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The Ganesha comes home – India celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi

Frenzied drum beats as towering Ganeshas are paraded in autos ,crowds beating the rains and shopping for their puja paraphernalia ...
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Anegundi – Hop on Hop off on an autorickshaw – ...

I know this is a cliche in the travellers circle  – that the journey is far more exciting than the ...
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Lakes of Ladakh

Ladakh is not just a cold barren dessert with monotones. If you want to see some brilliant blues then you ...
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The Old Dwarasamudra – Look beyond the Halebeed temple

A riot of colours interrupted my  journey. The golden sunflowers nudged each other as they carelessly tossed their heads in ...
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The story of how Dwarasamudra became Halebeedu

The villager gives me a vacant look when I ask him the route to Dwarasamudra, the 11th century capital of ...
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On the quest for hidden Hoysala temples

Sipping a hot cup of ginger tea and lounging in an easy chair, I start penning my travel diary – ...