What Dev11 said. My TLog is pending for more than a yearOriginally Posted by shishirbn
"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."
-Calvin
Dai!!!
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Wonderful pictures.. Thanks for sharing them.. Hampi is on the list of my 'must-visit' places but don't know when I'll get to visit this place..
This is the basic principle of a pinhole camera ! Nevertheless a marvel at the time !
There is only one cure for grey hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the Guillotine - PGW
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Next up is the Sasivekalu Ganesha.
As we all know Ganesha is a foddie. ONce he ate so much food that his stomach was about to burst. SO he caught a snake and made a belt. The same can be seen in this sculpture also.
The hand which is holding the Modaka was destroyed by Bahamani rulers when they Invaded this place in 15th century.
This was reconstructed by the ASI and in 2000 some miscreant broke that again purposefully. Hence a CCTV camera is installed at all the monuments now.
This is almost 8ft in height. This was built under the supervision of a trader who used to trade Sasivekalu and hence the name. This was also to show his respect and love towards the Vijayanagar Rulers.
The structure is so nicely done that from behind the monument you can see Goddess Parvathi depicted.
Next is Kadalekalu Ganesha:
This is on the top of the Hemakuta hills next to Virupaksha temple
The belly of this idol resembles the shape of Kadalekalu or the Bengal gram and hence the name. The idol is almost 15ft in height. You guys should see that and it is huge and loos awesome.
It is said that after the Bahamani rulers came to know about the wealth of the Vijayanagar empire they thought the stomach and the truck of this idol has gold in it and chopped off.
Try walking into YOUR car rather than crawling. For me walking is always best ---GURU SHISHIR
Ending the Hemakuta hill and temple with the Pano shot and by truck snap
Try walking into YOUR car rather than crawling. For me walking is always best ---GURU SHISHIR
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Next up is the Krishna Temple:
This temple was built by Krishnadeva Raya in 15tyh Century to mark the winning over the Gajapathi kings of Utkala, which is now a state in Orissa.
The main deity was Lord Krishna and that to it is Bala Krishna. This temple was excavated just some decades ago. The main idol of Balakrishna is in Chennai Museum.
This temple has a good lion sculpture which is at the entrance to the Shrine.
Like Hampi Bazzar(which starts near the Virupaksha temple), this temple also host a bazaar which is called as "Krishna Bazaar" which is in front of the temple.
All the trades including Gems, gold, etc during Krishnadevaraya used to happen here
Side view of the temple
Main entrance
The Krishna Bazaar
Try walking into YOUR car rather than crawling. For me walking is always best ---GURU SHISHIR
Some inside snaps of Balakrishna Temple
Try walking into YOUR car rather than crawling. For me walking is always best ---GURU SHISHIR
Some more inside pics of the Krishna temple
Try walking into YOUR car rather than crawling. For me walking is always best ---GURU SHISHIR
Ending the Krishna temple with these Pano shots.
Try walking into YOUR car rather than crawling. For me walking is always best ---GURU SHISHIR
On the way to VijayaVittal temple
So after we finished the Krishna temple and Virupaksha temple, we went towards Vijayavital temple where the famous stone chariot and the Panduranga temple was situated.
On the way to that place we came across some landscapes and here they are
Try walking into YOUR car rather than crawling. For me walking is always best ---GURU SHISHIR
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