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Second trip to Rajasthan: Jodhpur – Mehrangarh Fort, Umaid Bhavan Palace

By Mithun Divakaran
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Apr 22, 2012
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India, Rajasthan, Travel

Date: 28th November 2006

My first trip to Rajasthan was in 2005, for a friend’s wedding in Jaipur. This year, another friend got married – in Rajasthan. And although his wedding was taking place in Jaipur, this time I used the opportunity to see the Princely state’s other major cities, first being Jodhpur.

Mithun friends breakfast in Jodhpur — It was a chilly morning

It was suggested we get to Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur’s biggest attraction, at the earliest. Plus we needed to finish our sight-seeing by lunch time as we were going to drive to Udaipur later in the day.

Jodhpur panorama view — We arrived at Mehrangarh Fort at around 10am

Jodhpur Mehrangarh panorama — I had to split this panorama into two

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Second trip to Coorg: Madikeri, Omkareshwara temple and atop many hills

By Mithun Divakaran
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Apr 19, 2012
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Coorg, India, Travel

Date: April 2009

After my first trip to the hilly district in 2008, I returned to Coorg for a second trip with my then office photography club – Shutterbugs. We hired a Chevrolet Tavera taxi and left Bangalore city Friday night after work.

Coorg Shutterbugs trip on the way Anto — We'd stop on the way to give our driver a coffee break, because we were worried about him dozing off at the wheel

Highway to Coorg at night — Not that we managed to sleep sitting inside the crammed vehicle

Coorg Shutterbugs trip homestay Anto — We arrived at our homestay in Madikeri town around 6am

Homestay Madikeri Coorg Shutterbugs trip — Don't ask me for a name, for this massive hut belong to a relative of one our office mates. We still had to pay for it though.

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First trip to Coorg: Thadiyandamol, Talakaveri and Abbey Falls

By Mithun Divakaran
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Apr 09, 2012
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Coorg, India, Travel

Date: October 2008

This is actually a continuation of a travelogue in which we had first stopped at Bylakuppe. Post-lunch, we then drove to Coorg district and straight to our homestay at the foot of Thadiyandamol, the highest peak in Coorg. This place took some finding but once we eventually did, Ramesh struggled a bit to get his car in. It had rained earlier that day, so the soil was moist and muddy, making the car’s wheels to spin as Ramesh tried to get some grip.

Mud tracks road Coorg India — The number of attempts Ramesh took (Photograph by Ramesh)

Muddy entrance to Palace Estate Coorg — This was in 2008, I don't know if the condition of this path is the same even to this day

Loi at Palace Estate driveway Coorg — The car eventually got in

Palace Estate homestay Thadiyandamol Coorg — The homestay we were staying at was called Palace Estate

Palace Estate homestay Coorg India — Our room was in that portion of the house with the yellow wall

Views from Palace Estate Thadiyandamol Coorg — The views were nice

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