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Photos and stories from many of my travels in the past 5 years

Second trip to Rajasthan: Udaipur City Palace, Lake Palace

By Mithun Divakaran
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Apr 30, 2012
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India, Rajasthan, Travel

This is a continuation of a journey that began in Jodhpur. En route to the “City of Lakes,” we stopped at Ranakpur which is famed for its Jain temple.

Seth Anandji Kalyanji Pedhi Ranakpur temple Rajasthan — Sadly, by the time we arrived at the temple, it was pretty late in the evening

Ranakpur temple panorama — But we still went in

Seth Anandji Kalyanji Pedhi Ranakpur temple entrance — Even though I couldn't get any photos from inside, take my word for it - it's very impressive!

Jain Temple Ranakpur temple at night — The most impressive aspect of this temple is inside you will see over 1,400 beautifully sculpted marble pillars

Jain temple Ranakpur at night Rajasthan — But do get here by daytime

Udaipur fountain at night Rajasthan — We reached Udaipur at night and went to Sukhadia Circle

Udaipur street food stalls Rajasthan India — This roundabout is a popular hangout and famous for its street food. We had some pav bhajji and kulfis. Yummy indeed.

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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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