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• The underrated wonder that is Mahabalipuram
  on Dec 19, 2016 in Tamil Nadu Travel Built Heritage Mahabalipuram Mamallapuram Pallava Arcitecture Rathas Rock-cut Caves Shore Temple UNESCO World Heritage Site World Heritage Site
  I first heard about Mahabalipuram in my Class 8 or 9 Hindi textbook. While I don’t remember who the author of that piece was, but I do remember that it was about the ruminations of a sculptor who wondered about … Continue reading →...
• On the trail of Jain heritage in Tamil Nadu
  on Dec 15, 2016 in Tamil Nadu Travel Anaimalai Indian Aesthetics Indian Art Jain Jain heritage in Tamil Nadu Jain Temples of Kanchipuram Jainism Jinna Kanchi Kazhugumalai Temples of India Temples of Tamil Nadu Tiruparuttikunram Trilokyanathasvami Yanaimalai
  It all began with a Twitter DM (or direct message) I received from my friend and fellow blogger, Anuradha Shankar. It was the summer of 2014 and Anu was travelling, or doing a temple run as she preferred to call … Continue reading →...
• The palace that Thirumalai Nayak built
  on Dec 12, 2016 in Tamil Nadu Travel Built Heritage Chockanathan Madurai Nayaka Dynasty Palace Archtecture Palaces of South India Palaces of Tamil Nadu Royal Madurai Swarga Vilas Thirumalai Naicker Thirumalai Nayak Thirumalai Nayak Mahal Thirumalai Nayak Palace
  The Thirumalai Nayak Mahal was the last monument our group visited in Madurai as part of a 3-day exploration of the city, its history and cultural heritage earlier this year. I was looking forward to the visit as, apart from … Continue reading...
• Pathu thoon or the 10 pillars at Madurai
  on Dec 7, 2016 in Tamil Nadu Travel Built history Heritage Incredible India Madurai Pathu Thoon Rangavilas Ten Pillars Thirumalai Nayak
  It is our last evening in Madurai and our group has just finished touring the Thirumalai Nayak Mahal. We have one more halt to make before dinner — a shop selling the local Sungudi sarees —  and then board the … Continue reading →...
• The two Azhagar Kovils of Madurai
  on Dec 5, 2016 in Tamil Nadu Travel Alagar Kovil Alagar Swami Alvar Andal Azhagar malai Divya Desam Divya kshetram Kallazhagar Koil Koodal Azhagar Madurai Malaydhwaja Paramaswamy Sundara Pandian Sunderarajan Temples of Tamil Nadu Thirumalai Nayak
  Madurai is home to a number of sacred sites whose origins have now passed into the land of myth and legends. The original temple structures built on the sacred sites no longer exist today for over the centuries, they have … Continue reading ...
• Memories of Madurai: A photo essay
  on Dec 1, 2016 in Tamil Nadu Tour Group Travel History and Culture of Madurai Madurai Madurai City Madurai Meenakshi Photoessay Temple Town Thirumalai Nayak
  Earlier this year, on the 2nd of January, I took a flight out of Mumbai for Chennai to join a small group of music and culture enthusiasts for a 3-day tour of Madurai. Known variously as Halasya Kshetram, Koodal Nagaram, … Continue reading U...
• Travel Shot: The tailor at Landour Market
  on Aug 3, 2016 in Travel Shot Candid Landour Landour Market Life's little lessons Mussoorie Photography Travel Uttarakhand View from the car window
  I sat in the car with a sense of disbelief. Here I was on a short holiday at Landour and a few hours after arriving there, was stuck in a traffic jam. I thought I had left traffic jams and … Continue reading →...
• When holiday travel goes wrong
  on Jul 28, 2016 in Travel Uttarakhand Delayed flights Missed flights New Delhi unpleasant travel memories When holiday travel goes wrong Zostel Zostel is terrible
  The morning of June 26th dawned grey and bleak and wet in Mumbai. It was a Monday and normally, I would have had a touch of Monday morning blues. But on that day I woke up feeling very happy and … Continue reading →...
• Museum Treasure: The Bhu-Varaha at CSMVS sculpture gallery
  on Jul 26, 2016 in Museum Treasure Bhudevi BhuVaraha Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Cosmic Nature of Vishnu CSMVS Dashavatar Garuda Indian Aesthetics Indian Art Lakshmi Sculpture Sculpture Gallery Vishnu Avatar
  The sculpture gallery of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) has many treasures within, with some of them being more impressive than the others. One of the “quieter” sculptures is that of a 10th century Varaha from...
• The Uzbekistan Trip Planner
  on Jul 18, 2016 in Travel Uzbekistan #MyDreamTripUzbekistan Bukhara Khiva Nukus Planning Tips Q&A Samarqand Shakhrisabz Tashkent Trip Planner Uzbek Air
  A long-standing dream spanning four decades of wanting to travel to Uzbekistan was finally realised in September 2015. The decision happened just like that one morning in November 2014. Instead of wistfully saying or whining that “I want to go...

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