Sparrow, shark tooth and rocks
History, arts and science are seen as three separate areas, that apparently have little in common. But it was not always like that. In…
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Khajuraho – Beyond Temples
By the time we crossed Chhatarpur, it was beginning to get dark and having no familiarity with the local landscape, we kept driving oblivious…
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The Big Nataraja of Konerirajapuram
Kumbakonam is well known as a pilgrimage centre, in particular for those on the Navagraha circuit. Once in every twelve years, the Mahamaham Kumbh is held around the tank of the same name, attracting millions of pilgrims from far and wide. Kumbakonam is also called Temple City with literally hundreds of temples of its own, most of them ancient. The big two are the Kumbeswarar Siva Temple and Sarangapani Vishnu Temple. Swamimalai, one of the six abodes of Lord Murugan is a mere 6 km away. The World Heritage Site of Darasuram is just outside the city. The Cauvery Delta is a must visit for those who enjoy ancient living monuments and stepping back in time.
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Short Visit to Samode near Jaipur, Rajasthan
My in-laws live in Chomu, a small town which is about 30 km from Jaipur. Chomu is famous for Chomu Palace which is earlier…
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Quick Trip To Bangalore And Belur
On this trip with plenty of time to spare, I decided that I must now “see†Bangalore. Naturally that meant a leisurely morning walk in the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens where I was thrilled to see the very rare Jade Vine [Strongylodon macrobotrys]. I had first seen it almost thirty years ago as a watercolour in my plant book and never imagined I would ever see it for real. Here they are, green-blue clusters of flowers in all their glory.
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A Visual tour to the ‘World’s tallest brick Minaret’…..Qutub Minar
It was 11.00 a.m on a cool Sunday morning and i was trying not to get out of the bed on the only off day i had during the week. Soon, Adhiraaj woke up and we resumed our ‘What to do’ discussion from the previous night. It was almost a year and a half for both of us, living in Noida and apart from visiting Chandani Chowk ( Prantha Wali Gali), we didn’t go to any other place. So we decided on visiting Qutub Minar later that day and Humayun Tomb, Lotus Temple on the next weekend.
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The best of Hampi – the ruins from many worlds
Love at first sight Ever since I made the first visit to Hampi, I decided it will be a place for an annual pilgrimage….
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First Day – First Week of 2011, in DEHRADUN (Capital of of Dev Bhoomi) —-Part III
In continuation of Second part …….. Route 03 —— Asan Barrage – Dak Pathar – Tapkeshwar Temple – FRI Museum On this route we…
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Satara -Untouched among touched
SATARAÂ Â Â (UNTOUCHED AMONG TOUCHED) If you are sitting in the office or at home and planning to visit some untouched place (Untouched from crowd)…
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First day – First week of 2011, in DEHRADUN (Capital of of Dev Bhoomi) Part – II
In continuation of first part …….. Route 02 – On this route we can see following places :- Shiv Temple – Deer Park –…
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Treasuring the reminiscences
Sriperambadur was my last stop before I flew back home from Chennai. Once home, tests revealed it was indeed Dengue and I was advised immediate hospitalization because of my condition. It took more than a month to fully recover.
I hate this travel bug !
Summarizing 2010
ALBUM LINK 2010 was a year of travel, not much in quantity but more so in quality. The first day of 2011 started on…
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