Mysore, Byalukuppe, Madikeri, Bhagamandala, Talakaveri, Dubare.

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It was our wedding anniversary over the weekend and another reason to head out somewhere for a long drive! Initial plans were to drive towards Kerala / Wayanad areas, but the news of all the recent forest fires led to us having second thoughts and we veered towards Kodagu.

Route taken (in terms of the order of places covered / touched) was:
Bangalore > Dubare> Madikeri > Bhagamandala > Talakaveri > Byalukuppe > Mysore > Bangalore.

Total distance on the trip meter: 726kms.

In the past few months we had driven through Kodagu and Madikeri areas a couple of times, first when we were on the year-end trip in December and more recently when we were driving to Kukke-Subramanya for the KP trek. We had missed seeing Talakaveri both the times, so we planned to drive upto Talakaveri, covering a couple of other places along the way.

Since there are plenty of travelogues here covering all these places, I thought I’ll skip the write-ups and just post some pics from the drive.

The one comment that I have to make is that Mysore palace is just not what it used to be. I had been to the palace around 10 – 12 years ago and so had Sangeetha. This time around we were quite disappointed to see that not only has photography been banned inside the palace, the number of displays also seems to have gone down. Moreover, the way in which Raja Ravi Varma’s paintings were displayed in the Jaganmohan palace art gallery is quite sad. There are no protective casings and the paintings are visibly deteriorating with age. Instead of soft-muted lighting, spot-lights have been used to light-up the paintings, which results in glare, thus spoiling the display.


Is this most haunted place in India ? – Bhangarh, Rajasthan.	5am to 5am – Uchangidurga, Santhebennur, Shantisagara, Koolahalli, Bagali	Chamundi hills, the big Nandi and Lalitha mahal palace
HAL Aerospace Museum & Heritage Center. Bangalore.	Ruins in the Jungle – IIMA MCC Trip.	Andaman & Nicobar, Port Blair & Havelock Island – 2009 Big trip – Part I
Hathi Singh Temple, Sidi Saiyyed Mosque & a Haveli in Ahmedabad.	Tirumala, Tiruchanoor, Vellore and Sripuram.	The legend of the Golden Garland – Gandi Kshetram
Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Highforce waterfalls.	Masinagudi, Ooty and Coonoor.	Search for the perfect sand dune – Osiyan, Khimsar and Nagaur trip.
Chandragiri – Relics of the fallen empire.	Melkote and Srirangapatna, a day trip.	Kadapa, Pushpagiri, Gurramkonda & Horsley hills.
Trekking in the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Thoovanam Waterfalls.	London Dreams ! – London, Warwick, Windsor, Stratford, Hampton, Cotswold, Oxford – Jan 2012	Trainspotting at Dudhsagar.
Belief – A trip to Kebre	Mysore, Byalukuppe, Madikeri, Bhagamandala, Talakaveri, Dubare.	Chembra Peak, Meenmutty waterfalls, Himavad Gopalaswamy betta.
Angsana Oasis Spa & resort.	The shore temples of Mahabalipuram	Havelis & Mosques – Ahmedabad old city
Pranlal Bhogilal Vintage Car Museum – Autoworld	A DIY Story: Home Audio Speaker Boxes in a Car ??? Yes!!!	Flying High – Ballooning @ Jaipur.
A DIY (Damp It Yourself) story: DynaMat, FonoMat…Yoga-Mat ????	Belum Caves, 1 day , 700kms.	Chennai and Kanchipuram
A Long walk, Monsoon, Leeches, Wildlife & Railway History.	7 days of driving around Karnataka – Temples, Hills, Forests, Caves, Ruins, Forts and Highways	Temples of Tamilnadu – 2009 Big trip – Part II
IIMA Campus – Nature Walk.	Hampi – The city of victory…	The Elephant & the Tiger – Hathi Bhata & Ranthambore trip.
Brahmagiri , Irpu falls – A trip and trek.	The Bhoot bungalow trip – ACMCC Trip II	Gurramkonda, Vontimitta, Siddhavatam, Brahmamgari matam.
Kukke Subramanya & Kumara Parvatha; a drive and trek	Incredible Rajasthan ! – A 2320 kms road trip, without reservations.	Shivaganga, a sunday in the sun.
My brush with the ‘Yamdoot’ :-)	Kotilingeshwara – A quick little trip.	Little Rann of Kutch Wild Ass Sanctuary & Rann Riders resort – Dasada.
An incomplete guide to Hoysala temples ;-)	Trek from Mullayanagiri to Bababudangiri… after 13 years!	The MacLehose Trail – Hiking in Hong Kong
Internet can be FUN !	Weekend drive to Srikalahasti.	A weekend trek to Mukurthi Peak near Ooty.
5 years with the Xing…	A Tra’Village’ – Farmhouse visit.	Abhaneri, Rajasthan – A Sunday Drive from Jaipur…
Adalaj, Modhera, Patan & Sidhpur – Vav, vav – Wow!