Destined to reach!

The four ferries stood at one's disposal.......one who wished to reach the destination which was quite far.
Reminded me of those texts (now almost in obscurity).Those that have been torch-bearers for the brave who did dare to journey across...Here however,it was the Tungabhadra river shaped by the picturesque setting all around and the destination being twenty minutes away.

Talking stones!

Every sculpture out of hundreds at Haleebedu was a story.
Details of the ribs sticking out like that of a collapsed cage and the life sculpted to the faces not just conveyed ideas but were sufficient to express the value for art.

Deep enough!

 

 Place: Hampi

The rocks may have camouflaged this elephant against people.
But splashing revealed it all!
The ritual of a morning bath seemed to be the best time for pranks.

Alone, never lonely!

Overwhelming was the experience in the middle of 26 sq.kms of ruined forts, places and temples at Hampi in Southern India.
Mostly uninhabited except for a few tourists.
This picture was set at the Hemakuta Hill in Hampi that supposedly offers a peaceful view of the sunset of which the clouds deprived me.
With a strong current of wind and a couple of langurs behind me, this room of worship located on a slope with a serene looking tree at the entrance blended with a cold color tone was for me the mood of this place.

After Art!

This almost dilapidated temple which stands at the heart of Hampi, the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire has still a few visitors.
The monolithic stone chariot being a masterly work of art and the temple 'Mandapa' with 56 musical pillars resonating to "Sa Re Ga Ma" of Indian classical music being an experience.
The fact is still puzzling as to how Sound could be programmed into a stone pillar in the 16th century, while the destroyed temple gate was proof enough that even art was programmed into every stone that went into building this huge temple complex.

A Rare Feet!

The concept of 'The Superhuman' in the Jaina Religion finds its expression here at Sravanabelagola in the south of Karnataka, Southern India- An 18m high figure of the all-renouncing Bahubali carved to perfection.

A drizzling 7'o'clock morning, when the priest was found performing a ritual for a couple of followers who found themselves secure.

A different war!

Detailed carving of thousands of such mini war elephants pressing against each other, competing to circumambulate the sanctum, was a constant characteristic in all temples of the Hoysala period in the Hassan District of Karnataka.
Belur, the place, one of the ancient capitals of the Hoysala Empire.