Melukote is a small-scale
temple town close
Mysore. One fine Lord's Day morn nosotros started off from Bangalore for Melukote. The morn conditions inwards Bangalore was really pleasant. Speeding off from NICE route nosotros reached
Ramnagara very hungry for breakfast. Just a few kilometres from Ramnagara is '
Kamat Lokaruchi' a dainty house for breakfast. Although its to a greater extent than frequently than non pretty decent but the service was poor. it seemed that they are facing tough contest from a few of the newer ones on this road. Next fourth dimension I'll also displace the novel eatery simply on the contrary side of Kamat.
The shops surrounding Kamat sell or as well as then
handicrafts related stuff. Some of the items are pretty decent as well as skilful looking. But its mostly fancy stuff.
Starting from Kamat, nosotros laid upward off towards
Maddur. In Maddur, nosotros stopped to purchase a bottle of H2O as well as my friend bought a pair of bananas for his kid. driving through or as well as then hectic traffic as well as a lot of route humps nosotros reached Mandya from where nosotros had to cause got the diversion towards Melukote. Initially it seemed to endure a bad alternative , but the route turned out to endure a wonderful one. It took us through the countryside as well as or as well as then existent greenery. The route status was also pretty decent.
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| State Highway to Melukote |
The terminal pair of kilometres into Melukote at that spot are or as well as then Ghat department mount roads. But its pretty decent as well as presently ane tin come across a huge H2O body.
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| Melukote H2O body |
On entering Melukote nosotros straight off went to '
Melukote Kalyani'. This seemed similar a big pond where or as well as then ceremony was going on.
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| Melukote Kalyani |
This is the Melukote Kalyani. One tin pass or as well as then fourth dimension here.
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| Melukote Kalyani Pond |
After seeing the
Melukote Kalyani nosotros walked to come across the
Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple. Its based on the pop
Vishnu avatar - Narasimha. One has to climb most 50 to 100 strange steps to attain the temple. There are porters available to deport elderly people.
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| Yoga Narasimha Swamy temple entrance |
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| Beautiful Trees inwards Yoga Narasimha Swamy temple |
This temple provides a wonderful thought alongside lots of trees as well as a feeling of ancient places. Shoes are to endure left exterior fifty-fifty earlier climbing the steps. Hence advised to brand the view inwards the early on morning. Its an active temple alongside people going for Pujas as well as lots of beggars.
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| Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple path |
I took several pictures from this place. It also provides a wonderful thought of the
Cauvery River valley. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1
photographer's delight actually.
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| Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple |
Apart from the Temple sanctum photography is allowed everywhere.
Apart from this temple at that spot is or as well as then other temple simply most one-half a kilometer from this ane called
Cheluvaraya Swamy temple. We decided to skip this every bit nosotros were every bit good hungry for lunch.
There are a pair of to a greater extent than ponds later this temple , but did non notice it really construct clean surroundings.
The same route takes ane to the
Sanskrit academy for which Melukote is famous. We noticed a lot of Swamiji similar dressed people who seemed to endure similar Sanskrit pundits. We decided to telephone band it a day. It was indeed a wonderful Lord's Day for us.
The trip was skilful as well as nosotros decided to pass the afternoon inwards
Ranganathitu Bird Sanctuary nearby. But that volition endure or as well as then other story. I was hoping to come across a few kilometres of forested expanse , every bit google data suggested at that spot is a
Melukote Wildlife Sanctuary where
wolves are seen. Maybe nosotros missed that.
