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The besieged ocean, Dwarasamudra – Halebeedu itinerary
The Hoysaleswara temple at Halebeedu is one of the 3 key temples of Hoysala architecture. The other two are at Belur and Somnathpura. In addition to these three temples, there are also smaller temples which bear testimony to the wonder that is Hoysala architecture. Hoysaleswara Temple The Hoysaleswara temple was earlier the capital of Halebidu during the 12th and 13th centuries and during that time, the city was called Dwarasamudra. This seems to have been constructed during the reign of Vishnuvardhana although there are currently no inscriptions in the temple regarding the same. Subsequently. after the Delhi sultans plundered the city, the place was abandoned and Dwarasamudra was no longer…
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4-day Udupi Itinerary
Getting there We reached Udupi on the day of Christmas in 2019, and needless to say, the town was beautifully decked up and looked festive, We had also pre-booked a Zoom car for the trip. The drive from Mangalore to Udupi was also quite nice and it reminded us a lot of Kerala and its coconut trees. We’d planned our stay for the next 4 days at an AirBnb for its proximity to many of the places on the itinerary. Udupi Itinerary – Day 1 Sri Krishna temple, Udupi We made our way to the famous Udupi Sri Krishna Temple. The temple has a picturesque tank from where the line…
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Hoode Beach, Udupi – Where time and waves stand still
This particular blog is more of a photo dump of our time at Hoode beach and less of words. This was the first beach we visited during our trip to Udupi and we were totally blown away by the serenity and the vibe of this beach! The amazing white sand, the gentle waves and the colour of the sky made for a magical day! I just sat on the shore and let my 3 year old to play all by herself, a first for her, as the sea was so so calm that it almost felt like a large river! The beach was very clean, probably because of the very…
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Hampi Itinerary – Day 1 of 4
You can see the magnificent Hampi in your own way. Some choose to hire an auto rickshaw, some take their car and some of us do it with a hired bike or on foot. We visited Hampi in the October of 2018. We took an overnight bus from Chennai to Hospet and then an autorickshaw from Hospet to our B&B in Hampi. It was a modest and clean homestay with a view of the Virupaksha temple from its balcony. It was perfect for us because many places were accessible by foot. Day 1 of our trip was completely on foot. We decided to get acquainted with the town and hence…
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Achyutaraya Temple, Hampi – Paradise Lost
As one walks through the wide road that leads directly out of the Virupaksha Temple’s gopuram (entrance tower) towards the pavillion that houses the seated monolithic Nandi (the bull that is the divine steed of Siva), the single and two tiered ruins of Hampi Bazar bear silent witness to the start of the magical trek to Achyutaraya Temple. The Matanga hill that was a safe haven in the to the monkey king Sugreeva from the wrath of his brother Vali due to a curse in the epic of Ramayana, is visible to the right as one makes the climb from the Nandi and past the shrine. The humble shrine is…
