One of my first time experiences during my last trip was chewing tobacco. I have always been open to new experiences and when the cup of tobacco was presented in front of me, it was an opportunity too good to be passed off.
Tobacco is really bitter and dries up your throat within seconds of chewing. They say its good for the throat, in small quantities ofcourse. Anyway the next time the opportunity presents its self, I will stand on the sidelines and wave :P
Thanks for all the sweet comments for the photos from my recent trip. This time while sorting out the pictures I realized that there were some photos with a story of their own to say and some that I totally loved taking. So I separated out these photos and will be posting them in the next couple of days… This is the first of the set.
Belwadi is a small village in the out skirts of Halebeedu. Almost forgotten in the shade of its world famous neighbor Belwadi boasts of one of the most beautiful and serene Hoysala Temple Complexes. I have been to Halebeedu (and Belur) dozens of times since childhood but this was only my second visit to Belwadi (and first armed with a camera).
For me, the hour or so spent in the temple complex was the best time of the trip. Every inch of the complex was simply breathtaking and the fact that we were the only tourists at the place at that time allowed us to have a very leisure view of the beautiful temple.
We spent an afternoon at Shringeri during our four day trip to Chikkamagaluru. Interestingly that day also was the annual Rath Yatra of the matha. The festival is very colorful and celebrated in a grand scale. I managed to capture a few pictures of the crowd and the festivities…
Earlier in the month I had been to Devarayanadurga for a one day trip. The temple situated on top of a hill near Tumkur is a very scenic and beautiful. It was my first visit to the place and I am surprised I had not heard of the place till now.