When we started off towards the temple town ‘Melukote’ (Melkote or Yadavagiri or Yadugiri) on a summer day, to be greeted by the misty morning. Our prayers for the same climate went in vain, as the temperature soared later. We stopped at a couple of places for photo sessions & reached in time for the breakfast.
After savouring the delicious ‘Puliyogare’, we roamed around the place – Cheluva Narayanaswamy temple, akka-tangi kola, Dhanushkoti (there is one here also), Raya Gopura & then Yoga Narasimhaswamy temple (situated on top of the hill).
What amazes me is the number of pushkarinis (kalyani or man made water-body) in a town situated on a hill. And that too most of them filled with water during peak summer.
The day we were there in Melukote was the last day of 10th board exams. A bunch of guys directly came out of the examination hall and jumped into the water to beat the heat & also to celebrate the end of exams 😉
How to reach there:
Bangalore – Mandya – turn right after 4 KMs from Mandya – Jakkanahalli Cross – Melukote
Or
Bangalore – Kunigal – Bellur Cross – Nagamangala – Jakkanahalli Cross – Melukote
some excellent images there. Thanks for sharing.
Pictures are wonderful as always. You had published them earlier also. Right ?
BTW, read your tip off at BB ( I am a member there) for that plagiarism post. Do you think it'll stop ? I myself am a victim to it umpteen no. of times.
Have commented on manasa's blog & the thief's blog also.
great shots…
@Arun, thanks & welcome back to B'lore 😉
@Cuckoo, Thanks. No, I'm publishing these photos for the first time.
And regd. plagiarism there is not end to that 🙁
@The Drifter, thanks & welcome.
Oh nam area kade bandidra! 🙂
fotos ciMci guruve…
Mast pics ..
a nice narration and I am back with my memories of visit to melkote. u hv penned it to perfection and supported with beautiful snaps. keep travellig and we keep reading and viewing
have a good day
pranesh
Amazing pics..Summer day, when had u been there?
Thanks for posting abt the post on plagiarism to BB. That person who stole has apologized n removed my blog post.
@Susheel @Madhukesh @Pranes sir, thanks.
@Manasa, thanks. I was there on Apr 1st week
enchanting is the right word to describe your pictures..somehow I have never been able to go to Melkote
Nice narrative! Small temples that dot the landscape of India, especially in the south, have something about them that always strike a chord in me.
@Lakshmi, thanks. do visit the place. Make sure that you are not going there in summer 🙂
@Rajan, thanks for the visit
nice pics prashant especially the first, second and 6th ones….
Thanks Venu