Niketh Mathew@niketh
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Mar 2023
Shri Sharadamba Ammanavara Temple SringeriSri Sharadamba Temple - 12 Mar 2023The Sharadamba Temple at Sringeri (Shringa giri in Sanskrit) is an 8th-century temple, founded by Sri Adi Shankaracharya. It housed a sandalwood statue of Shardamba in a standing posture, which was installed by Adi Shankarachaya until the Vijayanagara rulers and Sri Vidyaranya (12th Jagadguru) insta...
Feb 2023
Antara Gange CavesAntara Gange - 10 Feb 2023Beautiful trekking spot near kolar , < 2 hours from Bangalore. Initially steps to climb until temple , later on the rocks. The real fun is when you explore the caves ( difficult to explore complete caves without guide). Water flows throughout the year underground which can be witnessed in one of the...
Jan 2023
Kabini BackwatersKabini Backwaters - 28 Jan 2023This spot is a less explored side of Kabini river. I explored it accidentally when I saw a narrow divertion in Google maps on the way to banglore from Wayanad Bavali checkpost which leades to a river backwater. The road leads to a dead end and all you can see is greenfield with river bank and endles...
Oct 2022
Athirapalli-malakkaparai-Valparai-Pollachi Valparai - 10 Oct 2022Started solo bike journey in the morning itself. First spot was Athirapalli. 50 rs. Entry fee for the waterfalls. There are 2 view points, one at the top of falls and other at the bottom. Need to go walk around 200 mtr down through steps to reach bottom.
After Athirapalli on the way to malakkapara...
Sep 2022
Gaganachukki waterfalls,ShivanasamudraShivanasamudra - 25 Sep 2022Shivanasamudra falls contains two falls. Barachukki and Gaganachukki falls. Even though both are nearby, distance by road between these two are 14km. Both are having parking space and need to walk down bit for getting better view of falls. I went to Gaganachukki falls and an off beat location nearb...
Aug 2022
Nariampara College MalaNariyanpara College Mala - 27 Aug 2022A place where you can find peace. Its a quiet place which is not a well known tourist destination, but you can spent hours just by watching the beauty of nature. Need to do off road trekking for last 2km. Bike and jeep reachable till top. Road will be slippery and muddy during rainy season. There wa...
Apr 2022
Bannerghatta Biological ParkBannerghatta Biological Park - 02 Apr 2022Bannerghatta National Park is situated near Bengaluru. City buses are available from all bis stations and ticket charge can be 25-35 INR. I choose safari + zoo which costs rs.380/ head in weekends. Its a well organised and maintained national park. Worth visit.
Jan 2022
Sri ChamarajendraZoological Gardens …Mysore Zoo (Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens) - 06 Jan 2022We were on a tight time schedule so basically visited almost all parts of the zoo in one and half hours. To really enjoy the visit, you will alteast need two and half hours.
It is one of the large zoos in India, so you can oretty much see all your favourite animals here. Lion, tigers, jaguar, eleph...
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Rail MuseumRail Museum Mysuru - 05 Jan 2022This main attraction of this museum is luxurious rail coach used by the queen of Mysore. The museum is pretty small but filled with old coaches and locomotives from the southern railways of India.
They also have a toy train that runs in circles through the museum that you could ride on. One of the p...
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India Dec 21
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Mysuru Sand Sculpture MuseumMysuru Sand Sculpture Museum - 05 Jan 2022I was expecting this to be a huge museum in a large warehouse but turns out that it is very small and hosted inside a patchwork shed.
The skill of the artist is really to be admired but the visit left a bad taste on mouth when the vendors around the museum tried every tactics to buy stuff. Also even...
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Mysore PalaceMysore Palace - 04 Jan 2022The second most visited attraction in India does not disappoint.
The huge palace, one of the grandest I have ever visited mesmarised us with its grand, shining halls and corridors. The living quarters of the royals was interesting to see as well even though we could only look at it from outside.
Th...
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St. Philomena's CathedralSt. Philomena's Cathedral - 04 Jan 2022A cool lookin church in Neo Gothic style. It is one of the tsllest churches in Asia and is inspired by the Cologne Cathedral architecture.
In addition to the large decorated halls of the church, visitors also has access to the crypts beneath. Photography is banned in most of the interior though.
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ISKCON Temple BangaloreISKCON Temple Bangalore - 03 Jan 2022One of the largest Krishna temples in the world. What is noticeable is the planning of the temple premises. From the shoe deposit station to the sanctum, and to the various food and merchandise sellers, all are organised in a way that everyone visiting the temple will understand easily where to go n...
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Dec 2021
Queen's bath placeQueen's bath Hampi - 30 Dec 2021Ruins of a bath chamber used by the kings and queens of Vijayanagara Empire. The bath consists of an outdoor pool and is surrounded by arched corridors and ornate balconies.
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Lotus Mahal HampiLotus Mahal Hampi - 30 Dec 2021The dome of this structure looks like an open lotus bud. It's double storied but visitors are not allowed to enter inside.
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Cliff jumping lakeSanapur Lake - 30 Dec 2021The coolest part about Senpar lake is cliff jumping!! To reach here from the central portion of Hampi, you will have to motorbike for over an hour through a scenic route. (Although I suspect there is a ferry service that takes motorbikes from one side of the river to another near the Virupaksha temp...
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Vijaya Vittala TempleVijaya Vittala Temple - 30 Dec 2021From the entrance, you can either take golf cart style vehicles or walk over a kilometer to reach the temple ruins. One of the structures in the temple has long pillars that produce musical notes when they are taped. The image of the stone chariot here is printed on the 50INR bank notes of the India...
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Elephant's StablesElephant's Stables - 30 Dec 2021The huge stables were once used to house the royal elephants of the Vijayanagara Empire!
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