South India Tag

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02 February, 2021 /

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22 January, 2021 /

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19 January, 2021 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you are already visiting Hampi and loved the sandstone ruins, I suggest you take some time and explore a bit more nearby. A little north of Hampi is the small town of Badami famous for the ancient Badami Cave temples. Badami was once the capital of the glorious Chalukya Empire between 6th and...

20 November, 2020 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you are living in Bangalore, it is kind of understood that a day trip to Mysore is usually on the cards on one the weekends. But THAT weekend never seems to come. Unless your parents or a friend visits you who is super-keen to see the Mysore Palace. Out of the 10 years, I have...

08 June, 2020 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are actually talking about a town called Madikeri, which is located inside the Coorg or Kodagu district in Karnataka, India. But to a lot of outsiders, Coorg or Madikeri are often synonyms. Someone may tell you ‘Hey, I am going to Coorg next weekend’. But instead, they are talking about the Madikeri...

03 June, 2020 /

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30 May, 2020 /

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21 May, 2020 /