About

An unparalleled Motor Rally, a journey that is designed to transport one’sbody, mind and soul through miles of central Karnataka’s scenic expanse over a three day drive. The drive itself is an unfoldment of the self as the inner being responds to the exuberance of the Earth Mother, the becalming ancient temples and the celebration of the spirit through the Arts.

Our drive will be flagged off from Miraya Greens on the 21st of September 2018 at dawn along with the first rays of the Surya Bhagawan, from the south of Bangalore. As we drive through the beautiful heartland of karanataka we will be dispersing seed balls that will soon grow into young saplings and then into trees, greening our environment. By 6pm in the evening we will reach our destination for the night to stay at Hyatt Place, Hampi.

Post breakfast the drive flags off again during the early hours of the 22nd of September to travel through Kishkinda the stronghold of the ancient Vanaraas, that is home to the current day Hampi a UNESCO world heritage site.The richest and largest state in the world during the 15th, 16th centuries before the invasion of the Delhi sultanate, this ancient Temple town of the glorious Vijayanagar Empire nestles on the banks of the Tungabadra River. Home to some of the worlds incomparable examples of architectural splendours from the 7th century, an expansive sanctuary for the Indian sloth bears and the Hemakuta hill it is also known as Pampa-kshetra or Bhaskara-Kshetra.
We will arrive at Hampi by the afternoon to visit the famed temples with a renowned architect and retire for the evening.

The drive flags off again on the 23rd of September to return back to Bengaluru on a different and interesting route.

Right through the 3 day drive the journey will break for lunch at beautiful temples. The Drive will be a discovery of many more ancient temples of great antiquity and beauty. While the Drive itself promises to roll out the best of nature’s bounties and the charming quintessence of the rural landscape, an extremely special treat awaits one during the evenings. The visits to the temples will have short talks from and interactive sessions with experts from the field of Temple Architecture, Sanskrit scholars, artists of repute from Karnataka who will regale the sessions with small precious glimpses of Music, Dance and Art.
One will get to leave a mark of their visit at these temples as Saplings of trees will be planted in an effort to revive native trees and make an attempt to green the temple surroundings. The Rally itself will be a serious sporting event that will follow the Time, Speed and Distance Format as approved by the FMSCI in collaboration with Prosports.