Hospitality in Inhospitable Spiti Valley – Part 2
In part 1, I talked about my journey to the Spiti Valley and the stay of two nights at the monastery of Tabo. As…
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Hospitality in Inhospitable Spiti Valley – Part 1
I have been offline for quite some time and so much has happened on Ghumakkar! Looks like everyone has been busy travelling. Many interesting…
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A View of Mettur
Guidebooks rarely make a mention of Mettur or at best underrate it in a few passing words. So if you wander into Mettur you…
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An Introduction to Coorg
The Scotland of India It is often said that Coorg is the “Scotland of India”. Having seen something of Coorg on this trip, and…
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On a Temple Trail, Haveri
Introduction The idea to visit Haveri came to me after coming across a tourist map of the region at Wikipedia. Haveri itself has not…
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Snapshots of Gulbarga
The final approach to the tomb led me to a large open space, perhaps four football fields, where a number of small fires were burning. It appeared to be the dumping ground for the entire city of Gulbarga.
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A Full Night of Yakshagana @ Kateel
Feb 17, 2009 My mother tells me that we have been to Kateel along with my grandmother. It must been about 25 years ago….
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In a Religious Town, Dharmasthala
14 Feb 09 When the bus arrived at Dharmasthala at 7 am this morning, it was two hours behind schedule. Not that the delay…
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The Keshava Temple @ Somnathpur
Somnathpur is smack in the middle of rural Karnataka. There are a handful of buildings and the only attraction is the temple. It’s all fields and orchards around Somnathpur. It’s a great place to get away for a day and easily accessible from Bangalore by car.
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Looking at Nothing in Mandya
25 Jan 2009 When I arrived at Mandya after a rather comfortable and short journey, I hardly knew what to see. The guidebooks I…
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Bouldering @ Ramanagaram
Ramanagaram is a sizeable village about 50 km south-west of Bangalore on the way to Mysore. It could have been like any of the…
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The Historic Town of Srirangapatna
10-Jan-08 Every place has its history but the beauty of Srirangapatna, 16 km from Mysore, is that modern development has not robbed the town…
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