During my recent trip to Uttarakhand , I was faced with a problem I had never encountered before. We were passing through Delhi, but we had hardly any time in the city. On earlier visits when I have had to change trains/flights at Delhi, I have always arrived in the morning and left again at night, visiting relatives in between. This time, I was arriving in the city at night, and leaving again early in the morning. There was hardly any time to visit people. I would only have a couple of hours with them before I’d have to leave again. For the first time, we considered booking a hotel, but there again, we were hesitant about the actual hotels, the costs involved, and the logistics of getting from the airport to the railway station and then back again from the station to the airport. That’s when we remembered reading something about a corporate-managed lounge at Delhi station. We soon figured out that we could book online and pay by the hour. Besides, we also learnt that there wasn’t ju
The World Heritage Site of Pattadakal deserves more than just a cursory glance. There is so much to see and appreciate, and even during our short visit to the place, I clicked so many photos that I found it impossible to put all of them together in one post! Here are my first two posts on the temple complex at Pattadakal -
Continuing with our walk through the temple complex, we next arrived at the Chandrashekhara Temple. The plain and simple structure is the one which attracts least number of visitors, and consequently, is empty and easy to photograph!
This is the Sangameshwara Temple, originally known as the Vijayeshwara temple, since it was built by the Chalukya king, Vijayaditya.
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Detail of the vimana |
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Another incomplete set of work |
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Samhith standing next to the broken pillar... he is about 4 ft tall, so that depression is at least 3 ft in depth! |
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Detail at the bottom of the pillar |
Considering the rate at which I am going, I wonder when I am going to finish this series, but I can't help wanting to post almost every single photo I have taken!
Coming up next: Some of the most beautiful temples at Pattadakal!
Pattadakal Quick Facts
Getting there:
Nearest Airport: Hubli
(about 120 Km )
Nearest Railway Station: Badami
(29 Km)
Pattadakal is well
connected by road to Badami (29 Km) and Aihole (24 Km).
Where to stay: There is
practically no accommodation available at Pattadakal. The nearest city is Badami,
where the KSRTC Mayura Chalukya is the best option. There are also other hotels
and lodges in Badami.
Another lovely set of images Anu!
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ReplyDeleteSuperb & informative post. Once again enjoyed the virtual photo tour.
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Mridula!!
ReplyDeleteThanks TGS!
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ReplyDeleteLovely!
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ReplyDeleteNice photos...great blog! keep it up!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, Ashok!
ReplyDeleteNice blog about Pattadakal, great Pictures :-) keep it up,
ReplyDeleteAlso I read information about pattadakal at site:
http://www.ijaunt.com/karnataka/pattadkal,
Thanks a lot, Sri! will def check out the site
DeleteNice post.. Keep up the good work.
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