Category: Adventure
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Basavanagudi in the heart of Mangalore city
Most Mangaloreans are unaware of a Basavanagudi that exists in the heart of Mangalore city. A small mutt with a temple dedicated to Basava/Nandi which was built during Keladi’s reign. The undivided Canara districts (Dakshina Kannada & Udupi), a Few parts of Uttara Kannada, and Kasaragod served as a strong fortification for sea […]
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Rich legacy of Mangalore Old Bunder
The seaport is at the mouth of two rivers one from the north and the other Nethravathi which runs southern from the ullal and stands beyond the bay of salt water. Mangalore also called Mangaluru by canarese, Kodial by Konkans, Kudla by the native Tuluvas, which means the confluence of two rivers. […]
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Medieval Karnataka Religious combat over supremacy
Abbalur, a small village in the Haveri district in the central part of Karnataka region, once it was a prominent center of worshiping for both Shaivas and Jains. In the 12th under the regime of Kalyana Chalukyas, there was a great religious movement with great consequences under the leadership of Sangana Basava (Basavanna) a new […]
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Nidugal Cholas and their capitals -Govindavadi (Govinadawada) PART 1
Nidugal Cholas, These Cholas they claimed as descendants of the legendary Chola king of Karaikal and they bore titles such as “Lord of Uraiyur” (Early Chola’s capital) In many inscriptions, you can witness these titles and they ruled from the early 11th Century to the 13th Century A.D. These chiefs ruled Pavagada, Sira, Madhugiri regions of […]
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Robert Bruce Foote museum – A journey into our pre-historic past!
If you are fascinated by pre-historic period, then it is better to visit Bellary once to know about the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages. The Robert Bruce Foote Museum in Bellary is a unique prehistoric museum of the stone age-related to Sanganakallu, A pre-historic site near to Bellary city. This museum was renamed “Robert Bruce Foote” […]
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Agrahara Bachehalli – The memory stone pillar of the Garudas and Lenkas, the suicidal bodyguards of Hoysala kings.
Agrahara Bachehalli is a small village towards north-east of the main town of KR Pete in Mandya district. There is a unique hero stone with inscription of the existence of feudal group of warriors in the Hoysala polity called Garudas in the temple premises of Hunaseshwara , a Shiva temple in the village. According to […]
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Kalya- The bygone centre of glory that witnessed the clash of religions and the re-tracing of poet Palkuriki Somanatha’s descendants.
Kalya, as it remains a small village , but before ten centuries , it was a prominent ancient town inhabited by Buddhists, Jains, Sri Vaishnavas & Shaivites. This centre of religions has witnessed several names like Kalyaha, Kalleha, Kalyana Pura, Kalavati pattana as recorded in many inscriptions. From the Turuvekere inscription of 1553 AD , […]
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Savana Durga (Savandhi) – The local delight in the outskirts of Bengaluru !
Savana Durga (Savandhi) is considered as the largest monolithic hill in Asia. The hill elevates to 1.2km above sea level. The beautiful monolithic hill amidst the deciduous forest makes a perfect weekend get away from the bustling Bengaluru’s urban life and is 60 km from the city in Magadi Taluk. This massive granite boulders a […]
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St Marys Island (Coconut Island)
St Mary’s island comprises a small group of islands situated in the Arabian sea off the coast of Malpe, a major fishing harbour of Karnataka. As already mentioned, it is a small, tiny islets groups and prominent among them are: Coconut Island Northern Island Darya Bahadurgarh Island & South Island The stones on this island […]
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Ermai falls –The mesmerizing falls amidst Western Ghats !
Ermai falls, it is one of the majestic waterfalls found in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. The milky gushing waterfalls from a great height and penetrating into the rocky terrain creates a beautiful huge pond beneath in the dense forest with beautiful fauna and flora. It is located 15 km from the Ujire town of […]