Shravanabelagola- A Unique Destination As per the schedule on day 3 we finished Belur temple morning visit ( last evening also we had visited) by 9.45 AM and started for Sravan Belagola which is 78 KM from Belur. It was non stop journey and we reached […]
Karnataka
Belur-The Epic of Art of Hindu Culture
Belur-The Epic of Art of Hindu Culture Belur is a town in Hassan district in the state of Karnataka, India. The town is renowned for its Chennakesava Temple, one of the finest examples of Hoysala workmanship. It was the early capital of the Hoysala Empire. […]
A Trip to Chikmagalur- A Sunday drive
A Trip to Chikmagalur- A Sunday drive As per schedule on day 1 we had completed Halebeedu visit and this was our 2nd day of trip. Our fellow travelers could not resist visiting Halebeedu temple again in early morning of 6 AM. The temple was looking again […]
Halebeedu- The Epic of Hindu Art
Halebeedu- The Epic of Hindu Art As per the schedule we had started from Bangalore at 9 AM and reached Halebeedu at 1 PM. Almost this was nonstop journey with a brief break of 15 minutes for tea. We checked in KSTDC hotel Mayur Shantla […]
An Excursion Day around Bangalore – Part 2 (Makalidurg)
Visit to Makalidurga and Ghati Subramany Makalidurga is a hill fort situated near the village Makalidurga. It is about 43 km from Hebbal, Bangalore 10 km after Doddaballapura on the way to Gauribidanur. At the top there is an old temple of Shiva with Nandi. Legend says Rishi Markandeya performed penance here. Makalidurga Fort stands at the […]
Tipu Summer Palace- Bangalore,India
A visit to Tipu Summer Palace There a very few tourist spots remaining in Bangalore, the world’s IT Hub. A few of them I described in article “An Excursion day around Bangalore-Part 1“. Another day out or at least half day in visiting two great monuments and the gems […]
