| My name is Mariamma |
[Apr. 2nd, 2008|03:47 pm] |
the enterprising lady who accompanied us as our guide; Talakaad, Karnataka.
A rough road from Somnathpur led us to Talakaad, with a few canals visible on the way, where women were busy washing clothes. As we parked in front of the Vaidyanatheswara temple, a guide approached us wanting to offer his services and followed us around the temple and finally decided to go in search of other people to guide. We started walking up the sand when Mariamma started walking along side us, we told her we did not need a guide, but she was not one to be deterred so easily as she started telling us about one of the temples; it turned out to be a good experience as she talked non-stop about herself and a little about the temples. A few things we learnt from our guide:
( the curse of Talakaad and more ) |
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| Somnathpur |
[Mar. 29th, 2008|01:06 am] |
the exterior of the Keshava temple along with one of the three gopuras; Somnathpur, Karnataka.
The rain in Tadiyendamol had us back in Mysore for the night and on our way to Somnathpur the next morning. We took the deviation just outside Mysore towards Bannur, the road being well layed, but it only lasted for a while as the road got worse and we were reduced to going at low speeds all the way to Somnathpur. What greeted us was a large lawn with the temple hidden inside another walled compound.
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| Experiments in the rain |
[Mar. 24th, 2008|03:37 pm] |
Enchanted Path : the path to Tadiyendamol; wet, fresh and green in the rain.
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