The trip from Mysore to Chikmagalur took over 5 hours and included some hair-raising near death experiences in the car. City driving is like a bumper car ride, yet countryside driving is like Indy 500. I just can't explain the sheer terror of it; I felt fairly comfortable with the competency of the driver yet I felt he did not need to take so many unnecessary risks. It's like he had something to prove to me...
Anyways, we had three stops between Mysore and Chikmagalur to visit the Gomatheswara monolith and the temples at Halebid and Belur. The massive monolith was situated on the top of a large hill overlooking the city and bordered by a temple. I have been told it is the largest monolith the in the world, it was super cool to see and located a beautiful site.
We then headed to see the temples along the way. Both temples were amazing in architecture and a sight to behold. There were some unfortanate vandalism over the centuries since they were built yet they have held up well and you can tell they took forever for masonries to chisel out all the detail in the walls and ceilings.
All three sites featured amazing architectural feats and were wonders to behold. Here is a map and image of the trip.
Photos here.
Anyways, we had three stops between Mysore and Chikmagalur to visit the Gomatheswara monolith and the temples at Halebid and Belur. The massive monolith was situated on the top of a large hill overlooking the city and bordered by a temple. I have been told it is the largest monolith the in the world, it was super cool to see and located a beautiful site.
We then headed to see the temples along the way. Both temples were amazing in architecture and a sight to behold. There were some unfortanate vandalism over the centuries since they were built yet they have held up well and you can tell they took forever for masonries to chisel out all the detail in the walls and ceilings.
All three sites featured amazing architectural feats and were wonders to behold. Here is a map and image of the trip.
Photos here.
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