Good Bye -2015

"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day."-Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Wishing all a very Happy New Year - 2016. Have a great, fun-filled and an adventurous year ahead!

Bandallidurga Trek

Ride atop Nandi Hills

Cycling around Sharavathi River Valley (Photo credit: Prashanth M)

Drive through Bisle Ghat

Walkway leading towards Bisle View-Point

Twin Hills of Chandragiri and Vindhyagiri at Shravanabelagola

Betteshwara Temple at Agrahara Belaguli, Hassan

Lakshminarasimha Temple at Javagal, Hassan

Chennakeshava Temple at Ambale, Chikmagalur

Asokan Rock-Edicts at Gavimatha, Koppal

Mahadeva Temple at Itagi, Koppal

Age no bar for travel-An inspiring young lady from Bengaluru at Itagi Temple

Venkatappa Baavi (Well) at Kanakagiri, Koppal

  Cave Temple at Amminabhavi, Dharwad 

The Fortress of Chitradurga  

The Mighty Gol-Gumbaz, Bijapur

World's Heaviest Medieval Cannon (weighing 56 tons)  at Bijapur, 'Malik-E-Maidan'

Year 2013 Part 3 - Waterfalls

Umbalagundi Falls @ Madikeri

T A falls @ Shimoga

Chandikamba Falls @ Shimoga

K Falls @ Shimoga

Jog Falls @ Shimoga

Dabb Dabi Falls @ Yadgir

Gavi Siddeshwara Falls @ Yadgir

Ethipotla Falls @ Gulbarga

K K Border Falls @ Madikeri

Sliding Falls @ Madikeri

Malalli Falls @Madikeri

Manikyadhara Falls @ Chikmagaluru

K Abbi @ Chikmagaluru

Chamadka Falls @ South Canara

Hogenakkal Falls @ Tamil Nadu

Sirimane Falls @ Chikmagaluru

Balamuri Falls @ Mysore

Gaganachukki Falls @ Mysore

Barachukki Falls @ Mysore

Barachukki Falls @ Mysore

K K Border Falls2 @ Madikeri

K Abbi @ Madikeri

Smoking Rocks and Rainbow

Rainbow and Smoking Rocks

Hogenakkal Falls 

Smoking Rocks

Smoking Rocks and My Partner 

Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta, Bandipur

  "Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta"(Wiki), one of the most favorite spots of Bangaloreans is situated  inside the Bandipur National Park of Chamrajnagar district.The word Himavad means Misty.  Lately, the hill range is being governed by  the forest Dept. with strict rules and regulations owing to the illegal activities that are carried out here. Amongst the many legends associated with this place, an interesting one relating to one of the lakes, the 'Papanasini' (meaning washing away all the sins), as told by the priest is as follows: It is said that, in the hill ranges of Gopalaswamy betta, no crows are found now. The crows that existed took a dip in the Papanasini and on attaining moksha, turned into Hamsa (Swan) birds and reached heaven. We could not sight a crow either. There is a good chance of sighting wild life, especially the spotted deer, gaur and elephants.

 Journey of Life

Smiling Sunflowers

Hovering Dark Clouds

Curving Roads

Misty Gopalaswamy Temple

Gopalaswamy Betta

Wow! What a View

Go Green

Fern Spores

One of the 77 lakes

Crumbling Fort Wall

 An Experience of Nature's Reality

From the start of the Forest Check Post, the duration allotted to visit the temple and return  is only an hour and thirty minutes. A nominal fee is collected at the check post. Overall, a beautiful and serene place.