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.

Related: Endpoint Manipal Drive-in Cinema in coastal Karnataka (humor)

Impala -The deer like animal found @ akbar manusoleum agra

Impala is a deer like animal, these are found in large numbers in Africa. Found some of them in Agra (Sikandra), inside akbar's mausoleum.


"Hai Handsom, Hai Handsom".... female impalas look admiringly at their male counter parts!

the fairer sex...female impalas

Couldn't go near them but as usual super zoom camera allowed me to take some close-up shots, but had to reduce resolution to get better zoom.

I had some confusion identifying name of this animal-Thanks to Praks for helping me out

Learn more about impala's here

Gurudev Mandir, Mathura-Vegetarians only

Found at Jai Gurudev Mandir, in the city of Mathura, on Delhi-Agra road. Those who eat non veg and drink wine are requested not to put money.

Outside views of this Gurudev Mandir. Falls on the highway, so you wont usually miss it.

To enter this mandir you are required to give their name and full address to the person manning the gate. May be a security measure or a data collection effort. No proof is asked though for the address given. No money is charged for the entry and footwear. Fully free. Inside it is more like a marriage hall. A big empty hall with a photo on the stage. Nice place for meditation. Full marble building.

His Master's Voice (HMV) Gramophones

His Master's Voice (HMV) Gramophones
Today's generation obsessed with iPods may not even know what a gramophone is. Here're some photos.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gramophone_record
Read: Random thoughts on Music

Jugads-Assembled vehicles of North india

You know about assembled computers-know have a look at these assembled vehicles, which I found in hundreds in UP/Haryana region.


Read More about these jugaads here

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

Cute Squirrels of Agra Fort

As per indian mythology, its Lord Rama who drew the 3 lines we saw on the back of these squirrels, which was in appreciation of little help these animals rendered while the bridge to Lanka was being constructed.




I found so many of them inside Agra fort. They were quite friendly-If you sit idle for some time these tiny animals gather courage and come near. But I couldn't cuddle them the way I would have done with a cat-they run away if touched.




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 photos on http://enidhi.slide.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel