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Travel India Leh – II

Enigmatic land of Sand and Snow In the first part, I gave an overview of Leh and Ladakh. And I took the readers on a journey east of Leh – past Shey, Thiksey, Hemis and Chemrey, over Changla Pass… Read more ›

May 4, 2008 10 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Architecture, Culture, Hill Stations, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Palaces and Forts, Pilgrimages, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India, World Heritagae

An Indian Bureaucrat's Diary, Apricot Orchards, Indus, Ladakh, Leh, Magnetic Mountain, Monasteries, Travelogue on India, Zanskar River

Travel India Leh – I

Enigmatic land of Sand and Snow Ladakh is unique. It is unlike any other place in the world. It really belongs to a bye gone era forgotten by time itself. Ladakh is the enigmatic land of sand… Read more ›

May 3, 2008 10 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Culture, Hill Stations, History, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India, Wildlife

An Indian Bureaucrat's Diary, Highest Motorable Road in the World, Indus, Ladakh, Leh, Magnetic Mountain, Monasteries, Pangong Lake, Travelogue on India, Zanskar River

Travel India Haridwar

Gateway to the Gods Haridwar (also called Hardwar) is a timeless, beautiful, holy city on the banks of the river Ganga or Ganges River. The word Haridwar, meaning Gateway to the Gods, is derived from two words… Read more ›

April 13, 2008 20 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Culture, Nature, Pilgrimages, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India

An Indian Bureaucrat's Diary, char dham, ganga, Ganges River, Gangotri Glacier, Gomukh, Har Ki Pauri, Hardwar, Haridwar, Samudra Manthan, Travelogue on India

Travel India Rishikesh

Gateway to the Himalayas Rishikesh is a picturesque holy city on the banks of the Ganga or Ganges River at the foothills of the Himalayas. Rishikesh and its surroundings are ideal for Vedic learning, yoga, spiritual meditation… Read more ›

April 6, 2008 20 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Adventure Sports, Culture, Forests, national parks, Pilgrimages, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India, Wildlife

An Indian Bureaucrat's Diary, Auli, char dham, ganga, Ganges River, Haridwar, Rajaji National Park, Rishikesh, Skiing, Travelogue on India, white water rafting

Travel India Dharmasthala

and the legendary Veerendra Heggade I have visited a number of educational and medical institutions in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu of South India. Most of them are beautifully supplementing the work the Government is doing. In 2004, I… Read more ›

March 23, 2008 11 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Culture, Pilgrimages, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India, Wildlife

An Indian Bureaucrat's Diary, Bahubali, Car Museum, Dharmasthala, Manjunathswamy, Museum, SDM, temples, travel india, Travelogue on India, Virendra Heggade

Travel India Chidambaram

Unique Temple of the Formless Shiva I have visited Chidambaram several times for three reasons. · To meander through the Mangrove Forests of Pichavaram to the beach beyond. · To visit, attend or give lectures at the Annamalai University. ·… Read more ›

February 29, 2008 8 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Architecture, Culture, Forests, History, Islands and Beaches, Mangrove Forests, Nature, Pilgrimages, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India

Akash Linga, Annamalai University, Bharat Natyam, Chidambaram, Nataraj, Pichavaram Mangrove Forests, Sea Beach, Shiva, temples, travel india, Travelogue on India

Travel India Dwarka

The Real Atlantis The western most of Adi Shankaracharya’s Four Dhams Some time ago, my mother wanted me to take her to Dwarka, the last of the Four Dhams of Adi Shankaracharya (we had already visited the other three). The… Read more ›

February 27, 2008 7 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Architecture, Culture, History, Pilgrimages, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India

Atlantis, Atlantis the Lost City, Bet Dwarka, char dham, Dwarka, Kans, Krishna, Lost Atlantis, Ranchod, temples, Travelogue on India, Underwater Archaelogy, Underwater Exploration

Travel India Jagannath Puri or Puri

World Famous Ratha Yatra Jagannath Puri, or simply Puri, is one of Adi Shankaracharya’s Char Dhams (or Four Places of Pilgrimage) located in the four corners of India. The other three are: Badrinath in the North (Himalayas); Dwarka in the… Read more ›

February 24, 2008 10 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Architecture, Culture, Islands and Beaches, Pilgrimages, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India

An Indian Bureaucrat's Diary, char dham, Jagannath, Jagannath Puri, King Ananta Burman Chodaganga Deva, Krishna, Puri, Ratha Yatra, temples, Travelogue on India

Travel India – Mundgod – Mini Tibet of India

You will be surprised there is a mini Tibet in a remote part of India. Read about it. Mini Tibet of India Ever heard of the Mini Tibet of India? No. I am not talking about Dharamshala, the head quarters… Read more ›

February 22, 2008 35 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Culture, History, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India

mini tibet, mundgod

Thanjavur – the most magnificent temple of India

Thanjavur The most magnificent temple in India Thanjavur (or Tanjore) is a small town in South India. It has more than 74 temples. But it is famous for the imposing Brihadeshwar Temple – the grandest and most magnificent temple in… Read more ›

February 22, 2008 8 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Culture, History, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India

brihadeshwar temple, india travel, tanjavur, thanjavur

Madurai

The City of Temples and the Gate Way to the South I have visited the 2500 old Madurai City many many times. The Meenakshi Temple is the largest and most beautiful temple dedicated to any female deity in India. Madurai… Read more ›

January 27, 2008 20 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Architecture, Cities, Culture, History, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India

madurai, meenakshi temple, temple, travel india

Hampi – the lost Vijayanagar Empire

A Lost Empire Hampi is today a small hamlet in Karnataka (South India) with a population of about two thousand. It is difficult to visualise that once upon a time, this was the glorious city of Vijayanagar (meaning City of… Read more ›

January 26, 2008 9 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Architecture, Culture, History, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India

hampi, hindu, holy, india travel, karnataka, pilgrimage, temples, vijaynagar empire

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Hampi – the lost Vijayanagar Empire