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November 2023

Kurudumale, Karnataka

• Someshwara Temple
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  Entrance
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  Ganesha near Mukhamandapa
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  Yali balustrade to Mukhamandapa

Virupakshi, Karnataka

• Virupaksha Temple
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  Information board
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  Gopuram

October 2023

Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh

• Veerabhadra Temple
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  Information board
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  Black kite on side Gopuram

• Veerabhadra Temple pillars
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  Bringhi sculpture in Natya Mandapa
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  Bringhi sculpture - diff view
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  Shiva as mendicant, with fashion footwear
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  Sculpted pillar of Natya Mandapa

• Jatayu and Nandi
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  Side view from Veerabhadra temple
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  Zoom view from Nandi garden
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  Nandi, natural Nandi like tree-and-rocks, and Jatayu

• Flowers
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  Minnieroot at Veerabhadra Temple
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  Lepakshi Nandi garden - pink trumpet vine
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  Lesser mallow (hibiscus) in Nandi garden

Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka

• Bhoganandishvara Temple
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  Side wall of Arunachaleshwara Shrine with Dancing Shiva
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  Dancing Shiva in window
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  Sculptures on rear wall of Uma Maheshwara shrine

June 2023

Uttara Kannada district

• White Lotus bud
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  In a pond near Dandeli

• Supa Dam, near Dandeli
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  View of Supa Dam and Kali River

• Kali Tiger Reserve
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  Crested Serpent Eagle, Spilornis cheela

Dandeli

Kali Adventure Camp resort (KSTDC property run by Jungle Resorts and Lodges)

• Flowers at resort
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  Bengal Trumpet flowers and buds
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  Pagoda flower

• Malabar giant squirrel
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  Eating fruit/nut
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  Looking for food

• Female Malabar pied hornbill
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  Eating a worm
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  Portrait
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  Back view
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  Side view

May 2023

Kerala

• A garden in Koothattukulam
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  Dragonfly (Brachydiplax sobrina)

April 2023

Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka

• Pillars at Bhoganandishvara Temple
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  Pillar near Girjamba shrine
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  2 in 1 animal sculpture
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  Near Bhoganandishvara shrine
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  Near Arunachaleshwarar shrine

• Carvings in Bhoganandishvara Temple
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  Wall of Arunachaleshwara shrine
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  Wall of Bhoganandishwara shrine
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  Left wall (south) of Girijamba shrine
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  Wall of Arunachaleshwara shrine
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  Rear wall of Uma Maheshwara shrine

• Abhitakujamba shrine in Bhoganandishvara Temple
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  Relief carvings on Left wall
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  Front view from south
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  Front view from north
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  Relief carvings on Right wall

• Shikara at Bhoganandishvara Temple
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  South view of Bhoganandishwara Shikara

• Bhoganandishvara Temple
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  Information board

March 2023

Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh

• Town views
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  From Welcome center on highway
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  Zoom view from welcome center

• Srisailam Dam
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  Panorama of Srisailam Dam

February 2023

Mallur, Karnataka

• Aprameya Swamy temple
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  Gopuram portrait click
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  Gopuram landscape click
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  Gopuram side view

March 2022

Maddur, Karnataka

• Nethra Narayanan temple
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  Sri Varadaraja Swamy Devasthana

• Sri Ugra Narasimha temple
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  Gopuram at entrance
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  Painted sculptures of Surya and Maha Vishnu
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  Painted sculpture of Nrsimha
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  Prahlada, Nrsimha, and Hiranyakashipu

Shivanasamudra, Karnataka

• Temples
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  Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple Gopuram
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  East entrance of Sri Someshwara Temple
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  West entrance of Sri Someshwara Temple

February 2022

Clicked a few years ago.

Papanasam, Tamil Nadu

• Near Papanasam dam
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  Hibiscus platanifolius
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  Hibiscus platanifolius

January 2022

Clicked in December 2021.

Dwarka District, Gujarat

• Dwarka
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  Dwarkadhish Temple view from Sudama Setu
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  Adi Shankara and Art near Dwarka Sharada Peetham
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  Adi Shankara With Map locating Peethams
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  Sudama Setu on Gomti River
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  Lighthouse and Arabian sea

• Nageshwar Jyotirlinga complex
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  Great egret near pond
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  Grey heron and Great egret in flight
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  Grey heron profile near pond
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  Grey heron
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  Grey heron lookout

• Bet Dwaraka
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  Gulls hover to catch feed from tourists, Bet Dwarka ferry
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  Sea bridge under construction between Okha and Bet Dwarka
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  Setting sun view on pillar of sea bridge

• Shree Golden Dwarka Holy Place, Bet Dwarka
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  Shree Golden Dwarka Holy Place
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  Exhibit of Shree Krishna
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  Exhibit of Maha Vishnu with Lakshmi
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  Exhibit of Maha Vishnu with Ashtalakshmi

• Shivrajpur
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  Evening view of beach

• Chandrabhaga Mataji temple
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  Temple near Gomti river
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  Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, in pond
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  6 species of birds near temple, Gomti river

Porbandar district, Gujarat

• Porbandar
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  Krishna-Sudama Mandir info, in temple complex

• Visavada
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  L-shaped step well info, Mul dwarka temple

• Marshland near highway
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  Red-naped Ibis near Porbandar
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  Red-naped Ibis
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  Red-naped Ibis
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  Demoiselle cranes and Red-wattled lapwings

• Porbandar Beach
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  Western Reef Heron
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  Western Reef Heron
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  Lesser black-backed gull

Somnath, Gujarat

• Somnath Temple
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  Built by Ahilya Bai Holkar
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  View through side arch

• Somnath Triveni Sangamam
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  Gull silhouette in setting sun
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  Order and chaos of gulls jumping to get feed given by tourists
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  Orderly stand of Gulls viewing the sunset

Gir National Park, Gujarat

• Sasan
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  Gir Forest Safari entrance
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  Oriental magpie-robin, at a resort in Sasan Gir
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  Mugger crocodile near Madhuvanti dam

Girnar Mountain, Gujarat

• Udan Khatola (ropeway)
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  Girnar Peak and Ropeway
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  Girnar Peak and Ropeway
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  View from Ropeway
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  View of Bhavnath and Junagadh

• Girnar Jain temples
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  Ropeway view
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  Ropeway view of temples and Bhavnath
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  Ropeway view

Junagadh, Gujarat

• Sakkarbaug zoo
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  Map as of December 2021
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  Asian brown flycatcher in park
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  Asian brown flycatcher
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  Greater Coucal in park
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  Rufous Treepie in park

• Sakkarbaug zoo birds
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  Leucistic Indian peafowl
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  Demoiselle crane
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  Common crane
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  Closeup of Green peafowl
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  Green peafowl
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  Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
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  Yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
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  Blue crowned pigeon (Goura cristata)
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  Full pic of Scarlet macaw
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  Close up of Scarlet macaw
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  Profile view of Scarlet macaw

• Sakkarbaug zoo animals
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  Indian wild ass
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  Red-necked wallaby
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  Barking deer or Muntjac
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  Marsh crocodile or Mugger crocodile
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  Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica)
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  Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica)
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  Chinkara or Indian gazelle (Gazella bennettii)
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  Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
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  Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
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  Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), Swamp deer

Jamnagar, Gujarat

• Aerial view
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  Lakhota Lake and Fort museum, Jamnagar city

March 2021

Clicked in year 2017, but uploaded only in March 2021.

Belur, Karnataka

• Chennakeshava Temple
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  Govinda, Janardhana, Chamunda, 32 star pillar, Shiva-Jalandharavadha

Dwarasamudra (Halebidu), Karnataka

• Hoysaleshwara Temple Entrance
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  East entrance, Left gatekeeper
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  East entrance lintel
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  Royal South entrance, Left gatekeeper
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  Royal South entrance, Right gatekeeper

• Hoysaleshwara Temple Sculptures
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  Karthikeya, Ganesha, gatekeeper (South)
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  Sculptures on outer side
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  Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu, Uma-Maheshwara
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  Krishna lifts Govardhana Hill
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  Narasimha, Shiva (Andhakavadha)
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  Dancing Ganesha
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  Vishnu-Lakshmi
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  Ravana lifting Mount Kailash
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  Ashtabhuja Ganesha

• Hoysaleshwara Temple Friezes and Sculptures
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  11 rows of Friezes around the temple
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  Friezes and Shilabalikas carved on Mandapa
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  Some Shilabalikas
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  More Shilabalikas
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  Carvings on North wall of Surya shrine
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  Carvings on South wall of Surya shrine
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  Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu, Uma-Maheshwara, Karthikeya, Ganesha - near South Royal entrance
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  Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu, Uma-Maheshwara
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  Arjuna hitting fish's eye above while looking at reflection below
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  Shilabalikas carved on Mandapa between the two Shivalayas
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  Gajasurasamhara, Govardharagiridhara, Krishna
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  Krishna playing flute
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  Andhakavadha by Shiva, Varaha avatar, Lakshmi-Narayana
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  Narasimha, Andhakavadha by Shiva, Garuda
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  Shiva-Parvati, Mahishasuramardini, Narasimha
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  Dancing Ganesha, Bhairavi, Trivikrama (Vamana avatar)
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  Krishna taking off with Parijatha, while Indra chases him on Airavata
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  Nyayadeesh (dispenser of justice)
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  Chennakeshava, Shilabalikas, Krishna chased by Indra
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  Rama pierces 7 trees to give confidence to Sugreeva
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  Lakshmi Narayana
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  Chakravyuha depiction, and Jayadratha holding off Pandavas
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  Exploits of Bhima, from the Mahabharatha
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  Bhima killed elephants and piled up to clouds
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  Lakshmi-Narayana, Hunter, Varaha
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  Ganesha, Ravana lifting Mount Kailash, and Shiva-Parvati
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  Ravana lifting Mount Kailash, and Shiva-Parvati on Nandi
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  Bramha, Vishnu, Shiva, Shilabalikas
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  Mahishasuramardini, Gajasurasamhara

February 2021

Davanagere, Karnataka

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  Davanagere Glass House
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  Plumeria pudica at glass house

Aihole, Karnataka

• Temples
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  Mahishasura mardhini sculpture on wall of Durga Temple
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  Flower vases carved on entrance of Hucchimalli gudi
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  Meguti Jain temple

• Ravanaphadi
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  Bhagiratha and Gangadhara carving
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  Nataraja, Ganesha, Karthikeya, Parvti
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  Nataraja, Ganesha, and Saptamatrikas
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  Varaha carving and the roof work
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  Mahishasuramardhini carving and the roof work
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  Roof relief, of Indra on elephant

• Birds
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  White throated kingfisher at Huchimalli gudi
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  Halcyon smyrnensis at Aihole, Karnataka

Pattadakal, Karnataka

• Virupaksha temple
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  Bull and Elephant with single head sculpture
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  Relief on the roof of Entrance
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  Pattadakal Group of Temples
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  Galaganatha Temple
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  Chandrashekhara Temple
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  Sangamesvara Temple
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  Monolithic Stone Pillar
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  Mallikarjuna Temple
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  Kashivishveshvara Temple

Badami, Karnataka

• Cave temples and Lake
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  Yellamma temple
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  View of Badami South fort and Caves, from north mountain
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  Badami south fort and Caves view from across Agasthya lake
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  Bhuthanatha Temple, south fort and Caves, Agasthya lake
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  Badami south fort and caves, Agasthya lake, viewed from Upper Shivalaya

• North fort, mountain, Shivalayas
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  View of the Shivalayas, from the cave temple across the lake
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  North mountain Shivalayas
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  Upper Shivalaya, zoom view
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  Lower Shivalaya, zoom view
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  Shivalayas, zoom view
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  Upper Shivalaya from hilltop festival Mandapa
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  Upper Shivalaya zoom view from hilltop festival Mandapa
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  Lower Shivalaya
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  View of Mandapas on north mountain from Lower Shivalaya
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  Upper Shivalaya view from lower Shivalaya
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  Granary storage, Treasury and Upper Shivalaya, view from north fort
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  Malegitti Shivalaya, north mountain
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  Lower Shivalaya Information Board]]

• Nature
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  Spilopelia senegalensis (laughing dove)
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  Asystasia gangetica (Chinese violet)
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  Blooming colours of Euphorbia milii (Crown of thorns)
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  Motacilla maderaspatensis (white browed wagtail)
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  Senna auriculata (thamizh -> Aavaaram poo)
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  Lone tree on Rocks of North mountain
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  North mountain with lone tree among rocks

Anjanadri Hill, Karnataka

• Vittala Temple
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  Tungabhadra river, Vittala temple, Purandara Mandapa
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  Tungabhadra river, Virupaksha Temple
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  Vittala temple and Chariot view
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  Vittala temple complex view
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  Vittala Temple, Tungabhadra river, and Bonnet macaque
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  Vittala Temple
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  Vittala Temple and Tungabhadra river
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  Zoom view of Vittala Temple

• Purandaradasa Mandapa
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  Purandaradasa Mandapa view
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  Purandaradasa Mandapa zoom view
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  Purandaradasa Mandapa, Tungabhadra river view

• Tungabhadra river
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  View from steps of Anjanadri Hill
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  View from steps of Anjanadri Hill
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  View from steps of Anjanadri Hill
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  View of coracle crossing point of the Hampi side
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  Coracle crossing point closeup, viewed from Anjanadri Hill

• Other Hampi views
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  Chakratirtha, Achyutarama temple, Hanuman temple
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  Achyutarama temple, Hanuman temple, Tungabhadra river
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  Virupaksha and Jain Temples view

• Anegundi views
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  View of Anjanahalli area and Bonnet macaques
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  View of Anjanahalli, Chikkarampur area and Bonnet macaque

• Macaque
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  Bonnet macaque, on Anjanadri Hill, near

Hampi, Karnataka

• Vittala Bazaar
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  Gejjala Mantapa, on way to Vittala Temple
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  Kudregombe Mandapa, along Vittala bazaar
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  Left half view of Kudregombe Mandapa, along Vittala bazaar
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  Pushkarani Information Board

• Vittala Temple
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  Stone chariot (kallina ratha) and view of Anjanadri Hill
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  Some musical pillars, Mahamandapa
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  Inside view of Mahamandapa from rear right of temple
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  Inside view of Mahamandapa from rear left of temple
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  Some musical pillars, Mahamandapa
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  Carvings at base of Mahamandapa
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  Carvings at base of Mahamandapa
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  Mini mandapa and carvings at base of Mahamandapa

• Tungabhadra river
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  Anjanadri Hill view from Purandaradasa Mandapa
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  Purandaradasa Mandapa and Anjanadri Hill view
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  Egretta garzetta (Little Egret) near Purandaradasa mandapa
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  Tungabhadra canal outlet from Sanapur lake
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  Sanapur lake reservoir on the Tungabhadra left canal
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  Sanapur lake reservoir

• Royal Enclosure
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  Dancers in a palanquin shape formation
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  Monolithic Trough
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  Lotus Mahal arches, Zanana enclosure

• Hemakuta hill
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  Moola Virupaksha Temple
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  Moola Virupaksha Temple

• Virupaksha Temple
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  Main Gopuram view from inside complex

• Information Boards
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  Prasanna Virupaksha Temple (large underground temple)
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  Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, also known as Ugra Narasimha

Malapanagudi, Karnataka

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  Arctotheca calendula
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  Bauhinia purpurea
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  Bauhinia purpurea and buds
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  Erythrina herbacea
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  Euphorbia milii
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  Pentas lanceolata pink
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  Pentas lanceolata white
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  Bougainvillea spectabilis
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  Thunbergia grandiflora

2008 to 2020

Earlier uploads of photos - from 2008 to 2020