I took my family to Shivanasamudra, Mysore, Halebidu and Belur for a two day trip. I contacted Sri Vinayaka Tours with the help of ‘Just Dial’ and got a very good cab deal.
We started at 8am and reached
Shivanasamudra, which is around 130 kilometers to the west of Banagalore, at
10.30am. As the Cauvery river flow was full due to rains, it was a real treat
to watch Shivanasamudra. We enjoyed the waterfalls for an hour and drove
towards Mysore.
We halted at Srirangapatna and visited Shri Ranganathaswamy temple. This
temple was built 1200 years ago and the idol of Shri Maha Vishnu is in resting
position. Then we visited Dariya Daulat bagh, the summer palace of Tipu Sultan
built in 1784. This palace is made up of wood and stands tall even after more
than 200 years. Then, we visited Ranganathittu Bird sanctuary but were
disappointed to hear that it was closed due to Cauvery floods.
Later, we went to Chamundi hills and visited Chamundeshwari temple. My nephew enjoyed a lot playing with monkeys near the temple. We rushed to Tipu Sultan’s palace in Mysore and reached at 5pm. The palace will be closed at 5.30pm and cameras will not be allowed inside the palace. By the time we leave our cameras in our car and went back, the palace gates were closed.
Later, we went to Chamundi hills and visited Chamundeshwari temple. My nephew enjoyed a lot playing with monkeys near the temple. We rushed to Tipu Sultan’s palace in Mysore and reached at 5pm. The palace will be closed at 5.30pm and cameras will not be allowed inside the palace. By the time we leave our cameras in our car and went back, the palace gates were closed.
Afterwards, we went to Mysore gardens while it was
raining. We managed to attend a Musical Fountain, the main attraction at Mysore
gardens. It was incredible to watch both the musical foundation and the crowd
dancing to the tunes. We stayed that night at Mysore itself as planned.
The next day morning, we
visited the Royal Mysore palace. We should remove our foot wear before entering
the palace. I was amazed watching at the work done in durbar halls.
Then, we drove to Hoysaleswara
temple that was built around 900 years ago in Halebidu. Though many sculptures
were destructed by many invaders, the remains are still splendid.
We proceeded to Chennakesava
temple, another masterpiece in Belur town. I loved the temple’s architecture
and the inscriptions. Most of the sculptures are carved by “Amarshilpi
Jakkana”. A legend says that people of Belur town protected this temple from
the invaders by covering the entire temple with sand.
Finally, we came back to
Bangalore at 10pm on the second day.
4 comments:
Finally, you toured around Bangalore :-)
Hey puppy,
Except for Shivanasamudra falls, I've been to other places earlier. To mysore wid my parents and to belur,etc wid our gang. How can u forget our 'the most exciting trip' to Jog Falls, belur, halebidu and sravanbelgola :))) Recollect our innovative poses!
Looks like you had fun!,,
Hey KSK.. yeah.. it's been fun for the last few weeks and there are many trips to pen down within October itself. I'll call u sometime dude. How is married life going on?
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