India travel

Kukke Subramanya

Kukke Subramanya lies in the midst of rain forests in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada. Kukke Subramanya temple situated here…

Sam Sand Dunes, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Situated 42 Kms from Jaisalmer is the Sam Sand Dunes and the Kuari dunes on the great Thar Desert of…

Kavadi Kere

A beautiful lake spread over 62 acres shines like glass reflecting the blue sky and the hills all around it. …

Lady Cannings Seat

Coonoor and Ooty are famous for their view points. Lady Cannings Seat is one of them. View of tea estates…

Bannerghatta National Park

Bannerghatta National Park spread over 25,000 acres was established in the year 1974. It is situated 22 km south of…

Nanjanagudu

Nanjanagudu is famous for the Srikanteshwara Temple, Raghavendra Swamy temple, Kapila River, Nanjanagudina Rasabale (Banana), and B.V.Pandit Sadvaidyashala / ayurvedic…

Dolphins Nose View Point, Coonoor

The winding narrow roads into the thick shola forest and tea estates lead to the Dolphins Nose viewpoint. I love…

Jaswant Thada, Jodhpur

Jaswant Thada is situated to the left of the Mehrangarh fort complex in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. This beautiful white marble structure…

Ramanagara

Ramanagara is situated 50 Km from Bangalore at an elevation of 2450 feet above sea level. Ramanagara was known as…

Jodhpur

Jodhpur is the second largest city in the state of kings, Rajasthan.  It was formerly the capital of the kingdom…

Agumbe, Karnataka

Agumbe is known as Chirapunji of South India as this place is next to Chirapunji in receiving a very high…

Janapada Loka, Ramanagaram

Janapada Loka is the result of the single minded dedication of Sri H.L.Nage Gowda to protect and promote folk art…

Planet X, Mysore

Updated on April 30 2014: Planet X is closed now. Mysore was always nicknamed as a “sleepy town” and the…

Sri Ramanarasaiah

When we moved to our own house, I dreamt of hanging an original Mysore painting in the lobby. Thus started…

Holenarasipura, Karnataka

Holenarasipura is situated in Hassan district, Karnataka. Nayakas ruled this place from 1547 to 1667. Kanteerava Narasaraja Wodeyar, the king…

Lake Palace, Udaipur

The most striking and beautiful architectural wonder in the world is the Lake Palace situated in Udaipur. Visitors cannot take…

Ramana Ashram, Thiruvannamalai

"Distracted as we are by various thoughts, if we would continually contemplate the Self, which is Itself God, this single…

Arunachala Hills, Thiruvannamalai

Lord Siva said: “What cannot be acquired without great pains – the true import of Vedanta (Self-Realization) – can be…

Bada Bagh, Jaisalmer

Bada Bagh means big garden. It is a garden of royal cenotaphs or chhatris of the royal family of Jaisalmer.…

Birds of Maravanthe Coast

A trip to Maravanthe, coastal Karnataka was full of surprises.  We went on a boat trip to an island that…