Chandragiri Fort

Though humble in size compared to the much popular Bekal Fort, located 14km south, the views from Chandragiri fort is spectacular. Militiraly, this fort was far more strategic ( overlooking the Arabian sea and Chandragiri River, that separated erstwhile Tulunadu with the erstwhile Kolathunadu) than the Bekal Fort.

Arch carved out of in situ laterite hill, atop the Chandragiri Fort

Arch carved out of in situ laterite hill, atop the Chandragiri Fort

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Arch carved out of in situ laterite hill, atop the Chandragiri Fort

Home beneath the Chandragiri Fort

Home beneath the Chandragiri Fort

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Home beneath the Chandragiri Fort

Survey marker atop the Chandragiri Fort

Survey marker atop the Chandragiri Fort

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Survey marker atop the Chandragiri Fort

GALLERY

Arch carved out of in situ laterite hill, atop the Chandragiri Fort

Chandragiri Fort Arch

Arch carved out of in situ laterite hill, atop the Chandragiri Fort

Home beneath the Chandragiri Fort

Home Chandragiri

Home beneath the Chandragiri Fort

Survey marker atop the Chandragiri Fort

Survey marker

Survey marker atop the Chandragiri Fort

2007

Adalaj

Architecturally thrilling 5 storied stepwell in Gujarat

2005

Poor man's Taj!

Aurangzeb's son built this, in fact to rival the taj.

2012

Chandragiri Fort

Though humble in size compared to the much popular Bekal Fort, located 14km south, the views from Chandragiri fort is spectacular.

2004

Padmanabhaswamy temple

Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu at Thiruvananthapuram.

2004

Ooty Railway Station

Officially Udagamandalam, the last station in the Nilgiri Mountain Railway.

2004

Shravanabelagola

Shravanabelagola,located 160km west of Bangalore is an important center of Jainism.

2005

Ellora

Everything is scooped out from monolithic rocks to literally carve these giant temples and living spaces.

2005

GRS Themepark

Photography with Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P52 in 2005

2004

Toda Buffalo

A unique & native breed of buffaloes in the nilgiris.

2024

Twin Temples in Nandi Village

The Bhoganandiswara Temple and Arunachaleswara Temple of Nandi Village.

2014

Areca nut

The term areca originated from the Malayalam word adakka (അടക്ക) and dates from the 16th century, when Dutch and Portuguese sailors took the nut from Kerala to Europe.

2012

10000th Shot!!!

So my Cannon EOS 1000 clicked it's 10,000th shot at Tiruchendur!

2021

Colvillea Racemosa

This tree is native to Madagascar.

2022

Glass Lamp Shades

Primary colors with lamp shades

2009

Bhaja Caves

Cave architecture from 2nd century BCE , considered one of the earliest Buddhist rock-cut structures in India.

2012

Ooty

Arguably the most popular hill station in southern India.

2021

Jellyfish

It may look like a tiger eye from a distance. It's not!

2008

Sita Devi Temple

Temple dedicated to Lava and Kusa, sons of Lord Rama

2005

Excavation of Ajanta Caves

The striking part of the cave architecture is the absence of construction materials. Nothing was needed except the tools!

2008

Flowers

Some of the experimental shots......

2012

Petroglyphs

Petroglyphs of Edakkal are pictorial writings believed to date to at least 5000 BC, from the Neolithic era.

2008

Hosaholalu

Ancient temple carved with soapstone sculptures

2008

Basaralu

Basaralu is a hidden gem for those searching for more of Hoysala architecture.

2021

Boulders

Boulders in Hampi