Karanji Kere has become one of the main attractions of Mysore these days.  Karanji Kere boasts park, birds, lake with boating and special butterfly park. You can see lot of youngsters hanging out there in the evenings. I borrowed friends camera to click few pictures.


Both the pictures were shot in macro mode. It was difficult to focus in macro mode as the camera was not SLR. Which reminds me I need to buy an SLR asap.

Karanji Kere also has a small zoo. Where actually you enter the cage to have a look at birds. Since I did not have the camera. I shot using my mobile. E61i is one of the worst mobile cameras I have seen.

Can you imagine how much I missed my main camera.

Hmm Ganesha needs some suggestion. Can you?

Note:This is test post from kablog j2me mobile blog client.

The main program of my Dubai visit was sand safari and surfing in desert. We had to go around 20kms from Dubai city to see some sand dunes. In the picture you can see the vehicles on their way to dunes

This was my ride for the day Land Cruiser from Toyota. Its an amazing suv and if you get a chance to drive, you will surely enjoy it.

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I was doubtful till the last minute about the weather. Unseasonal rains pouring in and around Bangalore were the main cause for my worries. But thankfully weather was on our side till the last minute. We started quite early reaching the Kamat Lokruchi by 9. Our target was to reach Melkote by 10, which we achieved.

Lake on the way to Melkote

Melukote (map: 12.65,76.67) in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district, Karnataka, is one of the sacred places in Karnataka. The place is also known as Thirunarayanapuram. It is built on rocky hills known as Yadavagiri or Yadugiri overlooking the Cauvery valley. It is about 30 miles from Mysore and 97 miles from Bangalore.

Route: From Bangalore after Mandya on Mysore state highway take a right turn after Mandya town. Its around 20kms from the highway. The roads are pretty decent.

There are two temples at Melkote. Yoganarasimha swami temple on the top of the hill and Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple.
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Ranganatittu is an outstanding bird sanctuary near mysore ( map of Bangalore to Ranganatittu). The water out of KRS forms tiny islands around 12 kms outside Mysore and these islands are the main breeding spot for birds.This Sunday morning we drove to Ranganatittu to shoot some birds. Here are some pictures from that photo shoot


I used regular Sony camera with 12x optical zoom. All the pictures were shot in sport mode. I am not sure if SLR would have made any difference. Please go through the pictures and give me your suggestions/comments.
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