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Blogs | Videos | Podcasts | Audio tours | Workshops | Walking tours and Local experiences Every sight has a story to tell, some fact, some fiction, some myths and some superstitions. Join us on a quest for these stories at www.storytrails.in

18/02/2026

In the rock-cut shrines of the Udayagiri Caves in Madhya Pradesh sits a sculpture often described as the earliest datable image of Ganesha in India today. An inscription at the cave entrance dates the monument to 401 CE, when king Chandragupta II reigned.
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24/01/2026

In 261 BCE, the hills of Dhauli witnessed one of the bloodiest wars in Indian history. Kalinga fell to the Mauryan Empire, and the scale of violence deeply shook Emperor Ashoka. His repentance is etched here in stone in the Dhauli Edict, one of the oldest surviving rock inscriptions by any Indian king.

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Researched and produced in partnership with
Odisha Tourism

06/12/2025

In the ravines of Chambal lies Bateshwar, a complex of 200 ancient temples. For centuries they lay in ruins, swallowed by forest. Until about 20 years ago, when an archaeologist reached out to one of Chambal’s most feared dacoits to bring the heritage site back to life. This is the story of an unusual partnership that saved Bateshwar.

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Researched and produced in partnership with
Madhya Pradesh Tourism

22/11/2025

The Bhimbetka Rock Shelters in Madhya Pradesh are among the 10 oldest cave painting sites in the world. Some of these paintings are at least 30,000 years old! What did our early human ancestors think and dream of?

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Researched and produced in partnership with
Madhya Pradesh Tourism

08/11/2025

Did you know the first human images of the Buddha appeared nearly 500 years after his death? Before that, artists used symbols to represent him. You can see many such symbols at the Sanchi Stupa.

Wardrobe partner - Kalpa Druma

Researched and produced in partnership with
Madhya Pradesh Tourism

25/10/2025

Scattered across parts of North India are strange, circular temples, open-to-the-sky - the Chausath Yogini temples. Built several hundred years ago, these temples were dedicated to the ancient cult of yogini worship and linked to tantrik rituals. What do we know about them?

Wardrobe partner - Kalpa Druma

Researched and produced in partnership with
Madhya Pradesh Tourism

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16/09/2025

Walk into the Belum Caves, a geoheritage site in Andhra Pradesh, with us. We are time travelling back to when the Indian subcontinent lay next to Antarctica and Australia. Here’s a story of how the Indian subcontinent formed millions of years ago from supercontinents like Rodinia and Gondwana.

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Researched and produced in partnership with
Andhra Pradesh Tourism


30/08/2025

The coastal city of Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh hosts one of India’s largest minor ports. But ironically, about 200 years ago, Kakinada rose from the ruins of another trading harbour. This is the forgotten story of Coringa, once a bustling seaport, now home to one of India’s largest mangrove forests.

Wardrobe partner - Kalpa Druma
Researched and produced in partnership with

Andhra Pradesh Tourism


06/08/2025

He pioneered the Indo-Saracenic style and built grand landmarks across India. And yet, he did not trust his own designs and never saw his finest creation completed. This is the story of Maj. Charles Mant and his masterpiece - the Lakshmi Vilas Palace at Vadodara, the world’s largest private residence.

Produced in partnership with
Gujarat Tourism

21/07/2025

What links a quiet Andhra town to the global fashion boom of the 17th century? Kalamkari and Chintz - intricate, handcrafted textiles that once dazzled royal courts and European fashion houses alike, were born in the neighbouring towns of Machilipatnam and Pedana in Andhra Pradesh.

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Researched and produced in partnership with
Andhra Pradesh Tourism

14/07/2025

How old is the Telugu script? A chance discovery at the Bhattiprolu stupa unearthed stone caskets with inscriptions in what is now known as the Bhattiprolu script, the earliest known precursor to both Telugu and Kannada scripts. How is this ancient script related to Brahmi?

Wardrobe partner - Kalpa Druma

Researched and produced in partnership with
Archaeological Survey of India and
Andhra Pradesh Tourism

23/06/2025

In 1870, in the village of Bhattiprolu in Andhra Pradesh, British archaeologists stumbled upon the remains of an ancient stupa. Buried deep inside were three stone caskets containing the body relics of Buddha himself!

Wardrobe partner - Kalpa Druma

Researched and produced in partnership with
Archaeological Survey of India and
Andhra Pradesh Tourism


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India exists in her stories. Every sight has a story to tell; and every story spawns myriad customs and traditions. Join us on a quest for these stories, on trails that zigzag through the very beat and pulse of the city. Some fact, some fiction, some myths and some superstition. Currently offered in Chennai, Madurai, Pondicherry and Trivandrum, our award-winning walking tours are an easy introduction to the city and an enjoyable way to experience the local way of life.