Roads I Travelled

Mahakoota The Summers are here to stay for sometime and the best thing to do to beat the heat is to take a plunge into the pool.Here at Mahakunta people are seen taking a plunge into the Kalyani(Water tank). Read more about  Mahakunta .

It was a sunny day when we went to Mahakuta and the best thing most of the people doing there to beat that heat was to jump into the Kalyani(Water tank).Remember the famous song  Barso Re Megha Megha from the movie Guru.This is the same tank into which Aishwarya Rai jumps in the song. Mahakuta is around 15kms away from Badami  and the temples(there are a group of temples in this complex) here are dated 6th Century and constructed by the Chalukya kings of Badami.Some of these temples are in ruins.At the entrance of this complex, i saw people drying clothes on the ground and there was a cradle tied to the tree which the priest over there was swinging it.Mahakuteswara is the main temple inside the complex.There is a Nandi in front.of this temple.In the middle of the Kalyani, there is a four faced Shiva Linga.This temple complex is home to the Lakulisha, the only known nude form of Shiva.Mallikarjuna temple,Sangameshvara temple,Vishnu temple are som...

“If a street has a spirit, no matter how narrow it is, we can breathe comfortably over there.”   Mehmet Murat ildan When in Badami, never miss to walk through these narrow lanes which is full of life. Kids running through these narrow lanes , Women getting on with their daily work ,the hens,goats ,monkeys and the cows make these lanes more lively. Agastya lake is just a few meters away from these lanes where all the womenfolk come down to wash clothes. Kid Sitting on a tractor Evolution Kannada Movie Poster Rowdies at work Banashankari Jatre Banashakari People here are very courteous, do walk around with a smile  : ) Watch out for the monkeys if you are carrying any eatables visible to them,they do try to snatch them from you. My earlier post about Badami has information about the places to see around and our stay at Badami...

As the dawn breaks , the echo of the monkeys fighting up the caves, stare of an owl from the tree perch, flight of the pond herons, dogs barking greets me at the Agastya Lake.I'm here standing opposite to these huge red sandstone caves at Badami ,in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka.Badami is famous for these red sandstone cave temples. Badami is also famous for rock climbing and a popular destination among local and international climbers. Naturally Formed Cave at Badami Caves It was an extended weekend trip to Badami which is around 510Kms from Bangalore and this  time travelled in train and reached Badami on the Valentines day.One can either take a sharing auto or a KSRTC bus to travel to the main town which is around 5kms from the railway station. Day one of our trip started immediately after getting freshen up and a quick breakfast at the hotel where we were staying.We booked our stay at the KSTDC hotel,Mayura Chalukya. Thi...