Here is wishing all the readers of India Travel Blog a very happy new year. May the year be full of happiness and loaded with lot of travelling for you.
This month’s desktop calendar wallpaper is an image from Ladakh, a lake on the way to Pangong Tso. Click on the image to get it in 1024×768
Here is a quick look at this year’s stories on India Travel Blog.
* Walks in India series
KARNATAKA
* Drive to Lepakshi
* Another visit to Hampi
* Badami
* Banashankari Temple
* Pattadakal
* Mahakoota
* Aihole
* Skandagiri
* Birds in Bangalore
Mahakoota
HIMACHAL
* Giri River Camp
* Chail and Kufri
* Shimla
* Manali, Solang Nala and Rohtang Pass
* Driving to Batal, and Chandratal
* Kunzum La, Kaza, Ki Monastery and Kibber Village
* Tabo Monastery and Nako Village
* Kinnaru
* Kalpa Village, Kinnaur
* Touts in Shimla
Chandratal
DELHI, KUMAON AND RAJASTHAN
* Photo Essay on Qutub Minar
* Images: Delhi of yesteryears
* Kumaon Himalayas – Binsar and Nainital
* Jaipur City
* Shekhawati
Binsar
TAMILNADU
* Madurai Meenakshi Temple
* Thanjavur
* Padmanabhapuram Palace
* Kanyakumari
Madurai
BOOK REVIEWS
* The Nanda Devi Affair by Bill Aitken
* A Search in Secret India by Paul Brunton
* A Hermit in the Himalayas by Paul Brunton
* City of Djinns by William Dalrymple
* City of Joy by Dominique Lapierre
* Ladakh – Crossroads of High Asia by Janet Rizvi
* Rain in the Mountains by Ruskin Bond
* Ancient Futures by Helna Norberg-Hodge
* The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux
* The Penguin Book of Indian Journeys
* Himalaya by Michael Palin
OTHERS
* Mangal, our driver in Himachal
* Making low cost carriers profitable
* The hurried women of Nako
* The Earth Day Post
* The Cricketing Nation
* So many tourists, just one Taj Mahal
* The Ganga Dream
* Getting Lost
* A Multi-lingual Communication
* The pond at Padmanabhapuram Palace
* A day of travelling with the Indian Railways
* The Marwari Language
* Jaipur with Raju
* A look at Bangalore Airport
2008 wasn’t a great year for me when it comes to photography. I started with an intent to do some serious photography, but spent more time indulging in travelling than putting effort to take pictures. Nevertheless, here is a sample of images shot this year.
Skandagiri Hill near Bangalore – February
Camel drivers await tourists in Sam Sand dunes near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan – February
A woman enters Meenakshi Temple in Madurai – March
Yungdrung Gompa in Lamayuru, Ladakh – August
A Yak grazes in the pastures of Korzok Fu, close to Tso Moriri Lake, Ladakh – August
A potter’s wheel rotates in Pottery Town, Bangalore – October
Boulders near Arambol Beach, Goa – November
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