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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Chickmagalur is around 200 km from Bangalore, and is famous for its coffee plantations. There are several places around Chikmagalur that can relax you mind. Some of the places I have visited have their own pages as below. Yagatchi Dam Hanuman Gundi Falls Alekan Falls There are several other places that are worth exploring Belur Halebid Kemmangundi Mulayangiri Peak Baba Budangiri Hills Manikyadhara
Bangalore/Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka. There are several places that you can get to over a weekend to relax and just be away from city life. The details of some of the places have their own page. Nandi Hills Antargange Mutyala Madavu / Pearl Valley Savandurga Muthathi Hogenakkal Falls
Antaragange is located at about 70km from Bangalore, in Kolar district. Antaragange literally means Ganges (or River Ganga) from the deep. You may be wondering why this place is named so, after all there is no River Ganga in South India! Yes, you are right in your thinking (and the fact that River Ganga does not flow in Karnataka). Antaragange is famous for a water […]
Nandi Hills (also called Nandi Betta or Nandi Durg) is a famous hill station that is located at around 70km from Bangalore. Being in close proximity to Bangalore, Nandi Hills is flooded with visitors every day. Nandi Hills is famous for a very spectacular sunrise. You can spot several visitors starting from Bangalore as early as 4 AM to reach Nandi Hills to catch the […]
Tavarekoppa Lion Safari is an open zoo that is located 10 km from Shimoga (Shivamogga) town in Karnataka. The zoo is spread across 200 hectares of land. Unlike the other zoos, the animals here are not caged. Jeeps and Mini-buses are available for visitors, which takes a tour around the zoo. So for a change, humans are caged, and animals are let free 🙂 Tiger’s […]
Savanadurga is one of the largest single monolith rocks that extends to a height of more than 1200m/4000ft above sea level. It is located around 50km from Bangalore, and is quite popular among adventurists. With close vicinity to Bangalore, Savanadurga see very high inflow of visitors over the weekend. The base of Savanadurga also has few caves that can be explored. On the way to […]
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