Architecture & Design

Pancharamam Temples : One Ancient Shiva Lingam, Five Temples. 

The Pancharamam Kshetras spread across Andhra Pradesh are essentially five  temples built for just one Shiva Lingam. A popular pilgrimage circuit for the Hindus of Andhra Pradesh, this tour...

A Local’s Guide to Things to do in Hyderabad

Find yourself in the city of pearls for 2 days? Here is a quick guide to things to do in Hyderabad. Including where to...

9 Unusual Weekend Getaways from Hyderabad

Every destination on this list of weekend getaways from Hyderabad are within 200 Kilometres of the city and can be reached in under 4 hours,...

In Photos: Terracotta Temple of Hyderabad

A quiet descends over you as you find your way - through the expansive grounds of the Dadabadi Jain Sevashram hemmed in with trees ...

Road Trip Guide: Hyderabad to Bidar

In the northeastern corner of Karnataka, closer to Hyderabad than any other city in the state is Bidar.  It is a city steeped in...

Hotel Review: Maison Perumal, Pondicherry

Maison Perumal, a sepia serigraph of another time - dusted off perhaps, but not retouched. Says CGH Earth's website for this property of theirs, Maison...

Great Living Chola Temples – Vol II: Gangaikonda Cholapuram

Second on UNESCO's list of The Great Living Chola Temples, is the Brihadeeswara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram. In a tiny village lost in time, is...

Streets of Pondicherry – Part II: Architecture

They say if you can’t afford a ticket to Europe, travel to Pondicherry instead. Stroll through the white part of town and be transported...

Grand Mosque: Walking on Reflections

Reflections, Reflections. Everywhere. From the pristine white marble floors to the inky blue pools around them, its all about reflections. The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in...

North meets South in Sitaram Bagh

Tucked away in a quiet corner of the old city of Hyderabad is the Sitaram Bagh Temple. Built by a banker Mr. Puranmal Ganeriwal in 1832,...

Town of Hymns: Manthani

Named after a Khiledar under the reign of Sikandar Jha during 1803 to 1823, Syed Karimuddin, Karimnagar is one district in Telangana, which has ancient...