Bahubali English

In the Land of Gomateshwara

I planned a trip to Shravanabelagola, a popular Jain pilgrimage center.  It is a small town in Hassan District of Karnataka.  Asia’s largest statue of Bahubali stands here.  From Kochi, it is 430 km to Shravanabelagola, the route being Thrissur – Pattambi – Nilambur – Gudalur – Bandipur – Mysore – Krishnarajpet – Shravanabelagola.  It […]

Shore Temple English

Mahabalipuram

Mahabalipuram is the land of art works created on stones.  Mahabalipuram, also known as Mamallapuram, is a typical example of Pallava art.  Mahabalipuram is a coastal town in Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu.  It is a place full of gods in the streets.  This place is known after the name of a king of Pallava […]

Thovalai Sunrise English

Thovalai

Next is the tour to Thovalai, the market of flowers.  Thovalai is a beautiful village surrounded by hills and located in the Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu.  Thovalai stands first in Asia in the field of generation of electricity from wind. The main attraction and the major source of income of the place is flower […]

Temple Pond English

Aayiram Kovil Edam – Kanchipuram Part 1

Life is like that; sometimes, it gives us what we want; sometimes, we do not get what we want; and sometimes, we get what we want, but with great delay.  Travelling is also like that.  The places we want to visit drift away and the unexpected shows up.  I went to Chennai recently for some […]

Vagamon English

Vagamon

This trip is to Vagamon which is one of the 10 tourist spots included in the National Geographic Travels.  Vagamon is the beautiful meeting place of tea estates, hillocks, green meadows, hills, fogs and mists.  Vagamon is a heaven for bike tourists.  It has basically a cool climate.  During monsoon season, rain clouds descend down […]