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Footprints in the rocks

Kirti Malhotra describes his quest to find the Ganga Tirtha, which drew out several other interesting details

03 April 2024, 23:12 IST

Footprints in the rocks

03 April 2024, 23:12 IST

The mark of an apprentice

Kirti Malhotra journeys to a hill in Narasipura to discover the largest inscription stone in Nelamangala taluk.

07 March 2024, 02:00 IST

The mark of an apprentice

07 March 2024, 02:00 IST

Heggunda hill’s rock-cut Durga

Kirti Malhotra narrates his journey through the boulders and steep paths surrounding Heggunda hill in Tumakuru district.

10 January 2024, 22:18 IST

Heggunda hill’s rock-cut Durga

10 January 2024, 22:18 IST

Serendipity at Somapura

The author traverses beyond the temple, though that region was full of waste, overgrown wild plants, and creepers.

23 November 2023, 00:41 IST

Serendipity at Somapura

23 November 2023, 00:41 IST

A fruitful expedition through Lakkur

While walking towards Lakkur from the Dobbspet railway station in search of such inscriptions, I saw the number 1891 etched on a stone slab on the surplus weir of a nearby lake, indicating its year of construction, writes Kirti Malhotra.

26 October 2023, 00:12 IST

A fruitful expedition through Lakkur

26 October 2023, 00:12 IST

A trek to the first millennium at Aijuru

In the good old days, there used to be only five houses near the hills of this area, he said. Thus, everyone started calling the place Aidu Mane Ooru (place of five homes), which got distorted as Aidooru, Aijuru, and Aijur, to the present Ijoor.

20 September 2023, 19:17 IST

A trek to the first millennium at Aijuru

20 September 2023, 19:17 IST

Stories inscribed on hero stones

At the Someshwara temple near the bus stop, among a patch of thick grass and plants, were ancient hero stones with beautiful carvings, lying partly embedded in the ground.

17 August 2023, 03:04 IST

Stories inscribed on hero stones

17 August 2023, 03:04 IST

Calling to be explored

While trekking on the Hallimala-Tharemara hills by the Ramanagara-Magadi Highway, I observed another cluster of hills on the other side of River Arkavathi. Curiosity made me cross the small Ram-Setu bridge. I noticed the entrance of an old fort with broken walls. As it was getting dark, I decided to dig into the history of this old fort and come back.

20 July 2023, 01:30 IST

Calling to be explored

20 July 2023, 01:30 IST

Small town, vast history

Numerous temples, forts and inscriptions grace Koratagere, writes Kirti Malhotra

22 June 2023, 08:42 IST

Small town, vast history

22 June 2023, 08:42 IST

The village at the foothills

Chancing upon an ancient village in Tumakuru uncovered new treks and serene views, writes Kirti Malhotra

13 April 2023, 09:27 IST

The village at the foothills

13 April 2023, 09:27 IST