Few Sunday Morning Neighbourhood Shots
It was quite sometime since I visited Nandi hills. Recently, one early morning my buddies mooted to visit Nandi Hills. Morning the climate was overcast in Bangalore so we could guess the amazing climate at Nandi hills. So got ready with biking gear and get set for Nandi hills by 8 am. This was the…
Destination: Chikka Tirupathi Distance: Around 41 km Journey time: 1 – 1 and 1/2 hrs (depends on traffic on Marathahalli & old Airport road) Route: There are three options to go to Chikka tirupati depending on exits from Bangalore : 1. KR Puram – Hoskote – NH 4 – 1km – right turn towards Malur…
Location: 13 km from Bangalore – Mysore highway after Chanapatna if you are traveling from Bangalore Distance: Around 75 km from Bangalore Route: Bangalore – Mysore road – Kengeri – Bidadi – Ramnagaram – Chanapatna – left turn at Kokkere Bellur board (13 km from this turn) – Kokkere Bellur How to Reach there: The…
Kote Venkataramana Temple was built towards the end of 17th century around the time of Chikka Deva Raya (a Mysore Wodeyer king). The rulers of Mysore had bought the city of Bangalore from the Mughal empire. Kote in Kannada means fort, so literally it means Fort Venkataramana Temple. It is located just besides Tipu Sultan’s…
If you want to see the real Bangalore then visit the old part of the city like Malleshwaram. A new mall Mantri Square has open here and perhaps most of you know about it. But do you know Malleshwaram has some beautiful and revered temples? Today I will show you which are they. 5 days…
Pic: Ramakrishna Math Ulsoor if we go by definition is a congested and noisy place. But there is one abode of peace in this locality where peace is broken only by passing buses. Ramakrishna Math, Ulsoor is also know as Vivekananda Ashram (its earlier name). It was established in 1906 by few people who were…