Kerala West Coast photos

Few photos of Kerala coast-Taken from a moving train..

MatriMandir Auroville-pondicherry

Matrimandir is a spiritual township some 10 kms off Pondicherry. The sprirical dome you see in the picture is the central attraction here which is basically a meditation centre. Entry is free but open during specific timings only.

We didn't find anything so great about the place as a tourist centre, but worth a quick visit if you're visiting Pondy and have an hour or so to spare.

Bahubali and other photos- Karkala Udupi

Karkala is a taluk headquarter in Udupi district, Karnataka. This post shows you couple photos taken near one of the places of tourist interest in Karkala, Gomateshwara(aka Bahubali Statue).

Fully censored and U/A certified image of Bahubali (Gomateshwara) near Karkala. The highest Gomateshwara statue is located at Shravanabelagola [Full details on Gomateshwara]


Chaturmukha Basadi: View from top of the hill on which Bahubali Statue is located. This temple is based on jain architecture and hosts statues of different Jain leaders.


Bahubali statue far view (from Chaturmukha Basadi)

Steps leading to chaturmuka basadi.

Protected monument


Gomateshwara from side


‘Rama samudra’ lake. Municipality water supply for the Karkala town comes from this lake. (I'd thought it to be a river, thanks to Devika for correcting)


Clouds


Coconut plantation


Another view


1000 pillars temple (Saavira kambada basadi), Moodabidri.[Full details]

All above photos are hosted on slide.com and are available as a slideshow at the location below.
http://www.slide.com/r/mJ5xQoGGxD9LsZJUY70A0oKbYX9hibmE?previous_view=mscd_embedded_url

Cross posted from my main blog
Photos by Shrinidhi.Digitally compressed images. Original high resolution photos were taken on Olympus FE 170 and can be made available on request.

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Agra Fort- world heritage centre, Agra UP

Agra Fort is a UNESCO world heritage centre and popular next only to the great TAJ MAHAL in Agra.

Sharing some photos of this fort, which I visited earlier this month.

The entrance...

Walk way-one can easily get lost inside the fort.

Interiors of a hall-lots of artwork

Art work on the ceilings

Art on the pillars and columns

Yamuna river on the other side of the fort- Taj mahal is in the vicinity

So many squirrels More Squirrel photos

Jahangiri Mahal

Watch post

Entrances

Emperor Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal, was imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb in the Agra Fort where the former spent last 7 years of his life. I overheard few tourists excitedly talking among themselves-"I touched the bed on which Shah Jahan had slept"...

Amphitheater




Canals for safety

Outside the fort

Camera Used: Sony DSC H50. High resolution images (Nearly 3 MB each) available on request. What you see above are compressed images for the blog.
More about agra fort on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agra_Fort