One picture from my photo album Contest 15 May 2013 | 08:00 am

This picture is nostalgic because we spotted this lovely picnic spot on the highway from Kodaganallur to Kochi.  It was a KTDC resort from wherein the houseboat ride was being offered.  We just made a...

Exploding the myth of Jakkanacharya 10 Apr 2013 | 08:53 am

The biopic of Jakkanacharya potrayed him as a legendary sculpture along with his son Dakkanacharya in 1964.   The film was a super hit being first kannada movie in colour and with the character played...

Mulki an ancient port town 8 Apr 2013 | 05:41 pm

 Mulki started loosing its historical importance from the days steamer stopped visiting the port town, after the construction of a road bridge across the river Sambhavi in 1960 on NH 17 ( 66 ) its dec...

Mahalingeswar Temple, Pavanje 6 Apr 2013 | 08:23 pm

Location : This temple is located on the banks of river Pavanje hillock on the NH 66, from Mangalore to Mulki or Udupi.   This destination can be reached after Mukka or NITK Surathkal.   If one is tra...

Mulki, an ancient port and fortress 4 Apr 2013 | 10:36 pm

Mulki was originally known as Volalanke or Kotikere, Kanakadas ( 1508 -1606 ) the founder of  Bhakti cult renamed the port and fort township as Moolikapura, which signified the land of herbs, which wa...

Dodda Basadi 1 Apr 2013 | 10:11 pm

Sailing on Sambhavi river 31 Mar 2013 | 08:54 pm

Basadis in Padupanambur 31 Mar 2013 | 08:53 pm

Della Vella might not have had the patience to visit these Basadis during his sojurn to South India, but Derebail definitely had the time and inclination to explore these basadis which is attached to ...

Beach & Beyond Surathkal 31 Mar 2013 | 12:43 pm

Saavantha Arasu Aramane, Padapanambur, Mulki 11 Mar 2013 | 06:39 pm

It is an absolute privilege to be welcomed by an erstwhile  king of the territory called the Saavantha Arasu Shri Duggana Sawanth at his Basadi in Padapanambur.  The lineage of this king is 23rd in su...