“Hampi is overwhelming!” I have said it in the past and I say it again, Hampi is a place like no other. Be it the grandeur, the history of one of the biggest kingdom or its immensely rich architecture. Or be it the huge boulders, the colorful Hampi market, or the mythological stories of Khishkinda Nagri, Hampi …
Category: Karnataka
Bangalore To Shravanabelagola Weekend Trip
The rock-cut steps, hot from the summer afternoon sun, literally burned my feet as I hurried towards the couple of steps a little up ahead which looked cool, thanks to a temple next to them. I was not even halfway through the 614 steps. Heck, I hadn’t even crossed 50 steps and I was already …
Colors of Monsoon in Chikmagalur
Monsoons are beautiful, especially in the western ghats. There are no second thoughts about it. The entire region looks as refreshingly green as it can, thanks to the monsoon showers that wash – off every single strand of dust leaf small or big. So a ride somewhere in the western ghats was inevitable and ‘Where’ was not …
Ruins, Rocks and Greenery
‘If you have to relax in the shade, the over-hanging rock there seems a much better choice‘, I said to myself as I halfheartedly pulled myself from the soft grass that had been my bed for the past half an hour. The sun seemed to be at its brightest and no one in his right mind would even …
Gokarna sunsets
Sunsets are beautiful. Sunsets where the land gives way to the vastness of the sea, even better. After all my visits to some popular while some not so popular beaches, this is something I can vouch for. While it is true that no sunset (or sunrise) can be as beautiful and enchanting as those over the Himalayas, …