The Hoysala trail – 20 villages in 3 days
Thats right..Ive been on the Hoysala trail in interior Karnataka , visiting about 20 villages and 30 temples – some in ruins such as the one here , which is in a small hamlet called Angadi where the Hoysala Dynasty actually began..One of my best trips ever this year, I must thank my cousin Lalitha and my uncle Muralippa for actually taking me there..
20 villages and 30 temples!!??
That’s fantastic. We are gonna have a feast of interesting posts now. Welcome back, my friend. 🙂
– celine
PS: I’ve just posted something small on Indian culture. Do pass by at your convenience.
That is simply superb !!!
I am looking forward to see all those pics taken by you and to hear your experience about this trip 🙂
Keep rocking …
what do you do? i mean, how do you afford so much travel?
*envious*
Awesome!!
That sure is one HELLUVA trip
Which ruins did you visit.. any names.. this sounds interesting..
This trip sounds like a dream fantasy come true! Am waiting eagerly for your accounts and photographs. Are you working on a book or something?
Kamini.
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20 villages and 30 temples!!?? I think you’ve created some kind of record. How do you manage it ? And who gives you company ?
Waiting to know about those interiors.
Hoysala trail, that sounds very interesting, I plan to do something like that soon and I’m sure that your blog will come in handy.
Take a look at this particular post of mine on Somnathpur and Nanjangud:
http://chitra-vihaar.blogspot.com/2008/05/glimpse-of-somnathpur-keshava-temple.html
celine – Thanks.Its been a crazy ride alright..am currently quite overwhelmed ..incidentally the trail is not yet over
Alok – It was a great trip and I went to the place where the Hoysala Dynasty is supposed to have started …the place in the picture..I need to post on other trips before coming back to this one
DB – I dont do anything..am on a break from work..so am just living it up considering hard work never pays anyways 🙂
Aditi – Thanks..you said it
Pallavi – I went on the Hoysala trail..the ruins are in a few places..but the main one, what you see in the pic is in Angadi where the dynasty started ..more on this in a while
Kamini – I wish I did..need a publisher..
Cuckoo – Interior Karnataka is quite a sad sight in some places..no power, no roads..but beautiful fields and simple people..the trail is not yet over …I will be posting in a while.
Anoop – welcome to backpakker ..Ive been planning this for a while..your blog has amazing pictures..
lakshmi
Seems like you have been on a great trip, and hope you have been on new and wonderful experience. Let me check ur others post later sometime soon. Take care and enjoy well 🙂
Lovely ruins!I remember reading about the Hoysala dynasty in school.
Glad it was to know u were having a deep trip into Karnataka, and very interested to know more. will read the older post shorter 🙂
wow.
then u should like this. i’m trying to colllect pictures of queen shantala/ hoysala dancer from around karnataka. if u see one, please do click.
gopal
link to pics: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=111476&id=759840631
Punk master – yes, Ive been on a great trip and thanks for dropping in
Sameera – some of the pics are quite amazing..yes, I did study briefly in school too, but nothing like learning for yourself
Jeevan – Thanks..It was a wondeful trip, but I need to read more before documenting it..so will take a while
Gopal – the pics are awesome..I have quite a few..whats more, you are going to like this..I went to a village Shantigrama which is enroute to Hassan which is her village , where she was apparently born and she developed it and it is named after her.
lakshmi
hi,
thx for visiting my blog,
its located in the center of lake hussain sagar,
i think u should vist hyd once,
its a wonderfull place!
🙂
Rakii -Thanks..been there many times though I cannot remember the statue
Lakshmi