tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69172735662374437412024-03-18T12:51:43.290+05:30Journeys across KarnatakaNature | Monuments | Peoplesiddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.comBlogger1028125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-5801233485878479952024-03-16T00:29:00.155+05:302024-03-16T00:29:00.140+05:30Baobab trees of Vasai fortOn the 30th of December 2022, Vijay Menon, my friend from Thane had shared pictures of the Baobab tree at Shirala fort. On the 1st of February 2024, Vijay surprised me with pictures of four Baobab trees at Vasai fort. The fort is situated on the northern side of Vasai creek and the Baobabs are opposite Mandvi Darwaza of Vasai fort. Here are the pictures, I'm very happy to be adding another Baobabsiddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0Killa Rd, Police Colony, Vasai West, Vasai-Virar, Maharashtra 401201, India19.3316046 72.8125459-8.9786292361788469 37.6562959 47.641838436178844 107.9687959tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-56644573489436903092024-03-09T00:29:00.000+05:302024-03-09T05:30:53.655+05:30Cheluru Oora BagiluChelur is a small town in Tumkur district. A small one but its location is strategic. Basically the town is a junction of five roads and known for it's coconut market. People traveling from Nittur to Sira have to pass through Chelur. I'd driven through it in Jan 2023 while driving from Bhogasandra to Dharwad. The town's commercial significance was obvious. I was ignorant of it's historical siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com2SH84, Chelur, Karnataka, India13.4417803 76.906871-14.868453536178846 41.750620999999995 41.752014136178843 112.063121tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-66010505839534809882024-03-02T00:29:00.172+05:302024-03-02T09:11:24.681+05:30Sri Gangadhareshwara Devalaya, KaidalaRight besides Kaidala Chennakesaava Devalaya is Ganagdareshwara Devalaya, a relatively smaller structure. This too is a protected monument.A board planted in front of the temple describes this temple as below:Sri Gangadhareshwara temple, Kaidala, TumkurGangadhareshwara temple on the east of Chennakesavatemple is also of Dravidian style. Its Navaranga has nice pillars of black stone carved in the siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0832J+4GG, Kaidala, Karnataka 572118, India13.3003125 77.0813281-15.009921336178845 41.925078099999993 41.610546336178842 112.2375781tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-21937994897667899512024-02-24T00:29:00.655+05:302024-03-02T09:12:27.270+05:30Sri Channakesava Devastana, Kaidaala...continued from Gangadareshwara Devalaya, Gulur. Our next stop i.e. Kaidala Chennakesava was just 2 km away, about 5 minute drive by car. Since the temple is on the outskirts, we did not enter Kaidala village. Around the temple is plenty of open space and trees. We parked the car under and headed towards the Gopura. Honestly I hadn't expected to see such a well maintained monument. Good work bysiddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0832J+2JP, Kaidala, Karnataka 572118, India13.3000875 77.0815781-15.010146336178845 41.9253281 41.610321336178842 112.2378281tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-57725189748936141962024-02-17T00:29:00.260+05:302024-02-17T00:29:00.127+05:30Ishwara Devastana and Nagara Katte, Guluru...continued from Sri Maha Ganapati Devastana and Sri Beteraya Swami Devastana. Just after seeing Beteraya Devastana, we learned about Ishwara Devastana. another ancient temple a two-minute walk away. The temple literally the northeastern corner of the village. Also the temple site is situated right besides Gulur Kere bund. This is the Shivalaya, it's ancient but it has almost lost it's original siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com073VW+4Q, Maralur Amanikere, Karnataka 572118, India13.2928125 77.09693750000001-15.017421336178845 41.94068750000001 41.603046336178849 112.25318750000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-67057294676300038822024-02-10T00:29:00.226+05:302024-02-10T00:29:00.168+05:30Sri Beteraya Devalaya, Gulur...continued from Guluru Maha Ganapati Devastana.After Maha Ganapati darshan we came back to the spot which happens to be the ancient entrance of Gulur village. A twin Nandi and a cobble-stoned ramp marks the place. We came back here to take pictures of the ancient gateway, that's when I noticed another ancient temple to my left. A board planted close to this Dwara stated two names- 1. Sri siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0Gulur, Karnataka 572118, India13.2913783 77.0924196-15.018855536178846 41.9361696 41.601612136178844 112.2486696tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-71183803325271893822024-02-03T00:29:00.339+05:302024-02-03T00:29:00.146+05:30Maha Ganapati Devalaya, GuluruJan 17, 2024. Sridhar and I were traveling from Bangalore to Bhogasandra by car. Since we had our own transportation, we had planned to see two historical places on the way- Guluru and Kaidaala, both situated close to Tumkur city. We left NH48 just after Chokkenahalli toll plaza, by passing Tumkur city. At he next major junction on the bypass road we entered Kunigal road, a couple of siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0Gulur-Ganesha Temple, Maralur Amanikere, Karnataka 572118, India13.2939163 77.0921785-15.016317536178846 41.9359285 41.604150136178845 112.2484285tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-5594912370824847662024-01-27T00:29:00.005+05:302024-01-27T00:29:00.149+05:30Rajagopala Beerangi, Thanjavur fortCannons are deadly weapons yet they are fascinating objects. During my historical tours I made sure to check out the cannons in and around my routes. The largest ones I'd seen were in Bidar, Vijayapura (Bijapur) and Kalburgi (Gulbarga). I've collated the information in the post: Largest cannons of Karnataka. My curiosity about cannons isn't limited to just Karnataka. I've seen photos of Jaivana siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com2Beerangi Medu, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu 613001, India10.7933814 79.1389839-17.516852436178844 43.9827339 39.103615236178847 114.2952339tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-58998783757822521542024-01-20T00:29:00.021+05:302024-01-20T00:29:00.126+05:30Taale Gida of Bhogasandra and BommarasanahalliDuring the fourth visit to Bhogasandra, somehow the matter of Taalegari Lipi came into one of the evening chats. Sridhar mentioned that they had some Taalegari strips at home. I think it was our friend Siddaramanna who mentioned about Taalegeri plants close to Sridhar's land. Being a rare plant people from far away places come in search of its flowers during Aug - Sept months which happens to be siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com2Bandanahalli, Karnataka 572222, India13.3932296 76.7942403-14.917004236178846 41.6379903 41.703463436178843 111.9504903tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-1373741893369650972024-01-13T00:29:00.920+05:302024-01-14T10:09:18.154+05:30Ranganathaswami Devastana, Kote GuddaBesides the Chalukyan realm, the most visited place of the Year 2023 has been Bhogasandra where I could taste the remote rural life in Tumkur district. I was happy to visiting it again, Bhogasandra is another home for me.December 4th morning I met Sridhar again at Mysuru. We were at Mysuru to attend a wedding. The venue was in a rural location, some 17 km away from Mysuru city center, it wassiddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0Jogihalli, Karnataka 572117, India13.5530423 76.832453399999991-14.757191536178846 41.676203399999991 41.863276136178847 111.98870339999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-35216626558845266292024-01-06T00:29:00.179+05:302024-01-06T00:29:00.132+05:30Mastigudi at HaradagereDuring my fourth visit to Sridhar's betelnut farm at Bhogasandra, Sridhar and I had made a social call on an acquaintance from the neighboring village Hardagere. Our acquaintance Indrakumar is a farmer growing mainly coconut and betelnut. While at his place, we chatted mostly about farming and general stuff. I asked if there was any historical place at his village and he mention Mastigudi. siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0CQ7R+WQP, Haradagere, Karnataka 572222, India13.4148375 76.791953113.412750233562956 76.789807332788087 13.416924766437045 76.794098867211915tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-85140395708843687332024-01-03T00:29:00.094+05:302024-01-03T00:29:00.246+05:30Trimurti at Chandalingeshwar temple complexThese pictures of Trimurti were shot on Nov 24, 2012 at the remotely situated Sri Chandalingeshwar temple complex near Bilagi. This sandstone sculpture depicts a ten-armed Nataraja in the middle, Brahma on the left and Vishnu on the right. Nandi, Parvati and Ganesha are present near Shiva. Going by the looks of the surfaces, the sculpture could be from Chalukyan times, probably between VII or siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0V2R6+HGV, Hanamsagar, Karnataka 583281, India15.8914875 76.011296899999991-12.418746336178845 40.855046899999991 44.201721336178849 111.16754689999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-39290179907711927242024-01-01T00:01:00.003+05:302024-01-01T00:01:00.129+05:30welcoming 2024 .........siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0Dharwad, Karnataka, India15.4589236 75.007808-16.72160208207135 39.851558 47.639449282071347 110.164058tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-6464674081019100962023-12-30T00:29:00.207+05:302023-12-30T00:29:00.130+05:30minor inscriptions in Badami north fortWell known inscriptions at Badami are the following: 1. Mangaleshana Shasana, 2. Kappe Arabhattana Shasana, 3. Pulakeshiya Shasana, and 4. Pallava Shasana. Then there's one inscription in shell script which is yet to be deciphered by archaeologists. Apart from these five there are several minor inscriptions of sculptors' names & tally marks mostly found near the four rock-cut temples siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com3Badami Fort, Badami, Karnataka 587201, India15.9227439 75.68408029999999115.922228042032048 75.683543858197012 15.923259757967953 75.684616741802969tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-84244017425993358222023-12-23T00:29:00.135+05:302023-12-23T00:29:00.140+05:30inscription of Mangalesha at BadamiThe four important Chalukyan period inscriptions found at Badami are:1. Pulakeshi Shasana,2. Pallava Shasana,3. Kappe Arabhatta Shasana and4. Mangalesha Shasana.While the first three are situated at different locations in the North fort, the fourth inscription i.e. Mangalesha Shasana is on the rock face besides rock-cut cave temple number 3. Just above the four-line inscription is a separate siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0WM8R+P9 Nagaral [S.B], Karnataka, India15.9167624 75.690994315.883745336714689 75.656662024609375 15.94977946328531 75.725326575390625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-76212934905790179512023-12-16T00:29:00.002+05:302023-12-16T00:29:00.133+05:30shell script inscription at BadamiBadami, the ancient capital of the Chalukyan empire is known for rock inscriptions. The most important ones are Kannada inscriptions dating back to VI Century CE namely-1. cliff inscription of Pulakeshi in North fort,2. inscription of Mangalesha besides Cave III,3. Pallava inscription near Pulakeshi's cliff inscription and,4. Kappe Arabhatta inscription.Apart from these four there are several siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com2WM8R+P9 Nagaral [S.B], Karnataka, India15.9167624 75.690994315.883744803894977 75.656662024609375 15.949779996105022 75.725326575390625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-85801608862318459952023-12-09T00:29:00.011+05:302024-01-13T10:10:43.630+05:30Tattukoti group of temples, BadamiOn the northeastern side of Agastya Tirta is a group of four temples called Tattikoti temples, also referred to as northern Bhootnath group. All four temples are south-facing, are in a completed state and seemingly well preserved. There are signs of repair work in the recent past i.e. by the ASI. As per the booklet on Badami, these temples are said to be built in XI or XII Century CE during siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0WMCP+GQ3, Badami, Karnataka 587201, India15.9212625 75.6869219-12.388971336178846 40.5306719 44.231496336178843 110.8431719tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-70650671723160154692023-12-06T00:29:00.024+05:302023-12-06T00:29:00.145+05:30Sunrise at VaughanThese sunrise pictures were shot on Nov-21st by my brother at Vaughan, Canada. Red sky indicates oncoming rain or snow. Weather forecast for that day said possibility of snowfall..........siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-31935647273835614842023-12-02T00:29:00.000+05:302023-12-02T08:30:23.977+05:30Jaina Narayana Gudi, PattadakalThis monument is is seldom visited by tourists because of its location. Though it is just a few meters away from the main road, it is situated on a narrow road, parking a large MPV or a bus is not really convenient. Hence a few tourists traveling by car may stop to see this monument restored between 2002 and 2004. My previous visit here was Aug 2010, that's 13 years ago. In those thirteen years siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0WRX5+V6, Pattadakal, Karnataka 587201, India15.9496875 75.808062499999991-12.360546336178846 40.651812499999991 44.259921336178849 110.96431249999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-18950451701872580552023-11-25T00:29:00.378+05:302023-11-25T00:29:00.141+05:30Gauri Gudi, AiholeThis photo of Gauri Gusi was shot on 16th Dec 2011 afternoon. That was 5th (possible 6th) visit to Aihole, it was a solo trip. I had spent just a few hours at Aihole, may be visited 2 or 3 temple complexes.This temple though it looks small from here has a spacious interior. The temple structure has undergone massive changes. The lower half is original and the upper half is relatively new additionsiddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0Aihole, Karnataka 587124, India16.019844 75.88099-12.290389836178846 40.72474 44.330077836178845 111.03724tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-18075387484210908952023-11-18T00:29:00.300+05:302023-11-18T00:29:00.148+05:30Jaina temple group, AiholeAihole has several Jain temples like the rock-cut shrine on the southwestern tip of Aihole hill, the twin temple inside Charantimath complex and a group of four temples opposite Gauri Gudi. There could be other Jain temples at Aihole but these are the ones I'm aware of. This blog post is dedicated to the last item i.e. the group opposite Gauri Gudi. I'd seen this group first time in Dec 2011, andsiddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0Aihole, Karnataka 587124, India16.019844 75.88099-12.290389836178846 40.72474 44.330077836178845 111.03724tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-77040071443599649432023-11-11T00:29:00.321+05:302023-11-11T00:29:00.137+05:30Kappe Arabhatta Shasana, BadamiDec 17, 2011. The entire morning was dedicated to seeing a natural wonder called Sidlapadi. I'd waited almost a year to see the naturally formed sandstone arch on Hiregudda, and the wait ended that morning. Thanks to my hosts' Ranganath Juttannavar and Dhariappa Dharegonnanavar's hospitality. Due to a prior engagement, Ranganath couldn't join us, Dhariappa and I had done the 4 km + 4 km trek on siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0WMCP+RCC, Badami Rural, Karnataka 587201, India15.9220625 75.68601559999999-12.388171336178846 40.52976559999999 44.232296336178848 110.84226559999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-61267144009692971812023-11-04T00:29:00.380+05:302023-11-04T00:29:00.149+05:30Shuleshwar Gudi and stepped wellLess than six weeks after the tour of the Chalukyan realm with Srinu, I redid the tour with Sridhar on October 5th & 6th. The tour was almost identical to the previous two, except that I made a few changes in the itinerary which was an attempt to optimize our foot movements. On the first day i.e. Oct 5th, we spent about 3 hours at Badami covering the caves temples and, structural temples &siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0Gorajnal Rd, Sulebhavi, Karnataka, India16.0404105 75.9435618-12.269823336178845 40.7873118 44.350644336178846 111.0998118tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-18182644887361472482023-10-28T00:29:00.242+05:302023-10-28T08:42:48.937+05:30Caves of Lamgao, GoaSept 1, 2023. After a quick tour of Arvalem waterfall and Arvalem caves, we headed west towards Bicholim. We still had 3 hours for the check-in at a resort near Assonora. So we thought of covering two more places- Lamgao cave and Corjuem fort. Lamgao cave is about 4 km from Bicholim. The narrow road passing through several localities is really tight and twisty, only one car could pass at a time. siddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0lamgao bicholim goa, lamgao, Bicholim, Goa 403504, India15.5959317 73.9365402-12.714302136178846 38.780290199999996 43.906165536178847 109.0927902tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917273566237443741.post-83912877299877755432023-10-21T00:29:00.290+05:302023-10-21T13:33:57.837+05:30Arvalem caves, Sanquelim, Goa...continued from Arvalem Waterfall.Sept 1, 2023. The last time I'd stepped into these cave monument was 20 years ago. Back then this monument was being done up for tourism. I remember the open yard was dug up and construction work was in progress. I'd taken a few pictures of the Linga idols in the caves. Shabir had told me that locally people call them Pandava Caves. However, officially they aresiddeshwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202482098840760884noreply@blogger.com0H23F+267, Rudreshwar Colony, Sanquelim, Goa 403505, India15.552527 74.023042815.551493401249893 74.021969916394042 15.553560598750106 74.024115683605956