Author name: Satish

Photographer, blogger, traveller. Addicted to yoga. Alumnus of College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram and Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. Born in /Kerala. Resident of Mumbai.

Kerala Train Travel on Indian Railways

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Western Ghats; Periyar Lake; Thekkady; Kerala; uasatish;

Kerala train travel is scenic and connects Thiruvananthapuram in the south to Kasaragod in the north. You pass rivers, lakes, paddy fields and coconut plantations along the way. Major cities on the route include Kollam, Ernakulam, Kozhikode and Kannur. Alleppey serves as a gateway to  popular destinations like the beautiful Vembanad Lake and hills of Munnar.   

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Makreri Temple – ancient ambalam with links to music

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Makreri Temple; uasatish; Kannur

Makreri Temple is thousands of years old. The temple is in Makreri (short for Markkadasseri) and 17.1 km from Thalassery. The main deity is the Valli Parinaya Subramaniyan (marriage of Subramaniyan and Valli). Here the chief priest (tantri) is Lord Hanuman himself. It is the only such temple in Kerala. Venkateswaran Dakshinamurthy, acclaimed musician, was a passionate devotee. …

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Merdeka Square KL in Malaysia

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Merdeka Square KL is in the city centre of Kuala Lumpur. Historic buildings encircle it. It was here that the Malaysian flag was raised first, replacing the Union flag, on 31 August 1957. Since then, Merdeka Square has been the venue for the annual Independence Day Parade. 

Sultan Abdul Samad building; Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; architecture; travel blog; uasatish;
Sultan Abdul Samad Building

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Malaysia was a British colony for 180 years. On the night of 31 August 1957, Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman raised the Malaysian Jalur Gemilang flag on Merdeka Square KL. This marked the end of British colonial rule and the start of Malaysian freedom.

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