Folks, first of all a very Happy New Year 2018!
Watch a video of elephant giving blessings to visitors at Kukke Subramanya temple, Karnataka.
Read more about Kukke Subramanya from another post.
Location: Yana is a small village in the hill ranges of Sahyadri of western ghats. It is located in the Uttara Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. Distance: Yana is located around 400 km from Bangalore, 40 km from Sirsi, 25 km from Kumta, 50 km from Gokarna and 102 km from Hubli….
After Sasivekalu Ganesha Mandapa we went to Krishna temple. It is located little further down the road. Krishna temple complex was built by Vijayanagara king Krishnadevaraya in 1513 after his victorious Orissa campaign. The deity here was infant avatar of Lord Krishna (Balakrishna) which was brought from Udaygiri (Orissa) subsequently. Krishna temple in Hampi was…
Distance: Around 20 km from Mangalore city, 370 km from Bangalore, 50 km from Manipal, 40 km from Udupi, 1,015 km from Mumbai How to reach there: By train using Bangalore – Mangalore train from Mysore and Bangalore and then public or private bus to Surathkal. One can use Konkan railway to reach here from Mumbai….
On the way to Talakad at Malavalli lake Yesterday I went for the longest ride on a two wheeler driving myself. In all four of us went to Talakad. Official sources show Talakad is 130 km from Bangalore but I feel it was longer. May be because of the long driving on winding roads of…
Queen’s Bath as we can understand was the bathing placing of the women of the Vijaynagar royal family. This was first key visiting spot we saw as we entered Hampi from Kamalapur. From the outside this walled building likes an Iranian architecture. As we entered inside, we saw an elaborate design with Indian style windows…
Last week Saturday morning I landed at Dandeli on a VRL bus from Bangalore. I had heard about Dandeli as a tourist destination but this was my first visit there. It is a small town and its population is heavily dependent on the West Coast Paper Mill for their livelihood. It is located in the…
