Badami – VI – Information
on Nov 16, 2009 in Uncategorized bangalore heritage history karnataka badami This post has travel information on Badami. See earlier posts in the series for travelogue on Badami Badami is a small town in North Karnataka, about 500km from Bangalore. It is known for the remains of Chalukya dynasty, whose kings ruled a large par...

Badami – V – People
on Nov 15, 2009 in Uncategorized bangalore karnataka badami Women yapping in the veranda, giggling children asking to be photographed and solemn men in the courtyards of public building staring into infinity to brood on world changing events together characterize bulk of Badami’s population. I wrote abo...

Badami – IV – Beyond the town – Sidlaphadi and Mahakoota
on Nov 11, 2009 in Uncategorized bangalore history karnataka badami I hired Sharanu, a self appointed guide for my explorations outside the town planned for the next day. He turned out be an opportunist! Next morning, he was not keen to come with me as he had bagged a more profitable assignment. He offered to send me...

Badami – III – Temples and Sandstone Creations
on Nov 10, 2009 in Uncategorized bangalore heritage karnataka From my vantage point in the caves up in the hill, I could see the Bhoothanatha Temple at the edge of Agastya Lake. Unlike the caves that are full of people, the temple premises was empty, save for occasional drifting visitors. Sitting in the temple...

TravelWise on MyBangalore and The Hindu
on Nov 9, 2009 in travelwise coorg My Bangalore, a city based postal has a write-up on TravelWise. Lakshmi and Arun are two people who do not conform to norms. Lakshmi an ad professional and Arun a software engineer shed their corporate identities to do what they love doing. Travellin...

Random images from last few days
on Nov 8, 2009 in Uncategorized bangalore photos photo Join travel writers Lakshmi and me on Vignettes of Coorg on November 21st weekend. Vignettes of Coorg is a guided tour involving a mix of Coorg’s nature, culture and heritage in it. Like our earlier Hoysala Trail, this is also a well researched tou...

Badami – I
on Nov 7, 2009 in Uncategorized bangalore heritage karnataka badami Who would think of the small town of Badami to be an ideal place to establish a kingdom and rule most of the peninsula? Chalukya Kings did, and they thought so more than 1,500 years ago. They constructed a large tank in a depression surrounded by san...

Badami – II – Cave Temples, Architecture and History
on Nov 7, 2009 in Uncategorized bangalore heritage history karnataka badami Four cave temples carved halfway up a cliff are the hallmark of Badami. This is where most tourists are and hence this is where Badami’s monkeys also prefer to hangout. They snatch cameras from people, sneak behind them to look for stuff to eat...

Pushkar Mela on The Big Picture
on Nov 5, 2009 in Uncategorized pushkar I was waiting (and hoping) to see the images from the recently concluded Pushkar Mela on the Boston’s Big Picture Blog. Today’s post has the images.

White Browed Bulbul
on Nov 5, 2009 in birds photos photo wildlife ...