Show/Hide Table of contents Table of Contents The plan Monolithic Nandi Bull Matanga hills Part 1 – The fail Matanga hills Part 2 – Redux Matanga hills – At the top of Hampi Achyutaraya temple Other temples to see Return to guest house Kadale Kalu Ganesha Bye Hampi! Link to Day4 Matanga Hill YouTube video […]
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Show/Hide Table of contents Table of Contents Breakfast and plan for day Across the river Information before climb Anjanadri hills – The climb and at the top Sanapur lake Sanapur waterfall (or not) Pampa Sarovar Durgadevi temple The no drama lunch Post lunch plan Queen’s bath Royal enclosure Hazara Rama temple Other places of note
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Show/Hide Table of contents Table of Contents A relaxed start The plan The start En Route to Vitthala temple Few important things to know Places before entering the temple Vitthala temple Beyond Vitthala temple The lunch fiasco Exploring Hampi Take 2 Sasive Kalu Ganesha Lakshmi Narasimha temple Badavalinga temple Krishna temple Hemakuta hills Virupaksha temple
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Show/Hide Table of contents Table of Contents Introduction Background about Hampi Logistics The night before The morning Promising Start The breakfast halt On to Solapur The road to Vijayapura and Lunch break The final push to Hampi Hunt for guest house and end of day 1 Link to YouTube video 1. Introduction India is a
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It is always not necessary to spend a fortune while travelling and exploring places. Not everyone is endowed with lots of money and who does not like to save their hard-earned money for a rainy day? Travelling on a budget serves a dual purpose, one is that you get to do multiple trips rather than
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Show/Hide Table of contents Table of Contents Introduction Pune to Rajgad via Katraj At ISKCON, Rajgad Rajgad to Baneshwar Return to Pune via Katraj 1. Introduction For most people monsoons are best enjoyed indoors with a hot cup of ‘chai’ and ‘pakoda’. I on the contrary like going out in the rainy season into nature’s
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Show/Hide Table of contents Table of Contents Introduction The plan Rider gets ready for the ride Food for cycling The boring patch First glimpse of thrill Food is life The feared Kamshet ghat climb The Plateau Just few kms to my destination Starting the day with a dark weather and renewed spirit Bhaja, here I
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