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In football, the FIFA World Cup is the sport’s largest and most attended tournament which takes place every four years. Sports are so much more than just opportunities to watch leagues and players compete in live matchups. Events like the World Cup, Tour de France, Wimbledon, the Grand National and more attract millions of viewers to their regions, as well as travellers to their respective country’s turf. Enthusiastic followers will cross oceans and states, board planes and trains just for the chance to cheer on their team in real-time. For some this is a common occurrence, but for others whose teams are located far away from their home base, traveling just to see a game may take some serious preparation. If there’s a specific sporting event you’d love to attend at least once in your lifetime, check out this helpful list of tips and tricks that will make your journey stress-free and unforgettable. Plan every aspect of your trip ahead of time Of course, taking time to extensively p...

This place is an ideal rural getaway just three hours from Bangalore city. It has rustic charm, lush scenery and rich culture in the form of two beautiful 13th century temples from the Hoysala era. One of the temples is the gorgeous Lakshmi Narasimha temple while the other is the Sadashiva temple. In this article, I am talking about the Sadashiva temple, a fine example of Hoysala nagara style of architecture with Bhumija type superstructure that is more popular in Northern and Western India. Built in 1249 by Bommanna Dandanayaka, a commander in the Hoysala empire, the Sadashiva temple combines a ekakuta (one shrine) with a nagara (north Indian) styled tower. Unlike the other Hoysala temples, its shrine walls and mantapa are simple with no sculptural decorations. The temple is built on a jagati (raised platform) and it consists of a garbhagriha, a sukanasi, a navaranga with porches and a Nandi mantapa. The main deity of this temple is Lord Shiva and located right in front of his garbh...

Conditional template tags in Blogger template allows you to specify a part of your template code on specific types of pages or specific URLs. One practical application could be to display a widget on specific pages. You can hide sidebar on some pages, apply a meta tag to certain page or whatsoever. Complex Blogger templates make large use of these conditional tags. In this post, I’ll show you the possible conditional tags and their example usage. Read more »