An account of my three day vacation at Hampi, Karanataka. The last day I used for visiting the smaller attractions of Hampi and Tungabhadra dam in Hospet.
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Hampi – Day 2: Vittalaraya Temple
An account of my three day vacation at Hampi, Karanataka. The second day was mostly spent in photographing the beautiful Vittalaraya temple.
Hampi – Day 1: Virupaksha Temple
An account of my three day vacation at Hampi, Karanataka. The first day mostly went in visiting the Virupaksha temple and surroundings.
Sunset from Chamundi Hill
Place: Chamundi Hill, Mysore Date: 23rd Dec 2008 Dear Readers, Wish you all a Happy New Year. I hope the passing year has set as gracefully as the Sun and wish that the New Year brings with it peace and happiness to all. Always, Anoop
Golconda Fort
Place: Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Date: 14 Sept and 22 Nov 2008 History: Golconda Fort got its name from the ‘Telugu’ word ‘Golla Konda’ = Shepherds hill. It is believed that a shepherd found an idol on the hill which led to the construction of a mud fort by the then ruler of the […]
Buddha statue and Birla mandir – Hyderabad
Date: 22 June 2008 Place: Hyderabad Recently I shifted to Hyderabad after staying in Bangalore for 5 years; hence, naturally, this blogspace will host more photos from this region. 😉 Birla Mandir: The temple is located on a hillock called Kala Pahad adjacent to Hussain sagar lake. This temple is also called ‘God’s Marble Home’, […]
Talakad
“ತಲಕಾಡು ಮರಳಾಗಿ ಮಾಲಂಗಿ ಮಡುವಾಗಿ ಮೈಸೂರು ದೊರೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಕ್ಕಳಾಗದೆ ಹೋಗಲಿ” “May Malangi turn into an unfathomed whirlpool, May Talakad turn into a barren expanse of sand, May the Rajas of Mysore not have children for all time to eternity” Anyone visiting Talakad is bound to have heard the above quote. Born and brought up in Mysore, I […]
Somnathpur Keshava temple and Nanjangud Nanjundeshwara temple
Any travel plan I conceive of these days is centered around Architecture, more precisely on Temple Architecture. I think this new pursuit is a natural consequence of my recent interest in the Medieval History of India (550 – 1526 AD) combined with my inclination towards photography. Before undertaking some grand travel plans to visit some […]
the Anhinga, the Duck and the Rat Snake
Place: Karanji Lake, Mysore Date: 23rd March 2008 Though I have made many trips to this lake before, I never used to have a fixed agenda; this time I wanted it to be different. I wanted to primarily focus on taking snaps of the Anhinga Melanogaster bird. The Anhinga Melanogaster is the Indian variety of […]
Kempe Gowda towers of Bangalore
Photographs of the four Kempe Gowda towers, the towers which were constructed to mark the boundaries of the erstwhile Bangalore. These towers were constructed by Kempe Gowda II (ruled from 1585 to 1633 AD) in 1597 AD.
Spiti to Kinnaur trek: Day 4 – Muling to Kafnu, last day of trek
We had chosen this particular trek route mainly because it offered variety in landscape, climate, vegetation and people. It did live up to it. We had started our trek from Mudh (in Spiti): a cold desert at high altitude with zero vegetation, mainly consisting of people from Tibetan origin – mostly Buddhist, towards Kinnaur: moderate […]