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Japadakatte is a small village in Virajpet taluk Kodagu district of Karnataka state, an abode of Lord Japeshwara(a form of Shiva). This village is located about 205 kilometers from the state capital, Bangalore. It is surrounded by Piriyapatna Taluk towards North, Madikeri Taluk towards west, Hunsur Taluk towards East, Iritty Taluk towards west. The drive from Bangalore to the destination is via NH75 to Shettihalli and then on State Highway SH 8, SH102 and Halli Mysore - Keralapura Rd to Hebsur where the village is located. Yadathore Yogānandeshwara Saraswati Mutt is currently managing this institution. We started our journey at around 9am from Dasarahalli area, Bangalore. The road condition close to the destination, that is last around 8 kilometers is narrow and bumpy. Having said that it is nice to view the green vegetation on either side of the road with marigold, rose flower cultivation and of course the villages, where farmers moving around using bullock carts, animals grazi...

Well, this time our journey headed towards North Bangalore, on the foothills of Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapur district to visit the architectural marvel of 9th century AD.  Yes, its another marvel of Dravidian architecture, named Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple, located at Nandi Village, dedicated to the Hindu God, Shiva. This place is located at a distance of about 55 kilometers from Bangalore. You may reach the place by National Highway44, few minutes drive after New Bangalore Airport toll gate, at a stretch of 5 to 10 kilometers. Overall, it's about 2 hours drive from our home to this destination. As we reached the destination, we did park the vehicle close to the main gates of the temple complex, we do not have a dedicated parking space in this place, but have enough space to keep our vehicles on the roadside with no parking fee. As we entered the gate, found a very large lawn spread with big trees around and many of them looked centuries old. Further, as we walked about 15 meters...

Bekal fort is one of the largest forts in Kerala, located at Bekal, a coastland in Hosdurga taluk of Kasaragod district, Kerala. Its spread in an area of about 40 acres, approximately 65 Km away from Mangalore town. It was strategically located to protect the movements of enemies, especially through sea route. Once may have an awesome view of the local small towns like Pallikkara, Bekal, Uduma and Kanhangad. To reach this destination, the nearest railway stations are Bekal Fort, Kanhangad, and Kasargod. Shivappa Nayaka of Keladi(Ikkeri Nayaks) is believed to have constructed this fort during 1650 AD. It is said that Shivappa Nayaks of Badnore between 1650 and 1670 AD constructed and improvised these forts of Bekal and Chandragiri, which were originally under the Kolathiri or Chirakkal royal family until the time of Shivappa Nayaka's invasion. Chirakkal royal family was a sub-feudatories of  Cheras, Pandyas and Chola rulers. As we enter the fort, the zig-zag entrance and trench...

Avalabetta is a place located in Chikkaballapur district, that is around 100 kilometres away from Bangalore(JP Nagar) is another trekking destination for all enthusiasts, near the famous the Nandi hills .  Our journey started at around 12 pm on this Sunday noon and reached the destination at around 2.30 pm, we had stopped in a couple of places for the short break and that added some more minutes on road. Actually, it's about 2-hour travel from Bangalore to reach the destination. As we travelled on NH7 and reached Peresandra, drove in a bumpy road for about 5 to 8 km towards Avalabetta, it appeared the road maintenance work was going on and should be complete in the next couple of months, if not weeks! Having said that, you would enjoy the natural landscape with all green vegetation on both the sides of the road with neem trees, tamarind trees and fields with rose, marigold flowers along with other vegetables. When we passed by the areas, water ponds are seen around, most of th...

Well, everyone in today's world agrees that the emails are one of the fastest ways to convey your message to another person. Since everyone is using this method to communicate with others, if one knows your email address, she/he can send you any data in text or images or video formats to your email account. Having bombarded with too many emails in your Inbox, organising them well will help you to a greater extent. Did you ever think of separating them or grouping them under one head? If yes, then continue reading this article to better organise your mail Inbox, especially in offices, where you need to keep your mailbox intact and display only what is intended to be viewed. Let see how we can skip emails coming from a specific address(or accounts) in Gmail , move directly to a specific 'label' or 'folder' or 'directory'. 1) Login to your Gmail by entering your email address and password. 2) Select the emails that you want to move to a specific folder (to c...

Avani, a small village situated in the district of Kolar, is known for its great antiquity and divine nature. It is called as the "Gaya of the south". This place is located at a distance of about 100 Kms from Bangalore(majestic/KBS area) and about 32 km from Kolar goldfields area. The temple is open from morning 6am to evening 6pm for visitors. Ramalingeshwara group of temples and Seetha temple on the hilltop are the famous shrines in this place. The history of the place is traced back to Ramayana time, during which it is believed that it was the abode of saint Valmiki(author of the great Ramayana epic) and that Lord Sri Ram visited this place during his return to Ayodhya after his victory on Lanka. According to the legend, it is said that Rama's twin sons Lava and Kusha were born here in this place(Lava-Kusha betta), at a visible distance from the temple complex. Rama and his 3 brothers decided to acquit their sin of waging a war against their own children by doing a pu...

Devarayanadurga, literally means 'Fort of the God' is a place known for hill temple at an altitude of about 3900 feet above sea level. It is located about 10 kilometres from Tumkur town and approximately 80 kilometres from Bangalore. Yoga Narasimha temple on the top of the hill and Bhoga Narasimha temple on the base of the hill are the main shrines in the place. As per mythology, it is believed that Lord Sriram, Seetha and Lakshman had lived in this place during their vanavas . Numerous inscriptions in the temple prove that this temple was being patronaged by then Mysore kings. Ancient holy books, refer this place as a very sacred place, as there is a pond on the hilltop and it is believed that the water runs thru the idol of Yoga Narasimha, which we can experience even today while entering the temple. Truly a mesmeric place for a half day picnic or retreat! This place can make your weekend travel schedule really entrancing :)  Since we have well-connected road almost till t...