Ooty Hills – A Complete Hill Station History of place Ooty was originally occupied by Toda tribe and later taken by East India Company from Tipu Sultan after 4th Mysore-Anglo war in 1799AD. The Toda in the Nilgiris are first referenced in a record belonging to Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana and his general Punisa, dated 1117 CE. […]
Month: January 2017
Turahalli- Only surviving forest of Bangalore
The Turahalli Forest is located about 20 km from Bengaluru off Kanakapura road. Its 13 km from Banashankari and can be overseen from the NICE road. Its easily reachable by road and one can ride their bike till the top of hill. We started from nagawara at 7a.m and reached turalli by 9 a.m. We took the […]
Rangantittu Bird Sanctuary
A not to miss place when you visit Srirangapatna. A total of 170 species visit here. This is one of the 3 bird sanctuary of Karnataka. It is small yet worth visiting and well maintained. Clean and systematic. Saw many photographers, enthusiasts and student groups, one foreigner on my day of visit. Could really not locate birds except storks and sun bathing crocodiles all around.
Srirangapatana- A page of Tipu Sultan
Srirangpatana- A page of Tipu Sultan We had a plan to club Ooty, Somanathapuram and Srirangapatna in a single trip as all these lie almost in same route. From Bangalore we reached Srirangapata in 3 hours, checked in KSTDC hotel and after getting fresh started visit to the […]
Somanathapuram- A sobbing Hindu temple
This temple is masterpiece of Hoyasala kings. In one look it looks deserted and neglected. It may be due to fact that no puja is conducted here. Inside premises were very clean but there are no lodges nearby and no sign boards to reach the temple.
