B'lore diary day 14...


Beautiful sunny day into Nandi Hills...We started our trip around 11am...

After driving for 1.5 hrs and 40 curves and bends later we reached Nandi Hills view point...
If you wish to walk its a bit of a long trek up... But we took the local transport ₹25 / tkt...

water tank inside this 950 yrs.old temple 

Suicide point ...

Tipu's lodge... Through the gate is a 1km.downhill trek to an old temple I was informed...

The way to the temple...

How green is my valley... 
After completing the Nandi hills route ...we opted to head towards Nandi village & on the way is this temple on our right dedicated to Nandi...
Its a circular route ...

In Nandi village this hidden gem was a flukie for us as we weren't informed of its existence... We happened to find it as we drove in the hope of reaching the highway and we got vv lucky...
It was a visual treat...

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Bhoganandiswara Temple and Arunachaleswara Temple are a twin Hindu temples complex located in Nandi village in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka, India. Ornate, beautifully carved and dedicated to Shiva, they have been variously dated between the 9th- to 10th-century CE

In the temple complex this chariot was there... Unfortunately I Dont know much of its history

Some more history...

The Grand Entrance into the Temple

Perfectly sculpted images... Testimony to the superior skills of the artisans back then...using primitive tools.

perfect symmetry... A feast for the eyes...

Exquisite art ...
Pagoda style roof... Looks like the China man had come visiting and influenced the sculpting styles...

The China man... 
The Dragon ...

Its a wrap... After refueling our bellies...

Watch out for the next Photo story and blog of Lepakshi and the famous floating pillar ... It was a round trip of 242 kms to the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh and back into Karnataka...

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