the stone structure as you enter the town of Barkuru is the Kalluchappara, it is the sole witness to the stories of justice meted out in the town that houses the legendary.(vetala) and the Mahasthree The Kalluchappara is stone shade, with a central stone slab for seating. At one corner is the pond around it …
Barkuru –Betaala-Vikramaditya
Once upon time lived a king Vikramaditya., we have all heard this line and the stories featuring him. The Vetala Panchvimshati and the Simhasana Dwatrimshika. These stories have found their way in various versions of regional and Sanskrit literature. The vetala panchvimshati tell us the twenty stories are narrated by Mahakavi Somade Bhatta these stories …
Bennekudru – Mulamahastree – Ammana gardi
. The Justice deliverer of the Mogaveeras. The legends say that Parashurama, the sixth incarnation of Vishnu reclaimed the land from Sagara the Sea God to carve out Parashurama Kshetra. He got the Brahmins of Aichatra to reside here. He gave them a boon of abundance and got them married to the local fisherwomen. Thus …
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Trail Of Swach Bharat
It was two in the afternoon, and Karthik called from Indiblogger, would I be interested in being part of the Swach Bharat Bus, an NDTV endeavour along with dettol. I was all set to no, when my daughters said, go mama so off I went like a mongoose who has to know. I did wonder …
The Dharwad Pedhas in Panaji
Two weekends of road trip, This last weekend we decided to chill out at the new joint at Panaji, Something that we had planned to visit since it opened on May 12th the Mishra’s chaat place. Dharwad Pedha is something that has become part of Dharwad cuisine culture. Actually is an immigrant from Mathura. In …
The fort at Kittur
Choral Ghats are duly crossed we traverse through Belgaum town, unfortunately we did not really stop to see around Belgaum, and shot out to Kittur that is 30kms away on the new high way. For me this is a dream come true. Enroute we did cross the summer Vidhana Soudha an abridged version of the …
