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Latest posts by SiddeshwarOn 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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Posted on 30 October 2026 | 12:29 am
Read postPushpa 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
Read postOf 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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Posted on 23 October 2026 | 12:29 am
Read postThese 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
Read postThis 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
Read postOct 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
Read postThis 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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