Pottery Village Near Bangalore – Narayanpura
Narayanpura is a small village near Yellahanka, Bangalore. It is close to NH-44 which is the highway leading to KIAL (Bangalore Airport). Almost every other household makes clay pots and products. Here, you will find potters shaping clay by hand on traditional wooden wheels. In many parts of the world, these wooden wheels have become...
Bhutan
Memorial Chorten in Thimphu Dochu La Pass Young Buddhist Monk at Punakha Prayer Flags at Punakha Smiling Monks Beautiful fields in the fertile Punakha Valley Khamsum Yuelley Namgyal Chorten Punakha Dzong Inside the Punakha Dzong Punakha Dzong Lit up in Twilight Young Bhutanese boy in the Punakha Town Tiger's Nest Cherry Blossom at Kichu Lhakhang...
Melukote
The route to Melukote from Bangalore is via Mandya. After taking a right turn on the highway, we travel through serene Indian countryside. The green belt of Mandya is rich in sugarcane plantations, and a treat for one's sore urban eyes. It takes about 2.5 to 3 hours to reach Melukote from Bangalore. Once we...
Monsoon Magic in Munnar
In Jun 2015, I traveled to Munnar as a winner of the Tata Tea Kanan Devan #PhotographyEscapade competition. These photos are from the wonderful 3 days we spent in God's Own Country. Traveling from Kochi to Munnar, we made our first stop at a waterfall by the road side. Most tourists were busy clicking selfies...
Toy Making at Channapatna
I visited Channapatna along with two other photographers with the intention of seeing how they make wooden toys. Channapatna is en route to Mysore from Bangalore. Having traveled on that route many times, I have seen wooden toys being sold by the highway. However, I have never actually seen them being made. We managed to...
Trekking to Hampta Pass and Camping at Chandratal Lake
This blog won the first runner's up prize in the August 2016 Blog Contest conducted by India Hikes! Hampta Pass is a 4 day trek which starts from Manali and ends in a place called Chatru which is in Spiti Valley. I did the Hampta Pass trek in the August of 2016. The trek was...