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| This rock is known as Krishna's Butter Ball |
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| The Light House |
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| Buddha Statue |
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| Light House on the Rocks |
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Mahabalipuram...Sun, Sand, Sea and Stone...Part5...
Mahabalipuram...Sun, Sand, Sea and Stone...Part4...
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| Strange Carvings |
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| Mandapas or failed temple? |
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| Cut Stones |
Mahabalipuram...Sun, Sand, Sea and Stone...Part3...
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| Stone Carvings on the way to the Light House |
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| Lord Krishna lifting mountain |
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| Unfinished Mandapa |
Mahabalipuram...Sun, Sand, Sea and Stone...Part2
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| Strange Tiger Statue near Shore Temple |
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| In front of Shore Temple |
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| Water Hole near Shore Temple |
Mahabalipuram...Sun, Sand, Sea and Stone...Part1...
I just want to share a wonderful travel experience....
My friends and me decided to go to Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram) from Chennai. Usually, the Sun will be very cruel in Mahabalipuram. But the day we chose to go was very ideal and not so hot but still we ended up with a bad tan was another story....:-)
We started early and it took us 2 hrs to reach Mahabalipuram from Chennai. We took an ordinary MTC (Metro Transport Corporation of Chennai) bus. The travel was good. We saw lot of salt farms and all.
Mahabalipuram is a very old city. See the history in Wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabalipuram.
The city is full of old temples, rocks and stone carvings. We first went to Hotel Mamalla Bhavan for breakfast which was very cheap and the food was excellent.
Then we located a tourist information office from where we got a map of the city. On the way we saw lot of stone carving shops. The statues were beautiful, especially statues of Buddha.
Then went to the historical 'Shore Temple' where we could see the very old stone temple built in 6th century which is now maintained by Archaeological Survey of India.
Before I go on, let me share some photos first.
My friends and me decided to go to Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram) from Chennai. Usually, the Sun will be very cruel in Mahabalipuram. But the day we chose to go was very ideal and not so hot but still we ended up with a bad tan was another story....:-)
We started early and it took us 2 hrs to reach Mahabalipuram from Chennai. We took an ordinary MTC (Metro Transport Corporation of Chennai) bus. The travel was good. We saw lot of salt farms and all.
Mahabalipuram is a very old city. See the history in Wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabalipuram.
The city is full of old temples, rocks and stone carvings. We first went to Hotel Mamalla Bhavan for breakfast which was very cheap and the food was excellent.
Then we located a tourist information office from where we got a map of the city. On the way we saw lot of stone carving shops. The statues were beautiful, especially statues of Buddha.
Then went to the historical 'Shore Temple' where we could see the very old stone temple built in 6th century which is now maintained by Archaeological Survey of India.
Before I go on, let me share some photos first.
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| Buddha Statue in a Stone Carving Shop |
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| Stone Carving Shop |
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| Stone Carving Shop |
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| The Shore Temple |
I think I better continue in the next post. This one is getting too large...
Busy week...
Hi everyone!
Was busy last few days as my grand mother got ill and needed to stay with her in the hospital. Glad to say that she is doing good now.
Was worried a lot and now I could do some crafting, sewing and knitting....
Was busy last few days as my grand mother got ill and needed to stay with her in the hospital. Glad to say that she is doing good now.
Was worried a lot and now I could do some crafting, sewing and knitting....
Friday, November 9, 2012
Relief..... Exams are over...
I feel relief washing over me once the exams are over..... Completed the semester....
Well now it is back to blogging... after a long time.....
Well now it is back to blogging... after a long time.....
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