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Fort Uchangidurga 24 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Uchangidurga was in my sights almost three years, somehow a visit to the place had not materialized. Uchangidurga, a hill fort is about 22 kms North-East of Davangere, in Harapanahalli taluq. Research...
Arani fort 21 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
March 6, 2013 Our four day trip to Davangere and Bellary district started this day, we left home around 5 AM. NH4 was some what calm and Ravi drove consistently at 80 kmph. By 7 AM chimneys of Harih...
Benches at Cubbon Park 17 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
During this visit to Bengaluru, I did something never done earlier; long walks early mornings. I would leave home by 4-45 AM and return by 7 O'clock. I walked the streets in Cantonment area I had only...
Halaekote ruins 14 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
March 8, 2013 Halaekote means old fort; the village by this name is situated between Tekkalakote and Shirguppa. The village itself is situated on the plains between two hillocks, one large and the oth...
Varavina Malleshwara temple 10 Aug 2013 | 02:01 pm
March 8, 2013 Varavina Malleshwara temple is about 4 kms east of Tekkalakote, the road passes through paddy fields. The moment we entered the place, it was like seeing a scaled down version of Hampi ...
Nadivi fort 7 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
I stumbled on Nadivi fort while searching Wikimapia for Ashokan edicts of Nittur and Udegolam. This small fort is situated on river Tungabhadra right bank in Shirguppa taluq, Bellary district. March ...
Fort Tekkalakote 3 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
March 8, 2012 Tekkalakote, also known as Tekkalakota, is a small town situated 45 km north of Bellary. Within the town limits is its fort- a small simple square shaped fort with circular bastions at ...
Shantagiri fort 31 Jul 2013 | 12:00 am
February 23, 2013 It was past 4-30 PM when we arrived at Shantagiri village, with a steep slope and no path in sight the hill looked unfriendly. The climb wont be easy and this is a type of village w...
Akkargal fort 27 Jul 2013 | 12:00 am
I had located this hill fort mid 2012 in Wikimapia and marked it as unknown fort since there was no village marked close to it. The hill was about 8 kms from Pattadakal on Pattadakal-Layagundi road. T...
Mahishamardini temple near Layagundi 24 Jul 2013 | 12:09 am
About 4 years ago during a trip to Aihole, at a snack shop while spaeking to local folks I learned about an ancient temple on the other side of river Malaprabha. One of the persons said it could be re...
