Bekal Fort

Bekal Fort

Bekal Fort is the largest fort in Kerala that is built in over 40 acres of land at the edge of Arabian Sea. Bekal Fort is in the shape of a giant keyhole and is built in 17th Century. The fort is built on the sea, and two sides of the fort wall always guards against the unending waves of Arabian Sea. The fort is […]

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Vellore Fort

Vellore Fort

Vellore is a city that is located on the banks of Palar River and is 150 km from Chennai and 200 km from Bangalore. Vellore has had its share of history when the city was ruled by several kingdoms at different periods. Starting from Pallavas, Cholas, Vijayanagar Empire, Rashtrakutas, Nawabs, and the British. Vellore Fort is built during 16th Century by the Vijayanagar Empire. The […]

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Mahabalipuram

Mahabalipuram

Mahabalipuram is a coastal town that is located 60km from Chennai, and 100 km from Pondicherry. This place had a great history around 6-7th century and was ruled by the Pallava dynasty at that time. There were several sculptures which were carved on rocks throughout this town. However, it is not known why the rulers from this place migrated/disappeared. However, today, the town has a lot […]

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Panch Rathas

Panch Rathas

Panch Rathas means five chariots. This is a set of 5 monolithic rock temples at Mahabalipuram. Panch Rathas are short for Panch Pandav Rathas and are associated with Mahabharata: Draupadi’s Ratha, Arjuna’s Rath, Nakul – Sahadev’s Ratha, Bhima Rath and Yudhistar Ratha.       Location Panch Rathas Where to stay? Mahabalipuram / Mamallapuram Distance Chart From Distance (in km) Chennai 60 Pondicherry 100 Bangalore 350 […]

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Shore Temple

Shore Temple

The shore temple at Mahabalipuram was constructed during the 7th century by the Pallava Kings. The shore temple is yet another marvel from the Pallava dynasty. Sunrise at Shore Temple Within the shore temple premises, there are three temples located very close to the sea shore. The oldest and the largest of them all is the temple that is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. This temple […]

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Krishna’s Butter Ball

Krishna’s Butter Ball

What will happen if you keep a spherical object on an inclined plane? You may say it would roll over. What if I say you are wrong? You may argue that the plane is not inclined enough. What if I still say you are wrong? You may not believe me. You may say that I am saying one of the fundamental rules of physics is […]

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Badami

Badami

Badami is a beautiful town located at about 450 km from Bangalore and Hyderabad. It used to be the capital of Chalukya Kingdom during 5th and 7th Centuries. While the region was ruled by several other dynasties, including the Vijayanagar empire, and the Marathas, it is the heritage of the Chalukya dynasty that still stands out at Badami. The Chalukya dynasty had a huge encouragement […]

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Pattadakal

Pattadakal

Pattadakal is situated along the banks of River Malaprabha, and is about 10 km from Aihole. Similar to Aihole, Pattadakal is archeological paradise, with several temples built in Chalukya style. After few experimental temples were built at Aihole to stabilize on the Chalukyan style, most temples at Pattadakal were built, and hence it richly shows up on every temple is this town. Mallikarjuna and Kashi […]

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Aihole

Aihole

Aihole is a small temple town situated on the banks of Malaprabha River, and is known as “cradle of temple architecture”. This town has about 125 temples that are dated back to 5th Century. The temples were built by the Chalukya dynasty during 5-6th Century. First few temples were built as an experiment to build a “Chalukya-style” temple. After few “experimental” temples, the artisans then […]

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Bagalkot

Bagalkot

Bagalkot or Bagalakote is a district in North Karnataka that has a rich historical significance. Bagalkot was the capital of Chalukya kingdom. There are several historical stories that connects Bagalkot. According to legend, this town used to be ruled by Ravana, the king of Lanka. He had gifted this town to his musicians (called Bhajantries). Another story says that this town was gifted by one of the Bijapur […]

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