This is the first ruined structure you would see when you enter into the Royal center from the Kamalapura-Hampi main road.
For some mysterious reasons this was called as the queen’s bath. But in all probability this was a royal pleasure complex for the king and his wives.
It’s a bit an assuming plane rectangular building from out side. But when you get inside, the story is different. The whole building is made with a veranda around facing a big open pond at the middle. Projecting into the pond are many balconies. An aqueduct terminates in the pond. The balconies are decorated with tiny windows and supported by lotus bud tipped brackets. The whole pool is open to the sky. This brick lined pool is now empty. But it’s believed once fragrant flowers and perfumed water filled this bathing pool. At one end of the veranda you can see a flight of steps giving access to the pool. The domical roof of veranda is a spectacle itself. Just go around the veranda looking at each dome, as they are designed in asset of unique style. Also on the floor of the empty pool you can spot some sockets probably meant to support the pillars that were part of a canopy. The whole building from inside looks like some ancient indoor aquatic complex.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Remains of Hampi..
Monday, December 27, 2010
Tranquillity..
“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.”- Alice Walker
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Wrenz United
Formed in Cochin, India in 1989 and disbanding in the late nineties Wrenz, after a prolonged sabbatical reassembles as ‘Wrenz United’ in 2010 to continue.……the music
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Height of joy
“Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by.”- Carl Sandburg
Children on top of chariot(Kalpathi Ratholsavam)
Kalpathi (Kalpathy) Ratholsavam (Kalpathi Chariot Festival) is an annual Hindu Temple festival in the Kalpathi village of Palakkad district in Kerala state, south India. The festival is at the Sri Visalakshi Sametha Sri Viswanatha Swamy temple where the deities are Lord Siva (Lord Viswanatha) and his consort Visalakshi, another name for Parvati.
The annual ten day chariot festival conducted here during the month of November is one of the most remarkable festivals of Kerala. Vedic recitals and cultural programmes are held in the temple during the first four days of the festival. This is believed to be over 700 years old. On the last three days, thousands of devotees gather together to draw decorated temple chariots through the streets.
The ancient temple nestles by the banks of the Kalpathy river which is also known as the Nila river. The temple dates back to 1425. The similarities to the famous Varanasi Kashi Vishwanath temple on the banks of the Ganges in North India gives this temple the moniker: kasiyil pakuthi kalpathy-- Kalpathy is half Kashi. Kalpathi (Kalpathy), as the village or agraharam in which the temple is situated is known, is an early Tamil Brahmin settlement.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
The unlikely duo-Padayani & Theyyam
“Our greatest strength as a human race is our ability to acknowledge our differences, our greatest weakness is our failure to embrace them.”-Judith Henderson
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Lady Dragon
“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.”- Albert Schweitzer
Friday, December 10, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Serene
“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.”
Kaav is an Indian trio instrumental band formed in 2009 by Syam N Pai, Shabeer P Ali and Arun S Kumar. This Vypin Island based band released their eponymous E.P. in September 2010 through website (http://kaav.in/home.html)
