Meenakshi Amman Temple - An architectural marvel dedicated to Goddess Parvathi The Meenakshi Amman Temple is located in the center of Madurai. Not to mention, it happens to be the largest temple complex in the state of Tamilnadu. As per scholars the temple dates back to the first century AD. In fact the Tamil poet and saint...
Nameri National park – for the wildlife and nature lovers Assam is blessed with a diverse wildlife and there are many national parks and sanctuaries in the state. Nameri national park is spread across an area of around 200 square kilometres and the Jia Bhoroli river flows in between the park , which adds a lot of...
JIM CORBETT NATIONAL PARK A jungle at the foothills of Himalaya- just the thought will give wings to your imagination! Living in Delhi, a lot of places become weekend getaways. And Jim Corbett national park started featuring in one of my long weekend break plans. The good part these days is that, thanks to the internet...
The Amazing temples of Belur, Halebidu and the largest monolithic statue in the world at Shravanabelagola I have been to Belur, Halebidu and Shravanabelagola a few times, of course not as often as Hampi though! The finely sculpted temples of Belur and Halebidu are very popular amongst tourists. Likewise is the monolithic statue of Bahubali in...
We were travelling from Somnath to Gir National park. It was quite a contrasting landscape, a temple by the ocean and a dense forest. Our resort was inside a mango orchard, and though it was not a mango season, the sheer greenery compounded with the music of chirping birds was a different kind of an...
Sundarban forest has been of great fascination for me from my growing-up years in Calcutta. It was probably the lure of the mystery surrounding it. Or maybe the legend of the Royal Bengal Tiger that lives there. The various myths and legends – of spirits and Gods and Goddesses who rule the imagination there? Or...
The heading of this blog for Diego Suarez – ‘Turquoise bays and Golden beaches’ can apply to any number of coastal paradises in the Indian Ocean. This would include Ifaty, Nosy Be and St. Marie in Madagascar itself. But Diego Suarez sets itself apart by not being ‘popular’ for tourists and this turns out to...
Kanha National Park, the inspiration behind “The Jungle Book” is vast. So vast that the Safari looks like an inter district travel... loaded with lots of adventure. Like everyone else, I was keen to spot the tigers. In fact, I was even thinking of it as a tiger trail. But the diversity of Kanha, made...
Bandipur National Park - Safaris, wildlife and bird species I have driven through Bandipur National Park many a times on the way to Ooty and Wayanad. Rich in both flora and fauna, this park is a dense forest. Formed by the Maharajah of Mysore in 1931, this park was called Venugopal Wildlife Park. This park spanned...
Tour into Indian wildlife & The Jungle Book Tour into Indian Wildlife is incomplete without characters from the Jungle Book. Like Mowgli, Bagheera, Sher Khan, Bhaloo, Haathi, Akeyla... Remember them? They are all characters from The Jungle Book who have become a part of our lives. Did you know that “The Jungle book” is set in one...
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