Monday 26 May 2014

Madikkeri clicks



Madikkeri - A scenic high altitude area near to Mangalore
Some clicks from the tourists spots


From Thalakkavery hills


Bhagamandala Temple


Triveni Sangama near Bhagamandala Temple


Thalakkavery - from here the the Cauvery river starts. 
People offer pooja to cauvery matha here


Near Thalakkavery temple there is a hilltop. 
On either sides of the hill you can see people arranging stones like this. 
This is also an offering by them



Way to Abbey falls. It was dried up when I visited


Neerkakka at Abbey falls



A view from Raja's Seat




an Inflorescence from the garden in Raja's Seat



Dubare Elephant Training Centre 

Elephants enjoying bath


They enjoy bathing

Moving towards shelter after the bath

Scenic beauty of Dubare

An elephant cub enjoying food (Jaggery covered in dry hay)



Two more elephant cubs



Scenic beauty of Dubare









A lonely stork waiting for its prey



A pair of birds. They have their nests on the ground nearby only. 
These birds use stones to build their nests in the ground and the eggs resemble stones.
They make the sound "Ittittipooo"

A fallen tree trunk

A view from the river





A fallen tree trunk at Nisargadhama.... What an ambiance there...! 


Deer in the Nisargadhama at Madikkeri


Lone "ittittipooo" in the river


A dog found at the Dubare Elephant training centre










Tuesday 18 March 2014

Bijapur Snaps


Bijapur(Kannada:ಬಿಜಾಪುರ)(Urdu:بیجاپور) city is the district headquarters of Bijapur District of Karnataka state. It is also the headquarters for Bijapur Taluka. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural importance built during the rule of the Adil Shahi dynasty. Bijapur is located 530 km Northwest of Bangalore and about 550 km inland from Mumbai, and 384 km west of the city of Hyderabad.
Please find below some snaps I had from this city where there are many monuments of archaeological importance.

Entrance to the garden of Shivapuri

The 85-foot (26 m) tall statue of Lord Shiva installed by the T.K. Patil Banakatti Charitable Trust in Bijapur at Shivapur on Sindagi Road. The statue weighs around 1,500 tonnes.

A parrot sits on the finger of Lord Shiva's Statue.

A peacock

The nandi Statue in front of Lord Shiva

Gol Gumbaz Entrance

Gol Gumbaz from distance

Some reminiscences of the past

Minars of Gol Gumbaz
Minars of Gol Gumbaz

Entrance of Gol Gumbaz

Inside Gol Gumbaz

On the roof of a minar

Minars of Gol Gumbaz

Minars of Gol Gumbaz

Minars of Gol Gumbaz

City of Bijapur from Gol Gumbaz

City of Bijapur from Gol Gumbaz

A snap from the top of Gol Gumbaz





A parrot finding nesting place in the walls of Gol Gumbaz


Minars of Gol Gumbaz


A pretty bird I saw there
A nice view of a minar from Ibrahim Rauza

Some cute flowers from the garden

From inside of Gol Gumbaz


A scene from Jod Gumbaz


A minar of Jod Gumbaz

Ibrahim Rauza
It is situated on the western outskirts of the city. Ibrahim Rauza comprises two buildings, a magnificent tomb and a remarkable mosque enveloped by a garden. Facing each other, these twin buildings have a fountain in between them. A Persian inscription here records the construction of this Rauza in 1626. These buildings stand on a raised terrace supported by arches in a large rectangular enclosure with a high entrance tower in the centre of the north side, adorned with four graceful minarets. This is the most ornate building in Bijapur. Both the buildings have square plans with four minarets at the corners and a bulbous dome at the centre, which emerges from lotus petals. Cousins called the building as “The Taj Mahal of the Deccan”.

Minaret from Ibrahim Rauza

Chain made out of stone

Another cutie
A scene from the Bijapur road

A cute face of a grandma

Another Bijapur face

Barakaman (Ali Roza-II)
A mausoleum of Ali Roza built in 1672. It was previously named as Ali Roza, but Shah Nawab Khan changed its name to Bara Kaman as this was the 12th monument during his reign. It has now seven arches and the tomb containing the graves of Ali, his queens and eleven other ladies possibly belonging to the Zenana of the queens.

Barakaman (Ali Roza-II)


Barakaman (Ali Roza-II)

Barakaman (Ali Roza-II)

A woman in Barakaman (Ali Roza-II)

From the market

Something finally for a smile... Wonderful spelling...!