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10/02/2024

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ENJOY THE SUPER SPEED HUMSAFAR IN THE ALREADY TURNING TO BE HOT AND DRY SAHYADRI , the insurmountable mountains helped its two sons of the soil to preserve and flourish what was fasting getting destroyed and damaged. Jai Shivaji Jai Sambhaji

WDP4 PULLING AN ENTIRE LHB RAKE TOWARDS PUNEThis the steep incline / descent into Saswad / Jejuri area on the south western railway . For the last 30 ye...

12/09/2023

at 140 kmph , indian railways is just getting better and better

30/08/2022

Hi Everybody,
We are finally inching closer to our planned trek to Doodhsagar waterfalls. My first memory of this majestic waterfall was at Delhi Palam airport some 30 years back with a meter guage line across it.Right from then it was my wish to visit this waterfall.
Chennai Express made it a little more popular and better means of travel has added to it. Despite that it is not easy to reach this location but finally we have made a plan. Watch this space for some amazing anecdotes and pictures of the dense evergreen e falls and the jungles.

Hello  Friends , The inertia  to  put  down  on paper is so  high that  amazing  stories of  history  remain pending . B...
21/08/2022

Hello Friends , The inertia to put down on paper is so high that amazing stories of history remain pending . But today I am going to share with you the story of a little known but an amazing historical structure called Gummanayaka Kote at post Bagepalli

The history as well as the geography of this place is as interesting . So here we go

We  happened to have  excursions in quick succession  and this  one was  even  shorter   but as  enjoyable.  If you  eve...
06/07/2022

We happened to have excursions in quick succession and this one was even shorter but as enjoyable. If you ever want to check out some wild life while sitting within the comfort of your vehicle Mudumalai forest is the one closest to Bengaluru. Sufficient resorts are available and an amazing connect with nature is possible. Here with am attaching a few photographs.
Also had a nice quick peek inside St Philomina Church , a few pics attached .

Distance : 250 Km
Time : close to 6 hours one way
Road Quality : Top Class
Time to visit : Any time , peak summers even better for tiger sighting
DONT : Keep your plastic n the forest , they BURN it away
We will keep going to different resorts in these jungles and hope to sight a tiger which is now the only big animal left for us .

Dear All  , I  have some amazingly superb videos too  but  unable to  upload them  /  share.  Can any one let me know if...
30/06/2022

Dear All , I have some amazingly superb videos too but unable to upload them / share. Can any one let me know if that is possible and if yes how to go about doing it .

Pic 1 :Grass lands right on top but highly undulating
Pic 2 : A dry tree amidst all the greenery during the climb up
Pic 3 : Hebbe Falls , 300 feet , needs a drive into the Bhadra Wild reserve
Pic 4 : A High Point which is really high but does not seem so from a higher point
Pic 5 : Self under a crystal clear waterfall
Pic 6 : Our Haloed Guide :)

Dear All , It has been a  while  and  even  though we did  3  trips  it  was sheer  laziness and also a  little bit lack...
30/06/2022

Dear All , It has been a while and even though we did 3 trips it was sheer laziness and also a little bit lack of response from you guys that made me lethargic. But no more . this trip of ours has been so so superb that I have to share it with all of you . so that you to are inspired to visit Kemangundi / Hebbe Falls . So look at each vdo / photo and enjoy.

Distance from Blr : 300 Kms
Road Condition : top class , 200 kms NH4 and rest state highways
Crowd Density : NIL
Food Quality : Superb
Service : As good as can be
Nature : 360 Degree Natural
Plastic : Invasion already happened and shamefully liter can be spotted though less.
Best Time : Rainy Season June till October

08/03/2022
06/03/2022

3N / 4 D ROAD TRIP TO HIRE BENKAL / BADAMI /AIHOLE /PATTADKALU

Distance from and to Bengaluru: 1100 KM via TUMKUR NH 44 CHITRADURGA NH 50 HOSPET GANGAVATHI NH 367 HIREBENKAL STATE HIGHWAY THROUGH GAJENDRAGADH TO BADAMI / AIHOLE / PATTADKAL AND BACK THE SAME ROUTE
Transportation: ROAD MAX SPEED 140 KMPH AVERAGE SPEED 100 KMPH SELF DRIVE.

Essentials Needed:

Enough Leisure Time
More than usual energy to Walk and Walk and Climb too.
Storage of water, No need for mineral water as it is best in class everywhere out of city limits.

So as usual guys, we began early and hit the road by 0500 hours. Bengaluru city crossed in one hour and were cruising along on the Bangalore Mumbai highway in no time. The entire rework of the highway is now done and it is now a 6 lane super way with fencing all through.

We crossed Chitradurg at 200 kms by 7 AM ( btw this is another massive fort structure with an enormous history to it but will share separately ).

From Chitradurg onwards we hit the Bijapur Highway another delightful ride even if it was 4 lane but even this was extremely well laid out .
After crossing the Tungabhadra Reservoir and 25 kms ahead turned right to go to Hire Benkal an unbelievable site of 400 massive stone structures slabs may be weighing 2/3 tonnes but still hauled over to make roofs 5000 years back or more. AMAZING is not even 10% of the experience to go into the wild with not one soul around except the hot sun for company .

The climb to the site and back takes a minimum of 3 hours and there is enough to see and explore for 6 hours too if you are inclined. Well, we were exhausted and after starting at noon were at our lunch station by 1500 hours.

Post lunch left for Badami a distance of about 130 Kms which was all state roads , again surprisingly pothole less but the continuous speed breakers before and after the village were a slow down . Anyways we reached Badami hotel at 1800, after a full 12 hours plus outdoors getting tanned all along.

It has inscriptions of the Pallavas of Kanchi defeating the Chalukyas and the Chalukyas in turn defeating the Pallavas and then writing note to commemorate the same. The note can be seen even now.
It also has a inscription detailing the defeat of Hasrhsavardhana of Kannauj in UP some 2500 kms North thus proving that India had a criss cross of highways right from Kanchi in the South to Kannauj and Benares in the North .

Badami is the biggest town of all three and there is a choice of hotels around the best being Orange County , Clarks , Badami Court and KTDC.
Day 2
After a very tasty simple but wholesome breakfast we left for Aihole a town of more than 120 temples 35 kms away on Bijapur Road . Bijapur is about 150 kms away and eventually the Bijapur Sultans established supremacy over all this area including Hampi. This site too is as vandalised / looted as Hampi and none of the temple has its original deity though Shiva Lings have now been “Stathpit “.
The temple complex is a veritable treasure of art and culture from an era of 540 CE and beyond with a complete documentation of who ruled when, fought with whom and so on. The complex is close to the Malprabha River a tributary of the Krishna and so the entire land must have been very fertile from ages. Now sugarcane and rice seem to be the main crops under cultivation here.
Meguti Temple a Jain temple is worth seeing, Ravalpahadi is a cave temple another amazing example of rock cut art. The temples in Aihole complex have some superb Jaali work in its windows and brilliant depiction of Ramayan Mahabharat events as well as day to day life events on the walls as well as the ceilings in other than the main deities in exemplary proportion and symmetry.
We then had lunch , bought some typical gum based sweets and left for Patadkal a world heritage site and which too is as good as Aihole to see. It is here that the major experimentation of temple architecture has been done and different styles of the top of the temple can be seen here be it Rekhanagara or North Indian or Gopuram being South Indian. This proves that there was no such differentiation of North and South India even ten centuries back and this sad reality has been created only about 100 years back by vested political parties for their own interest.
This complex too is bang on the Malprabha river and the Papanatha mandir actually has steps to it from the river bank itself.
This complex is now has consecrated temples where Pooja and Archana is done.
Once this was done we went on to Banashankari temple another extremely old and active temple complex however made extremely dirty by locals as well as outsiders alike . This is a Teerthasthan and the Kuldaivat of a lot of people of Kannada and Marathi origin and can be avoided actually as it has all the trappings of a mad house.
In the end we dropped dead at the hotel at 1930 hours.
DAY 3
So here we were ready to explore Badami who I had marvelled at seeing photographs of for decades and now the time had come to actually have a look. So after another sumptuous breakfast the two of us left for the Badami caves and what a thrill it was to see the entire complex of cave temples as well as other temples on the other side of the lake called Agastya Terrtha . This included some amazing live experiences as well about citizens of Badami which I will document here.
A. Early Morning time , a Muslim gentleman ambled over to the Mazhar around the caves touched a structure and did ( Naman ) to it. On being asked he had no answer to why he did this except that the same is happening from ages
B. Around ten while we were walking towards the upper Shivalaya we met another Muslim who threw a coconut in a very venerable manner into the Agastya Teetha Lake .The person maintained that such a coconut is offered to a river every five years and into a lake if unable to reach a river.
C. We observed Dargah right next to a temple and the Daragah had palm impressions exactly as they are in temples or even on house doors.
This reinforced my belief that the ancestors of all of us were the same and for no reason lots and lots of poison is being churned in the society.
The caves are awesome. Cave 1 is dedicated to Shiva Cave 2 is to Vishnu Cave 3 is a natural unfinished cave and Cave 4 is for Mahavira . All of these have acquisitive stone cutting on the sides as well as the ceiling and well-engineered columns to support the caves weight in a manner that they has stood the test of time for over 1500 years and counting .

We eventually reached the top of the North hill which has an upper Shivalaya a lower Shivalaya some fort embankment and the Dargah. It was a beautiful experience to watch the first rays of the Sun onto the Garbhagriha of the main Shivalaya as well as the Hanuman Garhi on the extreme east side of the temple .
The Bhootnath Mandir visit has been kept for the next visit. Even though there is a walking path to Mahakut Mandir across the ridge we chose to drive to it over 12 kms and what an awesome temple complex this too is. It has a big tank fed by naturl springs and two very large temples both dedicated to Shiva although I feel that at one point there must have been two deities. Lots of smaller temples adorn the complex such as Ganpati / NavGraha and more. By evening eight we were done with the prasad and we were back to Badami .

DAY 4
Early morning climb to the upper Shivalaya from the extreme East allowed me to capture the first rays of the Sun onto the entire temple complex and caves. I would have stayed on and on but then we had to drive back to Bengaluru and so I made my way back to the hotel for a quick breakfast and depart at 10 AM to reach Bengaluru at 5 pm 450 kms in 7 hours flat with the first two hours yielding only 70 kms .
So guys, the aim of writing such a detailed note is to encourage all of you to go and check out our vast heritage of centuries back in stunning natural surroundings. Badami is well connected by rail road and air .
JAI HIND Fotos and Videos Attached

17/02/2022

Dear All , There has been some lethargy on my part and despite an awesomely spectacular and adventurous trip to Himachal at the height of the omicron scare I did not really document the same. I am now about to get onto another super duper trip but this time in South west India to Nargund Badami Aihole Pattadkal and Bijapur. This one I am not going to miss sharing and also post the Himachal one after that. watch the space guys and till then I will send a few interesting photographs from different trips. Regards Rahul Nene
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2N / 3 D TRIP TO KODAGU AND SRIRANGAPATNADistance from and to Bengaluru:  580 KM Kms via SRIRANGAPATNA KUSHALNAGAR KODAG...
22/11/2021

2N / 3 D TRIP TO KODAGU AND SRIRANGAPATNA

Distance from and to Bengaluru: 580 KM Kms via SRIRANGAPATNA KUSHALNAGAR KODAGU AND BACK THE SAME ROUTE
Transportation: ROAD MAX SPEED 120 KMPH AVERAGE SPEED 50KMPH SELF DRIVE
Essentials Needed:
Leisure Time
Huge Energy to Walk and Walk
So guys, we began early and hit the road by 0500 hours. Bengluru city crossed in one hour and were cruising along on the Blr Msr highway in no time. The expressway work is on 24/7 and in full swing and we could observe a lot of work completed since Sept 21(Sangam Drive).
Even as we began crossing Srirangapatnam an idea crossed my mind about a bygone era and here we were going right inside Srirangaptnam. It is so sad that > 51% tourists and visitors ignore this “ Sthan “ of enormous art / culture / spiritualism / bloodshed / intrigue a potboiler of history which is a heady mixture of Hindu / Muslim / Christian rule in India. And also how a classic example of distortion of history in documented form.
Srirangapatnam is a mere 13 km from Mysore and in stark contrast to the huge imposing palace of Mysore Maharaja this is a sorry crumbling town / village. One more proof that those who fought for their land were destroyed while those who sold off their “ zameer “ and became puppets had all their material prosperity intact . Money Matters. But more of that some other time.
Srinrangapatnam is a treasure for history lovers. The huge Ranganthswamy mandir , the Jama Masjid which was a Narayan Mandir and has a sun dial as well as lots of pillars sculpted with the images of Sun , Lotus , Spade etc , has a Kalyani ( a well ) and where Salat is offered on the terrace of the monument. Is it not surprising that the entire ground floor is out of bounds as people actually live there? We must find out.
Indo Sarcenic fusion is visible through the plinth and entire ground floor based on Hindu style and the pillars a combination of Indo Islamic.
The pillars have chambers for mail pigeons to rest, one for those who came another for those who went out.
The fort has a watch tower, a water gate (treachery point allowing the British to launch an attack , the place where Tipu died , another watchtower made by the British , a sound and light show program and a deep moat ). The fort is well protected on 3 sides by the Kaveri river and it is a living fort worth seeing for hours.
Once we were done left for Coorg via the state road connecting Srirangapatnam to Illiyala through lush green farms of sugarcane and modern edifices of Powergrid and BHEL. At Iliyala linked up with the highway and reached Coorg by noon through KushalNagar Byrapatna and Suntikoppa.
Coorg has always been much understated and may be because of that retains its old charm. Plus the amazing Kodavas whose land it is are a very nice people.
One may go to Coorg just for a relaxing week end or even a week. A week will allow you to really explore the town, know the history, understand the economics and of course the politics.
It is a safe place, you may go on long walks by yourself. Places to see are Abbi Falls, Mandalpatti and Thimmayya Museum and that’s it. Mandalpatti can be accessed by own vehicle as close as 3.5 km to the point and then walk.
Enjoy your stay at Coorg or Kodava Land .

WEEK  LONG GETAWAY : DEHRADOON MUSOORIE HARIDWAR RISHIKESHDistance from Bengaluru: > 5000 Kms via Delhi Dehradoon Musoor...
10/11/2021

WEEK LONG GETAWAY : DEHRADOON MUSOORIE HARIDWAR RISHIKESH

Distance from Bengaluru: > 5000 Kms via Delhi Dehradoon Musoorie Rishikesh Haridwar and Back
Transportation: AIR till Delhi Train to Doon Trek to Musoorie Taxi to Rishikesh Hardwar Train to Delhi and Air to Bangalore
Essentials Needed:
Proper Lay over Time Gaps
Confirmed Ticketing
Proper Clothing
Huge Energy to Walk and Walk
So guys, we began on an early Sunday morning and the airport was like a good quality bus stand with a 300 people line outside the terminal building. It took 120 minutes to reach the aircraft through airline counter and security check.
Delhi was as usual smoggy / crowded but fast.
Next day dawn was in Dehradoon where an immaculate home stay option awaited us ( lately lots of Delhites run to the hills just to evade the gas chamber that Delhi has become ).
First point of visit was Robbers Cave , an amazing tunnel through huge mountains in which flowed a pure stream of water , zero mixing by nature but lots by humans after it comes out of the tunnel.
Next were some government institutes to be visited, you will be surprised at the big names that have their HQ out there.
DAY 3 : we began our trek to Musoorie , the locals laughed at us , it takes 90 minutes by taxi but then did we did want to be with nature , and boy we sure were alongside nature for 3.5 hours . Finally at Barlowgunj where the trail and the road mixed up we ended our trek and later checked into our hotel “ Mountain Quail “a quaint little 26 room hotel with occupancy in 4 rooms at that time . The majestic Himalayas with snow cap peaks could be easily seen from our room. The tariff was reasonable. Hanuman Chatti / Bandar ki Pooch, Gangotri + 3 and a few more could be seen easily. We strolled onto Mall Road in the evening ended the day with Pahadi Khana ( Kode ki roti , Fanu , Palak veg and Salad ). By the time we were back to our hotel it was now 8 degree Celsius and dropping.
DAY 4 : Company Garden ( remember Omkara ka dialogue ) was close by , Kempty Falls was within 30 minutes and the gang was a little tired but I prevailed upon them to go on one more trek , Surkhanda Devi temple at 44 Kms and what a trek this was.
Of course we took the village trail and not the one made and cemented for the usual tourist. Mussoorie at 6000 feet looked low in front of Surkhanda Devi at 10000 feet.
The only guys for 1.5 hours of a km up climb were the four of us with super-duper trees, chilly winds and sudden steep climbs for company. Just as our spirit began to sag the top came into full view , the temple being that of Sri Kantha Devi now called Surkhanda Devi is a Shaktipeeth among the 54 such temples that dot the landscape.
We returned and on our way back passed through Dhanaulti which was nothing much (only in snow it is nice). Lunch was again Pahadi while the children had it at Kalsang (Tibetan food). Settled down at the hotel and after a quick frugal dinner with some Glen for company went off to sleep.
DAY 5
The children seemed too enthusiastic, more than me and woke me up for a 3 km walk up to Camels Back to have a view of the snow peaks as first light hit them. It was a nice sight but more importantly we met an old man of 76 years selling Chai and son of a famous astrologer R V Bharadwaj. He explained the importance and science behind offering of Jal / Water to Surya Devta as he arrives. It was mesmerizing to hear him, no spectacles no limp no shake voice and at 76. High time we look a little more closely at our customs and practices. We were just in time at the end of the Mall road to take a state bus to reach our hotel back . the bus driver gave an idea to visit Kempty falls.
After a return to the hotel we made a dash for Kempty Falls which was not in the plan. The falls are huge and the tallest ever I have seen in my life but the degradation and human development is terrible . Do NOT go to the falls in season.
Breakfast done we left for Rishikesh and by 1 pm were at the hotel a Swiss cottage themed hotel with a young hep hotel staff as well its occupants. After some rest ambled off to Ram and Janaki Jhoolas to cross the Ganga river and do some shopping as also watch the Aarti in a very peaceful manner. Retired early while kids sat on the terrace around a bon fire.
DAY 6
Early on at 6 am under the Laxman Jhula along the banks of the Ganges was pure thrill. Visited a 13 storied temple serving Bhagwan as also a lot of citizens.
Hot Chai was always around followed by a heavy breakfast and we were off to our rafting the high point. Rafting was super, had a beaten down rate 16 km event. A lady went under from our boat but was rescued. Midway was a stop where it was an awesome experience to jump deep into the Ganga from a cliff as much as 25 feet high.
After a two hour stint got back to the hotel had another heavy lunch and left for Hardwar to catch the evening Aarti just in time. The Ganga Ghats are now almost 5 km long and give an idea of the enormous sea of humanity that goes there.
Had Dinner at the hotel, a fully vegetarian one and went off to bed.
DAY 7:
Left for Saptarishi Ghat right at the end of Haridwar and had the best time on the Ganges by walking through it on the banks and across streaming rivulets to watch the sun rise as well as to see a host of birds majestically swimming to and fro across the river. Had a very long time of 3 hours in the river followed by breakfast on the roadside and a quick visit to Shanti Kunj where purest honey and camphor was available. Then a visit to the Moti Bazar and various ghats ( I went to the ghats ) was on followed by lunch ( Fulke Dal Rajma Rabri Kalakand and Kulfi ). Oh the taste, it was awesome.
Finally left for the rail station to catch the Shatabdi express which was bang on time on a very clean station. Reached New Delhi right on the dot. Took a taxi to reach T3 to while away a few hours before taking a Dreamliner to finally reach Bangalore back on Sunday 7th November

A precursor to  my detailed note  on our  whirlwind but highly enjoyable week   long getaway  North of Delhi
09/11/2021

A precursor to my detailed note on our whirlwind but highly enjoyable week long getaway North of Delhi

08/11/2021

Hello All , we just did our Doon / Musoorie / Rishikesh /Haridwar/ Delhi trip and it was an awesome one. I will share all details of the ecstasy and agony we faced through last week for your viewing pleasure and to help you make a plan yourself in future. regards

22/10/2021

Dear All , It has been a while since we went to Sangam Mekedatu a place where we will go again and again till the dam comes up leading to the entire area getting submerged.

Well , we are about to get onto another very thrilling almost adventurous trip in some time . I am hundred percent sure you will like all of the photos I will post shortly . So guys , please write back and motivate me enough to take as many as brilliant pics I can of the mighty Himalayas

30/09/2021
SANGAM MEKEDATUWEEK END GETAWAY : SANGAM MEKEDATUDistance from Bengaluru: 110  kms via Kanakpura Road Quality : Inferior...
30/09/2021

SANGAM MEKEDATUWEEK END GETAWAY : SANGAM MEKEDATU

Distance from Bengaluru: 110 kms via Kanakpura
Road Quality : Inferior Max speed up to 100 kmph , average speed 50 kmph.
Travel Time: 4 hours with snack break, less for those staying in South Bengaluru
The Kaveri river is the lifeline of the lower South India as are the Godawari and Krishna for the Upper South India , Southwestern India and South East India. This river Kaveri does not cease to amaze us right from its beginning in the Coorg hills till almost its end at Tiruchirapally and beyond at Chidamabaram where it almost breaks down into small canals . In Tamil Nadu it is called by the name Kollidam.
Sangam is the location where two rivers Arkavathy and Kaveri meet up. Arkavathy is dammed before this location and hence is usually dry. However just after the rainy season all of its catchment gets flooded by Kaveri and hence forms a large water body at Sangam. Kaveri flows swiftly and fully all through the year and in the rains breaking banks and this despite the dams of KRS and Shivanasamudram. This marks the end of Kaveri in Karnataka after which it meanders and considerably slows down after Mettur Dam some 25 kms ahead in Tamil Nadu. Numerous spots on the Kaveri make it our favorite river and we have seen it right from TalaCauvery in Coorg till Srirangam at Tiruchirapally a distance of about 800 kms with KRS , Srirangapatnam Mutatthi Talakadu Bheemeshwari Sangam Mekedatu Hogenakkal and Mettur in between . South of India is also a huge land mass, the Indian map though makes it look much smaller.
Mekadatu is the narrow place where even a Goat or “ Meke” in Kannada can Jump or “ Datu “ . And so Mekedatu. This is another awesome place created by nature in a wonderful manner cutting through hard sand stone thus creating whirpools and massive rapids. Stepping onto Mekedatu needs all the adrenaline to be kept in control and this place claims at least one life each year (read selfi jokers).
This entire place is situated in a reserved forest and limits movement of vehicles. Deers are spotted here and an occasional leopard.
We visited this location for the first time in 2006 and this is our 8th visit but mesmerizing as ever. This was our first stay over though and the only hotel by the tourism department is good enough to sleep through the night.
It is a fish lovers delight here and food is ok to have for those comfortable with South style cooking .
It is an avoidable location during summers due to less water and horribly high and dirty visitors.
Snaps of the flora fauna and natural spots are as attached
All in all, an excellent week end getaway for those Bengaluru and a must see for those who want to see parts of rural India , their way of life , the rustic surroundings and of course silk worm rearing industry and the first of substations of electricity of India. One such substation is right after Kanakpura and while on way to Sangam.
Precautions: Do not wade deeper into the Cauvery ever. The river has extremely jagged rocks and an unpredictable current. Be careful of monkeys. Drive through the small but steep ghat carefully and without speed as the 3 hair pin bends can be dangerous. Do not entertain people offering to help you take a safari.
Conclusion : Amazing quick to reach week end getaway from Bengaluru with a perfect setting to enjoy nature be it the river , forest , fish and hills

WEEK END GETAWAY : BELUR  HALEBIDUDistance from Bengaluru: 220 kms via Hassan Road Quality : Superior max speed   160 km...
12/09/2021

WEEK END GETAWAY : BELUR HALEBIDU

Distance from Bengaluru: 220 kms via Hassan
Road Quality : Superior max speed 160 kmph, permitted 100 kmph.
Travel Time: 4 hours with snack break
Belur and Halebidu are the forgotten towns of Karnataka and were economic strongholds about 1000 years back. They are close to the start of the Western Ghats and Chickmaglur is only 20 kms from here. Yagachi dam offers excellent views of the lake and the hills on the horizon as also provides water sports . The dam is though closed for visitors to go onto. The enormously intricate description of art history and religion is unimaginably beautiful and can be appreciate only when seen. Halebidu is a restored structure with almost 50% of it still nonexistent. This temple was razed to the ground by a fanatic called Malik Kafur not once but twice. Can you spot the similarities between Halebidu of 1000 / 1200 AD ( Chittorgarh , Ellora , Elephanta , Pandharpur Martand Tenple Anantnag and countless more ) and Bamiya Buddhas of 2000 AD. Beliefs die hard and are showing up till today across the globe.
The temple of Belur was saved from desecration and loot probably due to the undulating terrain between Halebid and Belur for about 36 kms a significant distance then and may be due to the colossal wealth gathered from Halebidu.
There is another exquisite Mandir VeerNarayana Mandir at Belavadi equidistant from Belur as well as Halebidu. This mandir too is almost 1000 years old and has amazingly beautiful images of Bhagwan Krishna. Unicef in fact has determined that is among the most beautiful ever seen in the existing Indian sub-continent.
Halebidu has a representation of an Egyptian as well indicating trade with as far as Egypt existed. The Mahabharat is also depicted in Halebidu.
Both locations have frugal stay options but the weather and environment is so beautiful and close to nature that it does not really matter. Food options are thoroughly South Indian tasty food.
Jhari Falls Hebbe Falls and Kalathagiri Falls can be visited by those who wish to get a little adventurous.
Snaps of the temples and lake are as attached.
All in all, an excellent week end getaway for those in Bengaluru and a must see for those who want to understand the extremely amazing capabilities Indians possessed a 1000 years earlier and all across from Somath till Kalinga and from Anantnag till Raneshwaram .

Dear All , It has  been a  while since  I  shared something .  I am  delighted to share that  I  am  going to see   Belu...
02/09/2021

Dear All , It has been a while since I shared something . I am delighted to share that I am going to see Belur and Halebid temples once again . I will certainly make an elaborate note on this trip of mine so you can plan one yourselves . In the meantime here area few exquisite photographs of Rani Ki Vaav Patan interiors which is another amazing masterpiece of times
300 years before the Belur temple . Unbelievable expertise really.

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