“Hurry, you’ve got only 15 minutes. We’ll be closing by 5:30PM sharp.”, the security folks at the entrance of Chennakeshava temple were in a real hurry. Though it was very close to closing time quite a few visitors were just...
Tag: Architecture
Of Stones and Statues
One of the things that attracts me like a magnet when I go out exploring the places is the good old architecture. Be it a nicely carved out small statue or a stone structure meant for a social gathering/resting place....
Chandragiri: Less known hillock of Shravanabelagola
For most of the people visiting Shravanabelagola, their purpose of visit starts and stops at the huge monolithic statue of Lord Gommateshvara on top of Vindhyagiri (more commonly known as ‘Dodda betta‘). What most of them don’t know is that...
Small Wonders: Channakeshava Temple of Tandaga
There are so many things in life we see on a day to day basis and completely ignore it or goes unnoticed. You pass by them as if it doesn’t exist and notice only when someone points that out. That...