Rohan’s Hero OCTANE ESTES cycle - August 2013

Rohan Bimal Raj riding his 21 speed Hero Octane Estes Cycle in Kochi.

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I bought this Octane Estes cycle with Shimano 21 speed gear system for Rs.9700/- (price in Kerala as of August 2013) from a cycle shop in Kochi

Luxury Cruise Liner Queen Mary 2 arriving at Cochin port - February 2013

Images & Video of Luxury liner Queen Mary 2 arriving at Cochin port, Kerala, India on February 2, 2013. View from Fort House Hotel, Fort Kochi. The ship was coming from Abu Dhabi, UAE. This enormous Cruise liner passed this narrow channel connecting Arabian Sea and Cochin Port at 7.30 in the morning. The guests at the Fort House Hotel had a fortuity to see the Queen Mary 2 sailing up close.

Chamundi Hills, Mysore - 20130613

Images from our visit to Chamundi hills, Mysuru, Karnataka.

Statue of Mahishasura

Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Srirangapatana - November 2012

Ranganatha Swamy Hindu Temple, Srirangapatanam near Mysore, Karnataka. 

Colonel Bailey's Dungeon, Srirangapatana–November 2012

Colonel Bailey's Dungeon is at Srirangapatanam, Mysore.

Tipu's Death Place, Srirangapatna - November 2012

Tipu’s death place at Srirangapatana, near Mysore, Karnataka. It was at this spot his body was found.

Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka - November 2012

Is a Bird Sanctuary in the Mandya District of Karnataka about 17 kilometers from Mysore city. The Mugger Crocodile or Marsh Crocodile is a common inhabitant of this sanctuary. Birds like Painted Stork, Asian Openbill Stork, Common Spoonbill, Woolly-necked Stork, Black-headed Ibis, Lesser Whistling Duck, Indian Shag, Stork-billed Kingfisher are found here. Boating on the sanctuary lake is available between 8.30 am and 6.00 pm.

Painted Storks (Mycteria leucocephala) at Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary.

Brindavan Gardens, Mysore - November 2012

Gundlupet - November 2012

Gundlupet is a small town in Karnataka en route to Mysore from Bandipur on the Nilambur and Ooty highways.
Goatherd and his goats along the Ooty Mysore highway, Gundlupet.

Wildlife at Mudumalai and Bandipur - November 2012

All the wildlife images and video posed here are taken from my car at Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu and Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka on the way to Mysore from Kochi via Nilambur. Even though we passed through these sanctuaries at  2 o'clock (best time to spot wild animals here are early morning or late evening), we were able to see a lot of wildlife particularly elephants, cheetals also called as chital deer, grey langur monkeys, peacocks etc. Night traffic through this forest road is prohibited between 6 pm and 6 am by the Karnataka Government.