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Beach Tales

Posted on: February 19th, 2010 in Around Bangalore, Travel, Weekend Trips | 58 views

Location: Mahabalipuram (Mammalapuram) Beach, Tamil Nadu

The Most Impregnable Fortress in India

Posted on: February 19th, 2010 in Around Bangalore, Travel, Weekend Trips | 48 views

Gingee Fort also known as Chenji or Jinji in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the few surviving forts in Tamil Nadu, India. So well fortified was this place that ranked it as the “most impregnable fortress in India” and it was called the “Troy of the East” by the British.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gingee_Fort

Eclipse

Posted on: February 18th, 2010 in Around Bangalore, Experiences, Travel, Weekend Trips | 63 views

All that you touch
All that you see
All that you taste
All you feel
All that you love
All that you hate
All you distrust
All you save
All that you give
All that you deal
All that you buy
Beg, borrow or steal
All you create
All you destroy
All that you do
All that you say
All that you eat
Everyone you meet
All that you slight
Everyone you fight
All that [...]

The Glory of Hampi

Posted on: February 4th, 2010 in Around Bangalore, Experiences, Travel, Weekend Trips | 82 views

Hampi (Kannada: hampe) is a village in northern Karnataka state, India. Located within the ruins of Vijayanagara, Hampi is the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. Predating the city of Vijayanagara, it continues to be an important religious centre, housing the Virupaksha Temple, as well as several other monuments belonging to the old city.
As [...]