Temple-Hopping

the social justice biker gang


Lepaksu Temple: there was no one at the temple when we arrived. The swami was chilling on the stoop at the entrance, chatting with his buddy and we had to convince him to go back in and perform the ritual for us. But since the temple was completely deserted, I got a chance to take pictures of the inner-sanctuaries. This temple was built in the 1500s, carved from the gigantic boulders in the surrounding landscape.



lighting a lamp, swami prayer to the god

ceiling painting

this dog wandered into the temple and followed us around

this pillar is actually not touching the floor. If you look closely, it is completely suspended from the ceiling. It's carved as a monument to the temples of Hampi.

multi-headed snake, guarding the temple

This giant cow statue was located about half a mile from the temple with the cow's head and 7-headed snakes facing towards each other. If you stand next to this statue, you can see the snake heads peaking out out of hills.

smile!

We made a pitstop at a village call Veerapura. There, we found an wise-looking exotic bird which migrated from Siberia. According to the villagers, the flock only started migrating to this location five years ago. Although village is only a few hectares, with around 20 families living there, the birds flock in hordes to nest here during the summer. No where else can they be found in this region.