Eleven Churches that I Came Across on My Travels

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Churches can be found all around the world. I have visited many of them in my travels. Some of them are historic and often filled with art treasures. Wealth of Roman Catholic Church is impossible to calculate. Churches in Europe have priceless art, land and gold. I  have here made a collection of my photos of churches, small and big.

1.St. Peter’s Basilica 

Vatican City; St Peter's; uasatish; Europe; travel blog; uasatish;

St. Peter’s Basilica is the largest church in the world. It is supposedly built over the  burial site of the apostle St. Peter, the first bishop of Rome. The interiors are vast and filled with art treasures. Michelangelo designed the dome. Opposite the church is St. Peter’s Square. On special occasions such as  Easter, up to 400,000 people turn up at the big square.  And there is a regular stream of faithfuls who travel to Rome to visit the church.

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The Making of an Uru – handcrafted ocean going boat

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ghtuUru in the Making; Uru boat; Kerala; Beypore; uasatish;

Uru is a large handwro ocean-going boat. Master craftsmen build the boat in Beypore town near Kozhikode. They do not make use of technical drawings, reference manuals or blueprints. Urus take shape entirely from the memory and imagination of master craftsmen. The boats were traditionally used for transporting goods and people. Most of them today go to countries in the Arabian Gulf as luxury boats. …

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Kerala – India’s charming and serene state

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Wayanad mountains; uasatish; travel blog;

Kerala is India’s unruffled and beautiful state. Its varied landscape forms a narrow strip- nearly 600 km of  coastline along the Arabian Sea, a network of sparkling backwaters and the tea covered hills of Wayanad and Munnar. Arabian Sea provides a crucial link between the neighbouring areas of Iran, the Arabian Peninsula (including YemenOmanUnited Arab Emirates), Pakistan, the Horn of Africa nations and India.

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Top Nine Posts of 2017

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We have come to the end of an eventful year. We now have a brand new year ahead of us. It is time to choose the top nine posts of 2017.
It was not an easy selection. I had to go by web site traffic and social media engagements to bring you your best-loved posts of 2017.
1. Thruvangad Temple
Sree Ramaswamy Temple; Thiruvangad Temple: Thalassery; Kerala; India; architecture; outdoor; uasatish; building; Thiruvangad; copper clad roof;
Copper Sheeting on the Roof

Sree Ramaswamy Temple in Thalassery is …

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