Sunday 27 May 2012

Pictures from the native soil..

This time I've put together some clicks from around my home town. The place close to my soul and partly the reason behind why i am what i am. Again, i am no where near to being called even an amateur photographer. But pictures do speak louder and better than words. Hence, here i go, (visually) bragging around about the place i love the most! Reliving divinity, on replay mode!


People on the hunt for serene beaches that seem to be picked out of some western travel magazines gotta come over here. No exaggeration. Come over on a Saturday evening, and blessed you will be. You can be as selfish as you possibly can, 'cause you'd be having the entire length and breadth of the beach all for yourselves.


There's more to this place than just the serene beaches. Flowing rivers, sprawling lakes, rocky hills and paddy farms; the place offers to you the diverse sides of nature on a platter, garnished with the simplicity, humility and friendliness of the native people.


 A walk along the Sita Nadi (Kannada term for 'River'), on the outskirts of my home town, as the sun sets in the far west, is an experience i love to indulge in when i'm home on a long vacation. A mode of reconnecting with the nature,it is; something not readily doable in the city!






Benjana Padavu, it is called!

Saturday 12 May 2012

Pictures from my travel to Chikmagalur

The velvety green hills of Kemmangundi, lying between the sprawling tea and coffee estates of Chikmagalur and the Bhadra Sanctuary, are a treat to the travellers' eyes.

In this collection i've put together few clicks from different places around Chikmagalur that i've travelled to - Kemmangundi, the Bhadra Sanctuary, Halebidu, and Kalasa.   I've loved each one of these scenic towns!  

The journey to Hebbe falls needs a special mention. This place was one that we initially voted against visiting, cursing ourselves through the 13 km long bumpy jeep ride on the rocky dirt track. But, walking/wading through three knee-level streams that took us to the falls in the middle of the jungle, did make us feel really thankful for opting to visit this place.  The ride to the falls too, although spine-rattlingly tiring, was very very scenic, with the green hills and tea estates all around. The Chikmagalur trip would be incomplete without this bumpy adventure!

Beauty, truely heavenly. But a place, sadly, very understated!

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Find more of my travel pics at divya.nayakBhat's photostream on Flickr.