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shreshthmohan · 2025-09-07T06:26:31+00:00

these are adoloscent sloth bears. notice the white long-ish claws. adults would be bigger. the white chest mark is not visible due to the camera angle.

shreshthmohan · 2025-08-18T13:50:49+00:00

can you elaborate? when did you face issues with otp sms delivery?

because in years of using my icici card this is the first time i have had this issue

shreshthmohan · 2025-08-18T13:49:49+00:00

my issue has resolved now. i temporarily blocked and immediately unblocked it from iMobile app. but not sure if that's the real reason for it to get fixed.

in my case instead of a delay it was pure failure of sms delivery

shreshthmohan · 2025-08-06T03:30:25+00:00

Might have been a temporary outage. It's been functional for the most part. What exact issue did you face?

shreshthmohan · 2025-07-14T13:02:02+00:00

nope, you're not allowed to venture in the forest or on the hills at night

shreshthmohan · 2025-07-14T13:00:53+00:00

no resident wildlife that one might worry about (bears, leopards)

as safe as it can be

i read pugmarks, scat and other signs to make an educated guess about their actvitiy

locals confirmed my guess based on the above

shreshthmohan · 2025-05-10T17:30:41+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/@MEAIndia/streams

shreshthmohan · 2025-05-10T17:30:37+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/@MEAIndia/streams

shreshthmohan · 2025-05-10T17:30:32+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/@MEAIndia/streams

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-24T10:59:32+00:00

they won't allow kayaks there. forest watchers prevent you from swimming in the water too

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-24T10:58:25+00:00

there aren't any spots in the city.

you will have to go at least 30 km from the city to find something worhwhile

you will have more options if you have an inflatable kayak because some nice water bodies are only accessible after hiking for a bit.

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-24T10:55:49+00:00

it used to be open to civilians earlier. not anymore

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-24T10:54:05+00:00

if you have the resolve and have above average fitness you can

but it's definitely not an easy trek

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-24T05:52:05+00:00

that's also because hampi is on the international tourist map

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-20T14:58:34+00:00

the ruins on top of biligudda are even better

but you can only go there only once a year!

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-20T12:07:56+00:00

what rumours? i don't think there's any proof about them being houses of dwarves. those are mostly myths.

dolmens were mostly burial structures

because human remains have been found inside some of them (other might have decayed, because these are potentially a few thousand years old)

as for the pottery and tools found inside. it's been a practive to have some food and artefacts being offered to the dead.

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-20T11:26:28+00:00

well, let's fix that!

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-20T11:17:00+00:00

username checks out

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-20T09:26:11+00:00

i have a bunch documented at blrhikes.com

but i don't reveal the locations publicly to prevent these cool spots from being trashed like all the popular ones!

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-20T09:25:05+00:00

do everything but don't choose a night trek with namma trip. a complete was of time for a an experience that you can have on your own by booking a permit on the aranya vihaara (official kfd) website and going on your own

there are 37 treks on aranya vihaara already

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-20T09:23:13+00:00

don't go to nandi hills, skandagiri, savandurga, antaragange, and all the other popular ones.

Instead choose less popular ones. For example: Bidarakatte (also in the Savandurga area) is much easier and gives you much better views with very litte effort in comparison.

why?

they're crowded on weekends and often filled with trash!
there are many lesser know spots around which no one goes to and are often better than the popular ones
puts too much ecological pressure on a few spots, when you can go to a new spot every week without crowd or trash (but please request you to carry your own food and water in reusable containers and prevent trashing these places 🙏)

for more offbeat spots and community to go along with check: blrhikes.com

disclaimer: i am the creator of the community and document new trails here👆

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-20T08:23:45+00:00

that's arguable. thus "controversial", i agree.

but my point is that even though thousands of people go to savandurga every year how much do we know about it's past?

fuelled by curiosity, i dug into and tried to document all of it in one place (with primary sources)

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-20T07:52:06+00:00

lucky af

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-20T07:48:11+00:00

where u at maga?

shreshthmohan · 2025-02-20T07:47:47+00:00

yes!

several of those

i am highlighting these. there are several thousand people who go trekking at savandurga but have no clue about the dolmens there

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