Trip to Sabarimala

Published on 05 December 2006 by Nirmal in Personal, Travel

On Dec 1st, along with my friends, I went to the holy shrine of Lord Ayyappa-Sabarimala. We took a Qualis from Mangalore and left for Sabarimala around 8.30 pm, after all the procedures at the temple in Mangalore. We reached Kozhikode (Calicut) around 2 am and another friend joined us. Around 6.30 in [...]

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Exploring Mangalore

Published on 23 June 2006 by Nirmal in Leisure, News, Travel

City Information
Population : 7.4 Lakhs (approx.)
Area : 7,371 Sq.Km.
Languages : Kannada, Tulu, Konkani, English, Hindi
Places of Interest

a) Udupi/Malpe (St Mary’s Island)
Udupi is a divine shrine in the coastal region of Western Ghats. Situated about 60 kms from Mangalore, it is a fairly large and upcoming town that was sanctum of Madhvacharya, the great Sanskrit Philosopher. [...]

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A Visit to Chamundi Hills (Mysore)

Published on 03 December 2005 by Nirmal in Leisure, Personal, Travel

It was Sunday 27th of Nov 2005, My cousin Dibin (Also in Infosys) said why not have a trip to Chamundi Hills. Actually he conveyed this msg on sat night 10.30. I had been to Chamundi Hills before, but it was a long time ago, so i decided to go with him. His friends Sowmia [...]

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The Ooty Experience

Published on 23 October 2005 by Nirmal in Leisure, Personal, Travel

Jan 2005, I was doing my M.Tech in Pondicherry Engg College. I had a few mallu friends who where doing B.Tech there. They were planning for a tour, to Ooty. So they approached me and i said would join them. The tour was supposed to be in the last week of Jan. With lot of [...]

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