At the top of the hill there are caves. In one of these caves there is a Shiva temple: There was lady over there who walked us through to the caves. It was evening time and when I entered the cave it was pitch dark. I could feel the water in my legs and I was not able to see what's coming. After a couple of minutes walk I could see lamps flickering in the dark. Check … [Read more...]
Shivganga aka Shivgange, Near Bangalore: Part 4: Huge Nandi Statue, Stone sculptures inside the caves
Huge Nandi Statue: Caves: Stone sculptures inside the caves: Way to go to the top: [email_link] [print_link] … [Read more...]
Shivganga aka Shivgange, Near Bangalore: Part 3: Patala Gange and caves
Patala Gange: In this temple you could see water flowing underground inside a cave. Hence, the name Patala Gange. Stone sculpture near Patala Gange: Entrance of Patala Gange: Caves: Video of Patala Gange: [email_link] [print_link] … [Read more...]
Trip to Kodaikanal: Chapter 10: Devil’s Kitchen (Guna caves) and Golf course
Devil's Kitchen (Guna caves) is a very dangerous deep hidden ravine that looks like small dark gutters but are actually a deep fall. It is called as Guna caves as a Tamil movie Guna was shot here. The deep narrow ravines of the caves are now closed to public due to the tragic deaths of twelve youths there. These dangerous caves are highly protected now, and tourists can see … [Read more...]
Trip to Wayanad: Day 2: Part 4: Panamaram Jain Temple and Kuruva Island or Kuruva Dweep
You can read the previous posts on Wayanad trip: Trip to Wayanad: Day 1: Part 1: Wayanad Heritage Museum, Ambalavayal, Trip to Wayanad: Day 1: Part 2: Wayanad Heritage Museum, Ambalavayal(continued…), Trip to Wayanad: Day 1: Part 3: Meenmutty falls, Trip to Wayanad: Day 2: Part 1, Trip to Wayanad: Day 2: Part 2: Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary or Wayanad Wildlife … [Read more...]
Trip to Wayanad: Day 1: Part 1: Wayanad Heritage Museum, Ambalavayal
Date of journey: 31/08/2008 Starting from: Bangalore Destination: Wayanad Crew: Maneesh, Varun, Sailaja, Manohar, Arpita and Geethasree. The Wayanad trip planning was done in few hours. Sailaja suggested the place and I quickly made the plan. I wanted to visit Wayanad from a long time but it was postponed due to some or the other work. Wayanad(also spelled as Wynad, … [Read more...]
Trip to Orissa: Day 2 (Part 3): Nandankanan National Park
You can read the earlier posts: Day 1, Day 2(Part 1) and Day 2(Part 2) of the Orissa trip: After Udaygiri and Khandagiri Caves our guide told that the next and the last spot of our trip would be NandanKanan National Park, which is about 20 kms from Bhubaneswar. It is a biological park established in 1960 sprawling across the Chandaka forest. The Nandankanan national park … [Read more...]