tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10153762850853487522024-03-21T04:52:56.167-07:00MKRekhaVijendraMK RekhaVijendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095154255060062462noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015376285085348752.post-2251941405672595552014-03-25T21:41:00.000-07:002014-03-27T07:09:09.314-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A Day-Out to Kolar </span><br />
Journey through Dynasties !<br />
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- It all started when we were looking for a place that could be visited in
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<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">Then my hubby suggested why not kolar and nearby places.. Kolar is of historical importance since it was ruled by various dynasties including Gangas, Cholas, Vijayanagar emperors . </span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">An apt decision
for a one day outing considering the distance from bangalore and most important
of all, I can get to eat the famous Bangarpet Panipuri ... </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></div>
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decided upon the destination, Vijendra plotted the important places in and
around kolar to be covered and we begun our journey at 7:00 AM ..</span></div>
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first hit <b>Antaragange – Dakshina Kashi (kashi of the south)</b></span>
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is around 65kms from Bangalore and 2 kms from Kolar. This belongs to Shrata Shrunga mountain ranges. Kashi Vishwanatha temple is located on top of the
mountain, Could be reached via steps, which might take 15-20mins. The area is under forest range. Many boards are planted depicting
the details of flora and Fauna available in the forest. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of the monkeys while climbing, there are lot n lot of monkeys through out the path and avoid carrying any
food stuffs while climbing…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Beside the temple is the sacred pond , which
gets the water from underneath the rock in between the 2 shrines of Basavanna
(Bull) as shown in the picture. The water stream is continuous and is alleged it would never stop. It is also believed that the water is from Ganges…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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the place is very scenic , maintenance is really bad.. The pond is very dirty,
garbage found everywhere, including the
vicinity of the temple. Even pradakshine is not possible around the temple . An alarming
situation to the Karnataka tourism department!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2. <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">We then headed to the famous <b>Kolaramma Temple</b> situated in the heart of kolar</span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">… The town is named after the goddess kolaramma..
It's an ancient temple built over 800 years ago in Dravidian style during the
Gangas dynasty.</span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">It was then renovated
during Cholas period</span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;"> - </span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">11</span><sup style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">
century .</span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;"> F</span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">urther developed during
15</span><sup style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;"> century by Vijayanagara emperors.</span><br />
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idols of goddess kolaramma and saptha maathrikes (7 goddessess) in the
form of L-Shape. People visiting this temple can feel the positive vibrations of goddess kolaramma …<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has beautiful carvings on both sides of the dwaras (Doors). One can find
kannada and tamil transcripts inscritpted on the walls of the temple.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>3.</b><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;"><b>Someshwara
temple </b>is located 2 kms from Kolaramma temple. It's a place of</span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;"> architect’s delight.</span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">The temple was initially built by Chola’s during 11</span><sup style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;"> century, then</span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">expanded
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<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">The temple has a beautiful kalyana Mantapa , The sculpture art on the Mantapa is just so oo wonderful..Eyes just wander which one to capture.. coz of so many artistic designs.</span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">Heavy Pillars on the Mukha Mantapa are similar to the ones in hampi, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">Several Mythological stories, pictures of scared animals like elephants,horses , cow etc.. posing in different bhangis are sculptured through out the walls of the temple . This place really needs some quality time to spend.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Mulabagilu Sri Veeranjaneya temple:</span></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycpRmDJekVv-CEL_i-fw2xCgjCU0DtbsTDPIoLRLuaB1CtOhW7-5iXuAwXL7cEcLQvYsfCuNQf6z4ZftVzbTRUnA7thW78LpVreYwXbYzkn48ZIzAhtdsfRw79-P168_mUu197hRp0Ek/s1600/IMG_1436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycpRmDJekVv-CEL_i-fw2xCgjCU0DtbsTDPIoLRLuaB1CtOhW7-5iXuAwXL7cEcLQvYsfCuNQf6z4ZftVzbTRUnA7thW78LpVreYwXbYzkn48ZIzAhtdsfRw79-P168_mUu197hRp0Ek/s1600/IMG_1436.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">Mulbagal is 30 kms from kolar, Originally named
Mudala bagilu means “Eastern Entrance”
to the mysore state during the Vijayanagar kingdom. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The town is famous
for the veeranjaneya hanuman temple & there is a mythological story connected with this , </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">It’s said that after the war of kurukshetra, Arjuna installed the idol of lord Anjaneya as a mark of respect and gratitude, Since lord Hanuman was the emblem in the flag (dwaja) of their chariot and also is considered
to be reason for their victory. There are deities of Lord Srinivasa – Padmavathi , Sri
Rama-Sita- Lakshmana.</span></span><br />
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temple is 12kms from Mulbagal. The
temple hosts a huge idol of Lord Ganesha which is 13.5 ft height. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">It is believed
that it was installed (pratishtapane)
by Trimurthis – Brahma, Vishnu &
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">The temple is considered to be very powerful and believed to grant all
our wishes.. Hence forth there was a huge crowd and had to wait for sometime to
get the darshan of ganapathi.</span><br />
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a few meters away is the temple of lord
Someshwara and is built on the rock with out any pillars. The temple has 2 styles
of carvings from the famous sculptor JakkannaChaari and his son DonkannaChaari.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this time we were almost tired and hunger bells were ringing.. Stopped by the
road side, underneath a huge tree.. and enjoyed our home made puliyogre,curd
rice with pakodas …Hm m m now regained
the strength for some more exploration.. ….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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next stop was to the very ancient <b>Viroopaksha temple: </b></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">3
kms from Mulbagal and built by Vijayanagar rulers during 13</span><sup style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">
Century. The temple resembles the Virupaksha temple of hampi. Has a huge tower
, Matapas , Vast kalyani, Pillars .. Worth visiting . But needs some
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<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">Karnataka government should seriously take some action against
protecting these heritage monuments which cheer our history and culture!!!</span></div>
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favourite one .. 9 kms from Mulbagal. This is the temple for Sita maate situated on top of a
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Oldest temple dates back to the period of
Nolamba dynasty. There are shirnes of lingas one each installed by Sri Rama and
his brothers and these are called Ramalingeshwara, Lakshmaneshwara,
Bharateshwara, Shatrugneshwara. </span><br />
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place witnesses various mythological
incidents – Its been told that Sita gave birth to Lava-Kusha here, Also believed that the war between Rama and
Lava-Kusha took place in Avani.</span><br />
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are very ethnic.. beautiful kalyani, The view from the hill is just amazing.. The
place was very relaxing..</span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">The hill is also becoming trekkers choice.</span><br />
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were 2 more spots in the list <b>Bangaru Tirupathi</b> &<b> KoTi Linga</b>, By then it's evening ... the sun was already on its way back to home.. since it was getting dark had to choose either of them,Skipped bagaru tirupathi and headed towards koti linga temple.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">The temple is an amazing one with lakhs N lakhs of shiva lingas of various sizes ,
As of today its almost 85-90 lakhs lingas implanted… and the intension is the
number to be elevated to crores very soon.. It has the world’s biggest shiva
linga .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">The environment inside the temple is very pleasing and an ideal place for meditation !!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to wrap up the trip with one last place , bangarpet …Most awaited destination for pani puri </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Truly you can get to eat very tasty , spicy pani-puris , Speciality over here is.. the pani they serve is colorless
just like water but indeed very spicy and tangy … Varieties of chat items were available ,, of which my favorite
was floating pani puri.. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Manjarabad Fort</h2>
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Manjarabad Fort , this was in my travel list for quite sometime !! And... Yes... It finally happened :)<br />
The Fort is also renown as the STAR Fort of Karnataka, Reason being the architecture
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The Fort is located in Donigal on NH 48, which is 7 kms from Sakaleshpur.<o:p></o:p><br />
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During 1600A.D , Star-shaped forts were a passion for Europeans especially France
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Manjarabad fort was built in 1792 by
Tippu Sultan in alliance with French Engineers. This was a strategically
defensive location due to the approach to the plateau from the coast beyond Sakaleshpur!<o:p></o:p></div>
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It is also believed , that there existed a
secret tunnel which connects manjarabad
fort and the fort in Srirangapatna, which happened to be Tippu Sultan’s headquarters .<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fort ‘s existence was known only to
few people until , its beauty was showcased in a very popular kannada song “Paravasha
Naadenu “ from the movie “Paramaatma “ .<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Tower shown below (donno what it is named), is so well planned ... which serves both the purpose for the soldier :<br />
1. A Place to Aim & Shoot the enemies<br />
2. At the same time a protective place which guards from Opposite attacks !!<br />
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Few glimpses of the fort displayed ........</div>
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And... finally it's VR rejoicing the atmosphere with my most favourite song "Paravashanaadenu Ariyuva Munnave" and right at the place where it was shooted :) Hm m mm feels Sooo GOOD :)<br />
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<strong>Bologna - "The Red City</strong>".........Capital of Emilia Romogna in Northern Italy.<br />
Bologna is feathered with the Europe's oldest university (1088). Famous for its porticoed walkways , ancient architechture , Food N Wine lovers paradise :) . Still not a commercialized tourist spot and hence retaining its traditional charm !!!<br />
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I nick named it the "<strong>Square City</strong>" , coz the city is so well planned and structured, that every street meets and ends with a square , like a maze.. Initially we had even lost our route and again had to walk all the way back to get to the right direction , though it was fun exploring the city :)<br />
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Its really hard to find a person speaking english outside office premises , hence had to bring out our enacting skills with all actions N expressions .. :)<br />
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Complete city is housed with red,orange, yellow colored buildings and houses ,making the city soo bright N colorful :) Some travellers have even named it Orange city ... To give a glimpse of it , find couple of pics below:<br />
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Bologna is the perfect place for food lovers ! Luv the Pizza's , though it was hard to find out the vegetarian ones , With great difficulty figured out some pakistani Pizza corner where they were selling hot and yummy veg pizzas..Veg margherita was mouth watering with bubbling hot cheese ... hm mm..... I can still sense that smell N taste...<br />
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The other day in office , My colleague got me "Pesto Pasta" ...I was not a pasta eater in India , but the herbs and the olive oil in a typical italian cuisine , Aaaw ww w I just enjoyed it soo much :)<br />
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<strong>1.Piazza Maggiore :</strong> Large square in the heart of bologna constructed in 1200. Week end hang out place for the localites , especially teenagers , Also the shopping area where several shops are laid out on both sides of the streets, with Porticos everywhere. There are some open air restaurants , where late evening lit with candles beside the Piazza Maggiore, A perfect romantic eat out :))</div>
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Soothing to watch N listen to young chaps show casing their musical talent - Musical street ...Woww I love this place :)</div>
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<strong>2. Statue of Neptune :</strong> A symbol also representing Bologna, the giant statue of God Neptune (1567). the god Neptune stands majestically above delightful sculptures of cherubs and nereids with four water spouts representing the major rivers of four continents.<br />
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<strong>4.Asinelli's Towers:</strong> Only 2 towers were left standing out of several towers built during 12th - 13th century. Their main purpose was for military functions.498 wooden steps to be climbed to reach the top of the tower.Well could not make it up this time .. Probably in my list on my next visit :)</div>
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<strong>5. San Luca church :</strong> My favourite spot of all in Bologna , located in Melon Cello . The church is located on top of a small hill , which can be reached either by foot via steps in enclosed portico which lasts till the peak of the hill or via a seperate road laid for vehicles. We chose to climb ,and the right decision as the entire path is laid out with beautiful sculptures and paintings , could spot several joggers climbing up the hill with their doggies :)</div>
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I was sweating even in the freezing cold.. The best part of it is shedding calories :)</div>
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People in Bologna are fitness freeks ... Music lovers , fashion oriented , artistic ... passion towards painting ... helpful N Ofcourse very talkative .... Italians Chit - Chat much more than Indians ..:) <br />
Pet lovers too.. They will always be accompanied either with small doggies or very huge ones .(Xtremes).. <br />
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Bologna .. I have fell in love with this city ... I Wish to meet U again Soon ..:))<br />
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MK RekhaVijendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095154255060062462noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015376285085348752.post-57183578868608358492012-11-27T00:29:00.003-08:002012-11-27T00:29:58.952-08:00Bologna - Here I Come .......<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It was an emotional time for me, hubby N my parents. Some how I thought it should be possible to stay for 14 days....<br />
Appi got me my favourite Temptation chockie while dropping me to the BIAL...</div>
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Then as the flight sloped down for landing , The areal view of Bologna ,it was all red , orange , brownish small buildings ,houses surrounded by green fields... It was very Colorful ...</div>
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On the way to our hotel CASA Temporania , the place picturized like some small town in old english movies , Not much crowded ,No huge buidings, very calm N quite place , ancient architecture ,Not much commercialized retaining its beauty :) </div>
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MK RekhaVijendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095154255060062462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015376285085348752.post-48776374989598759062012-11-26T05:37:00.000-08:002012-11-26T05:37:08.014-08:00Glass Painting - An Attempt !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Wanted to check , If I could make an attempt on glass painting !</div>
Took a plain glass slab , Drew the outline of 2 flowers N leaves.<br />
Flowers were given 2 different shades of colors with golden dots for the buds.<br />
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Wait ... Something Incomplete !!! Ahhhh then gave a background touch with green and blue shades and finally here it is :)))</div>
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MK RekhaVijendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095154255060062462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015376285085348752.post-35395115877649240502012-10-26T08:54:00.000-07:002012-10-26T08:54:10.401-07:00Scrap to Exotic !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been really a very long time that I had spend some time on creative work, which was my passion during the high school days ! Pursuing Engineering and IT job snached away my interest towards them :(<br />
Though later on I realized that I need to be back with my arts n crafts, It took over many years and here I come up with something to start with !!!<br />
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While I was cleaning my room , I found one empty perfume bottle container , which was cylindrical in shape.<br />
Then I imagined a colorful bed lamp to be created out of the container instead of throwing it . I immediately went and got my first glass painting Kit , drew some out line with black color and filled with different colors, which totally changed a plain container to a colorful container .<br />
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Then with the help of my hubby , I could fix a bulb and a wired with a switch , <br />
And the result is ..... My own hand made Colorful bed lamp :)) I really felt very happy for spending some time on such creative activities ... I need to keep this going Onnnn :)<br />
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