Archive for December, 2008

Treks and travels: Devarayanadurga

Devarayanadurga is on the range of hills near Tumkur . It is famous for Yoganarasimha and Boganarasimha Temple . So, majority of visitors here come for religious purpose, few youngsters come for fun and very few for photography and …

Journey of Joy: North Karnataka – Sirsi

Bangalore> Tumkur > Hiriyur> Chitradurga> Davangere> Harihar> Ranebennur> Haveri ; From Haveri turn off the NH4 and catch the road to Hangal (30 kms from Haveri) just before you reach Hangal (around 6 Kms) there is a median which indicates one road to Hangal and one road to Sirsi (the one on … The priest at the “Shiva” temple at the base of the “Bhairaveshwara Shikhara” explained to me that the famous saying “Sokkidre Yana, Dhuddidre Gokarna” holds true even till date. …