatapriya Govinda   Govinda Hari Govinda Venkataramana Govinda, Govinda Hari Govinda Venkataramana Govinda To start with I want to thanks Mahesh Semwal... Read More
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Recently for the biodiversity conference the city of Nizams and Qutub Shahi rulers was decked up to impress the foreign delegates. Many trees were uprooted to clean up the roads to the convention center in typical sarkari style totally forgetting the... Read More
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After enjoying at fantastic Hyderabad zoo, astonishing Sudha cars museum, magnificent Birla Temple and wonderful Golconda Fort we moved further for our next points on the following day. The next day points were Chowmahalla Palace and Salarjung Museum... Read More
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So I am here again to continue my Hyderabad trip. Since we had planned long weekend (Saturday – Monday ) for our Hyderabad which means we had 2.5 days to cover Hyderabad out of which Saturday (One full day ) we had dedicated at Ramoji film city. Yo... Read More
By :    242 days ago   Comments :  13
First of all I would like to Thank everyone for liking my first post “Rameswaram- My trip to Char -Dham”. This time I am writing my experience at Ramoji film City – Hyderabad. It is the World’s Largest Film studio complex and is certified ... Read More
By :    323 days ago   Comments :  12
In the morning of 12.06.2012, I decided to have the darshanam of the temple once again and accordingly reached there by 06:30 AM. Taking the quick darshanam ticket for Rs. 50, I went inside but after covering some distance, I by mistake took the sar... Read More
By :    327 days ago   Comments :  11
It was during early December of 2011, i.e. more than the period of six months, when I last shared my story. Since then though I had visited the site many a times and observed it to be flourishing in with invigorating sharing of stories and very info... Read More
By :    1 year, 85 days ago   Comments :  46
Some of India's most stunningly beautiful places are on tribal terrain. It is home to stunningly beautiful waterfalls, caves, water bodies and lush forests teeming with flora and fauna. There is a reason for this. These places are in remote, inacc... Read More
By :    1 year, 202 days ago   Comments :  8
Day - 15 01.01.2011 (Saturday) Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) to Chennai (Tamil Nadu) = 846 km Starting Place: Hotel Haritha Vishakhapatnam (Andra Pradesh) Starting Km Reading: 7987 km @ Hotel Haritha Starting Time: 05.00 A.M. Early Morning... Read More
By :    1 year, 206 days ago   Comments :  1 Commnent
Day - 13 30.12.2010 (Thursday) Bhubaneswar (Orissa) to Satapara Chilika Lake (Orissa) = 227 km Starting Place: Hotel Richi Bhubaneswar Starting Km Reading: 7395 km @ Hotel Richi Starting Time: 07.00 A.M. Morning Closing Km Reading: 7622 km... Read More
By :    1 year, 223 days ago   Comments :  2
20.12.2010 (Monday) Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) to Bhadrak (Orissa) = 606 kms Starting Place: Vishakhapatnam Starting Km Reading on the odometer of the car: 3642 km @ Vishakhapatnam Starting Time: 6 A.M. Morning Closing Km Reading on t... Read More
By :    1 year, 224 days ago   Comments :  7
19.12.2010 (Sunday) Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh) to Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) = 442 kms Starting Place: Vijaywada Starting Km Reading on the odometer of the car: 3200 km @ Vijaywada Starting Time: 8 A.M. Morning Closing Km Reading on the ... Read More
By :    1 year, 226 days ago   Comments :  6
18.12.2010 (Saturday) Chennai (Tamil Nadu) to Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh) = 520 kms Starting Place: Chennai Starting Km Reading on the odometer of the car: 2680 km @ Chennai Starting Time: 7.57 A.M. Morning Closing Km Reading on the odomet... Read More
By :    1 year, 328 days ago   Comments :  25
Hi friends, I just want to share my experience with the Golden Quadrilateral. I left Delhi on 23 October, 2010 with my wife and 7 years old son in Toyota Camry at around 6 AM. Passing through Gurgaon, Manesar, Jaipur Bypass, I took a left turn after ... Read More
By :    1 year, 348 days ago   Comments :  20
"It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it were the only one we had." "This is too audaciou... Read More