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Payaniga – Travel stories from Karnataka

Star-shaped platform of the Chennakeshava temple at Belur
Temples & Heritage

Belur Chennakeshava Temple: A Morning Among the Madanikas

Three hours with the bracket figures of Belur, and why you should arrive before the tour buses.

Triple-shrined Keshava temple at Somanathapura
Temples & Heritage

Somanathapura: Small Temple, Big Detail

Boulder-strewn landscape at Hampi at sunset
Temples & Heritage

Hampi in Two Days: A Slow Itinerary

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Twin shrines of the Hoysaleswara temple at Halebidu
Temples & Heritage

Halebidu: The Unfinished Twin

Eight bands of carving, a lake that used to be a capital, and an afternoon that ran out too soon.

Coffee plants on a misty estate in Coorg
Homestays

A Coffee Estate Homestay in Coorg

Monsoon mist, estate walks and the best kadambuttu we've eaten.