Today is what you will be nostalgic for, in a few years! Occasionally, I am overcome by fond memories of my childhood in mumbai; visiting cousins, relatives and grandparents in the rural karnataka towns of bhatkal, honavar, hosad and kumta. From what I remember, then I was busy running around, chasing dragon-flys, seeking bird eggs, [...]
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On our visit to India in June, we paid a short visit to Goa. Starting on the early morning flight from Mumbai and after visiting the Ramnathi Devasthan, we arrived at the beach-front resort in Colva, early in the afternoon. We were so fatigued, both of us promptly fell asleep. The drumming of the heavy [...]
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It was a dream of mine to walk up the mountains to the Tirupati Temple. When I shared this with M, the 14 km hike up more than 4000 steps did not dissuade her. My dream became her's too! Last summer, after a week-long tour of Aihole, Badami, Pattadakal and Hampi, we took an overnight [...]
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After an early breakfast, my cousin had arranged for his car and driver to take us around the city. The driver (Linga Raj) was given a detailed list of places to bring us. We started by visiting a few of the nearby temples: the Ganapati Devasthan, the impressive Nandi (Bull) Devasthan and the Shiva Devasthan. [...]
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