Srirangam Temple, Trichy – The Largest Living Temple
All my friends who had done the Chola temple trail before me kept telling me that I should spend at least a day in...
President’s Winter Home The Rashtrapati Nilayam
Rashtrapati Nilayam is one of two official retreats of the President of India in Bolaram, Hyderabad. The other one is located in the hill...
Finding Kabir – The Poet & Saint In Kashi
Kabir has fascinated me for a long time. I have a shelf full of books on his works. Yet I did not have the...
Musical Steps of Airavatesvara Temple At Darasuram
I reached Darasuram around dusk by auto through a muddy road that looked like going nowhere. Suddenly, the Airavatesvara temple appeared in front of...
Banaras Multifold Mystery! – First Impression
I wanted to visit Banaras for many reasons. A nostalgic call as I lived there as a kid for some time. A divine call...
Gangaikonda Cholapuram Brihadeeswarar Temple
Gangaikonda Cholapuram is a town located not too far from Thanjavur. It is surrounded by Gangaikondan lake on the west and river Vadavaru on...
Fox Sagar Lake In Hyderabad With A Curious Name
Fox Sagar Lake - This is one of those discoveries that you make by chance. And then you go out and try to find...
Brihadeeswara Temple Or Big Temple Tanjore
Brihadeeswara Temple or literally the big temple is the epitome of South Indian temple architecture. It is the signature temple of the Cholas. If...
Nataraja Temple Chidambaram – Shiva’s Anand Tandava
Chidambaram to most North Indians is just the name of a famous politician. Maybe it is the name of the village he comes from....
Revisiting Mahabalipuram – UNESCO World Heritage
This was my third trip to Mahabalipuram in 13+ years or so. Every time I traveled to this place, I used a different mode...
