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Port Blair is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and a union territory of India. It is the largest town and serves as an entry point for all other islands. So your trip to Andaman officially starts from here. Havelock is the most popular island and attracts lot of tourists due to its turquoise sea and pristine beaches. While Neil Island is smaller in size but serves as an island offering a peaceful getaway. In my current blog, I will be covering places to visit in Port Blair.  To start my blog, I was smitten with this place while I was in the air. I just couldn't take my eyes off the window.  Mostly people see Port Blair as a transit point for island hopping to visit Havelock and Neil Islands. And Cellular Jail is the most popular spot often visited by tourists. But this city has lots to offer to quench every traveler’s thirst. The city will help you discover rich tribal culture, exploring shorelines, and shopping some shells or coral artifacts from the local market.  I had

Gavipuram is one of the oldest localities of Bengaluru. Gavi means Cave and Puram means dwelling or locality. It is located between 2 of the oldest areas of Bengaluru – Chamarajapet and Basavanagudi.  This area gets its name from the most famous Sri Gavi Gangadhareshwara temple.   Even though I have been in Bengaluru for a long time, never had a chance to visit this and explore its history. So thanks to BengaluruPrayana for arranging a heritage walk this weekend and helping me tick this place off from my Namma Bengaluru bucket list. We were a group of 10 passionate walkers asked to meet at Kempambudhi Kere (Kere means lake) at 9 am in the morning. Our starting point of the walk was Kempambudhi Kere.   Kempambudhi Kere This lake is a lifeline of old Bengaluru especially for the people of Chamarajapet and Basavanagudi.  Kempe Gowda , the founder of Bangalore built this lake for his family deity Kempamma in the 16 th   century.  Kempegowda also built a water supply network that connected