Ride to Talakad (Talakadu)

December 21st, 2009 by admin

On the way to Talakad at Malavalli lake Yesterday I went for the longest ride on a two wheeler driving myself. In all four of us went to Talakad. Official sources show Talakad is 130 km from Bangalore but I feel it was longer. May be because of the long driving on winding roads of [...]

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Kote Venkataramana Temple, Bangalore

December 7th, 2009 by admin

Kote Venkataramana Temple was built towards the end of 17th century around the time of Chikka Deva Raya (a Mysore Wodeyer king). The rulers of Mysore had bought the city of Bangalore from the Mughal empire. Kote in Kannada means fort, so literally it means Fort Venkataramana Temple. It is located just besides Tipu Sultan’s [...]

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