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reaching out to the sky? (3 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Photography
Prehistoric Petroglyphs of Kappagallu - part II (4 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Prehistoric Petroglyphs of Kappagallu - part I (5 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Bonsai Garden at Lalbagh (16 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
What to see in Aihole? (18 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Mahishamardini temple near Layagundi (7 votes)
Posted 13 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Akkargal fort (9 votes)
Posted 13 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Friend's Wedding (9 votes)
Posted 13 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Haunted Poultry Farm (13 votes)
Posted 13 years ago under Offbeat > Weird
Giant Eshwara statue, Shiv Giri, Bijapur (16 votes)
Posted 13 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Black Kite at Bareed Shahi Park, Bidar (11 votes)
Posted 13 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Temple on a ledge, Gajendragad (18 votes)
Posted 13 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Fort Jaladurga (20 votes)
Posted 13 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Shravanabelagola on New Years Eve 2008 (13 votes)
Posted 13 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Warrior Queen Kittur Chennamma (5 votes)
Posted 13 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Stories in stones, Tripurantakesvara Temple (5 votes)
Posted 13 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Moreyara Mane - the megalithic tombs of Hirebenakal (9 votes)
Posted 13 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Monuments of Anegundi (16 votes)
Posted 13 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Prehistoric rock-paintings of Badami (4 votes)
Posted 13 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Chandragutti Fort (7 votes)
Posted 14 years ago under Offbeat > Memoirs

Latest posts by Siddeshwar

Samudra Manthan at Pattadakal
On the pillars and walls of Virupaksha Gudi at Pattadakal are sculptures depicting several legendary stories. One of the most interesting ones is the relief sculpture of Samudra Manthan or Amrit Manthan, the story of churning the ocean to obtain Amrit, the nectar of immortality.The story goes like t...
Posted on 31 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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curvy coconut tree
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Posted on 30 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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first bloom button rose
Pushpa brought a half a dozen rose cuttings from her workplace garden. That's where her involvement ends. I planted them two or three days later, think it was mid June 2026. Of those cuttings, half of them sprouted leaves, and the rest dried away. Then of the ones which sprouted leaves, only one sur...
Posted on 27 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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Ravananugraha
Of the dozen temples at Pattadakal, three of the temples have a hundred stories sculpted on their walls and columns. There's one stand-alone pillar which tells the story of Ravananugraha. The story goes like this: Ravana after defeating his half-brother Kubera, looted Kubera's city Alaka and also to...
Posted on 24 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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mesh window
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Posted on 23 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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serenely seated sculptures
These two photos were shot on Dec 16, 2011 at Pattadakal temple complex. These sculptures are situated on the upper part of either Virupaksha Gudi or Mallikarjuna Gudi, two of the larger structures at the complex. The first one, a four-armed figure seems like Shiva at the first glance. However, upon...
Posted on 17 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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Gopalakrishna sculpture
This relief sculpture of the eight armed Gopalakrishna accompanied by two Gopikas and two cows is at Hazara Rama Devastana, Hampi..........
Posted on 16 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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bird bathing in rain
Oct 5th afternoon I was looking down at rain water on the trees below. I happened to notice a little bird bathing in water drops in papaya leaves. Then it took a short flight and perched on branches of Singapore cherry tree. The air was laden with light mist. Here are a few shots of the little bird...
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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Postal Day
This picture of the postbox in Malmaddi, Dharwad was shot on March 17th morning. For the first time I noticed the tag line: Dak Seva Jan Seva. The tag line in Hindi डाक सेवा जान सेवा translates to "postal service is people's service." That's a befitting line for Indian Post.The reason for the delaye...
Posted on 6 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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Siddeshwar's latest posts on IndiVine

reaching out to the sky? (3 votes)

Prehistoric Petroglyphs of Kappagallu - part II (4 votes)

Prehistoric Petroglyphs of Kappagallu - part I (5 votes)

Bonsai Garden at Lalbagh (16 votes)

What to see in Aihole? (18 votes)

Mahishamardini temple near Layagundi (7 votes)

Akkargal fort (9 votes)

Friend's Wedding (9 votes)

Haunted Poultry Farm (13 votes)

Giant Eshwara statue, Shiv Giri, Bijapur (16 votes)

Black Kite at Bareed Shahi Park, Bidar (11 votes)

Temple on a ledge, Gajendragad (18 votes)

Fort Jaladurga (20 votes)

Shravanabelagola on New Years Eve 2008 (13 votes)

Warrior Queen Kittur Chennamma (5 votes)

Stories in stones, Tripurantakesvara Temple (5 votes)

Moreyara Mane - the megalithic tombs of Hirebenakal (9 votes)

Monuments of Anegundi (16 votes)

Prehistoric rock-paintings of Badami (4 votes)

Chandragutti Fort (7 votes)

Latest posts by Siddeshwar

Latest posts by Siddeshwar