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India’s rich cultural and historical heritage is well conserved in its temple architecture and holy sites. The ‘BrownBeat Guide to Talakad, Somanathapur, Tirumakudalu Narasipur and Nanjangud’ reveals what a weekend trip to these sites will show you, and how to make the trip. The eBook introduces some of the most wondrous of the little-known temples in [...]

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Take a tour of some of the most exotic temples of Southern India with Richard Brown, author of the BrownBeat travel guides, in his latest eBook, the BrownBeat Guide to Talakad, Somanathapur, Tirumakudalu Narasipur and Nanjangund. The eBook introduces some of the most wondrous of the little-known temples in Talakad, Somanathapur, Tirumakudalu Narasipur, and Nanjangud and [...]

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Hampi is both a historic and religious place in southern India. The remains of Hampi is a vast open museum of history, art and architecture. The eBooks, BrownBeat Guide to Hampi and BrownBeat Photo Companion to Hampi explain the fascinating history of Hampi, its origin, glorious past and terrible downfall, along with the mystery and [...]

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  Pictures, they say, are worth a thousand words. Richard Brown knows this well and that reflects in his new eBook BrownBeat Photo Companion to Hampi. The eBook explores the architectural splendor of Hampi and the beauty of the natural landscape in the area, as a companion to his Hampi guidebook  BrownBeat Guide to Hampi. [...]

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Hampi, an all-time favorite place for anyone who loves to explore India, was the capital of the Hindu Vijayanagara empire, which ruled Southern India during 14th and 16th centuries. Hampi, a vast open museum of history, architecture and religion, is situated in the state of Karnataka in India. The BrownBeat Guide to Hampi eBook provides [...]

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