The ancient city of Mamallapuram has been called the town of the seven pagodas ever since the first European explorers reached the city several centuries ago. According to popular belief, once upon a time six other temples stood along with the now fa... Read More

Vol-I: Planning and Delhi-Chennai-Kanchipuram/Mahabalipuram This Christmas we went to south on a temple trip of Tamilnadu. First the planning part goes. As always it was SPV who intiated the move and prodded me into action. This time the group was... Read More

It was beginning of November and bright sunshine forced it’s way in our rooms. In Chennai, it does not matter if winter is officially around the corner, the sun and it’s army rule day long. Fuelled with the fantastic breakfast we set out to explo... Read More

I have had, during the month of January, 2011, extensive trip of South India primarily of Kerala and Karnataka and but for Kanyakumari I had not touched Tamil Nadu and hence a desire persisted to explore through Tamil Nadu too, and the opportunity w... Read More

As a traveler we want to visit places that we will remain itched in our memories for years to come and we will brag about them to our friends. I have been fortunate to visit many such paces and have had my share of bragging rights and photo albums. B... Read More

“Heard of Temple singing to the Rhythm of waves , rocks reading epic poetry, spell binding sculptures and rock cut caves echoing a glorious past”. That is all is Mahabalipuram where waves dance to the symphony of stones. Mahabalipuram (MB) ... Read More