Day 06 - Visit to Kuravpur, Mantralaya as on 20-Nov-2018

SHRIKSHETRA KURAVPUR island is surrounded by holy waters of rivers Krishna. Temple is built as per Hemad Pandit Style. Old Banyan Tree, Audumbar, Gaytri Suryodasana and Cave where his holyness Sripad Srivallabh has done Dhyna. Now the cave has been refurnished and Nirgun Paduka (Foot Print) are kept for Darshan.

The place is not easily accessible and one has to go to Atkur from Raichur either by own vehicle or buses. Buses are very limited in the day and need to plan the visit as per the timetable of the buses.  Click here for the Map of Atkur and Agrahar to reach the temple by walk. 

Click here for Kuravpur History and its Importance ( Mahatmya).

Day 05 - Visit to Humpi, Raichur as on 19-Nov-2019

Humpi-capital of Vijayanager empire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  It became the centre of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire capital in the 14th century. Hampi was a prosperous, wealthy and grand city on the banks of Tungabhadra River, with temples, farms and trading markets.  The Vijayanagara Empire was defeated and destroyed by a coalition of Muslim sultanates of Bijapur, Golconda, Ahemednagar, Bidar in 1565. 

Read about prosperity Vijaynagar Empire and its destruction of Humpi in school and could visit this historical place. Realized both aspects of prosperity and massive destruction by the sultanates.

Day 04 - Visit to Kudal, Aihole, Pattakadal, Banshankari, Hospete as on 18-Nov-2018

Day 04 proved to be very busy right from early morning to the late evening we were busy in visiting Kuadl, Aihole Pattakadal and Banshanakri. Actually, Aihole and Pattakadal requires more time to watch the monuments. But could spent very limited time these location. Thinking of visiting these places once again to get into the details.

Kudal Sangam  as the holy pilgrim and trenowned for temple of Sangameshwara  on the river bank, at the confluence (Triveni Sangam) of the Krishna, Ghatprabha and the Malaprabha rivers. The temple is build in Chalukya style. The tample campus is clean and maintained by Kudalsangama Development Board

Sangamanatha temple at Kudalasangama

Day 03- Visit on Ganagapur, Vijayapura, Almatti on 17-Nov-2019

Day 03 was marked by visiting Ganagapur, Vijaypura and Almatti. Visiting Vijayapura was in my mind for last many years. Although, it was very convinient to make a day visit from Solapur where I have been numerous number of time, but could not make it. I had been to Holy Ganagapur for three times earlier. Although, the importance of the place is immense, the overall management and administration has turned more than commercial and taking darshana has become difficult and embarrassing.

Apart from the main temple and the Sangam (confluence of Bhima and Amaraja), one can visit  Audumbar Tree at Sangam, Ash Hill (Bhasma Dongar) Shree Kalleshwar Mandir and other places.

Please click this link for Places to visit in Ganagapur .

Day 02 - Visit to Mhasvad, Velapur, Aran, Akkalkot on 16-Nov-2019

The day 02 started with visit to Siddhanath Temple,  Mhaswad. It was my second visit to the temple. Mhaswad is a historical town in Satara District. The place was ruled by Mane under Deccan Sultanates and Aurangzeb. We took a quick darshan and moved for the next place i.e. Velapur.

Sidhhanath and Jogeshwari

Day 01 - Visit to Mahad, Narayani, Shikhar Shinganapur, Gondawale

The journey for the long tour started on 15-Nov-2018 from Dombivili around 09.00 am and we reached Gondawale after visiting Mahad, Narayani Temple, Lonawala and Shikhar Shinganapur. We all were excited to travel about 6000 km and we halted at Gondawale at Guru's Samadhi Mandir.

Gondawale Maharaj Samadhi Mandir at Gondawale

Visit to Yadgirgutta ,Kesargutta and Chikur "Visa" Balaji on 06-Nov-2018

One full day tour was with relatives done in Diwali Days in Nov-2019 by Toyota Innova. It was good day out. We visited Yadgirgutta ,Kesargutta and Chikur "Visa" Balaji. The story of 'Visa Balaji' was interesting where in devotees.

Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Yadgirgutta The temple is an abode of Narasimha, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu situated on hilock in Yadgirgutta.

Kulkarnis, Joshis, Bhoskar and Pathaks

Visit to Golconda Fort as on 04-Nov-2018

Visited Golkonda Fort  second time after 1987 during the 2018 Diwali stay in Hyderabad. The four hours of round in the fort area with relatives was a good time spending and re-calling that a hand clap at a certain point below the dome at the entrance reverberates and can be heard clearly at the 'Bala Hisar' pavilion, the highest point almost a kilometer away. 

Cheerful Bhoskars, Kulkarnis, Joshis and Pathaks

Visit to Mumbra Devi near Thane on 27 and 28 Oct-2018 and 04-Nov-2018

Visited Mumbra 3-4 times to the Mumbra Devi as a quick small trek. Also, used this track for preparing to the Dattatrey Temple, Girnar

A Trek to Naneghat on 04-Aug-2018

Trek to Naneghat-Route Map on 4th August with an energetic group 35 youngsters. A pass of 250 BC used for commercial purposes during Satvahan era. Naneghat, also referred to as Nanaghat or Nana Ghat, is a mountain pass in the Western Ghats range between the Konkan coast and the ancient town of Junnar in the Deccan plateau. 

With marathon runners Sharad, Vyankatesh and Suresh Nair