Pilgrimage Trip
Nugehalli : a Brief :
Nuggehalli is a town in Hassan District in Karnataka, India. It is located on the Tiptur-Channarayanapatna state highway. It is about 50 km from Hassan city. It is connected by road with Bangalore, the state capital. Nuggehalli is home to two beautiful Hoysala temples, the Lakshminarasimha temple built in 1246 CE and the Sadasiva temple built in 1249 CE by Bommanna Dandanayaka, a commander in the Hoysala Empire during he rule of King Vira Someshwara. The town was called Vijaya Somanathapura in ancient and was founded as an agrahara (place of learning) by Bommanna Dandanayaka. Prior to coming under the control of the Hoysalas, the area was ruled by the Chola Dynasty had built a Jayagondeshwara temple. The temple later was also patronised by King Vishnuvardhana 1121 CE.
Mayasandra : Ancestral Home.
Spidy :
One tree Field
Grandma's School.
Ancestral home (kitchen)
Exterior
This is where the village was situated before the adjoining Bund was breached by the lake & the whole village had to move, but this part of the temple in the old village, defies time & physics, and is just resting on that mound of mud & stone. Just standing still, as years & years go by. It still stays there. Strong.
Chunchunakutte : A Brief,
Chunchanakatte is the holy place where Lord Sri Ram during his vanvas stopped by and availed the hospitality of a tribal couple called Chuncha and Chunchi. The significance of this place is that the sound of the powerful falls can be heard all over except inside the sanctum sanctorum of the centuries old temple, the story goes that Lord Ram was tired of the constant complaining of Sita Mata and gave a curse saying that the tongue of a woman should not be sharp and since Cauvery (river) is considered to be female the noise that the river generated would not be heard in the sanctum sanctorum of the lord. It is also said that when Sita Mata was tired and weary and wanted to have a bath, Lord Ram directed Lakshman to fire an arrow at a rock, once Lakshman fired the arrow, water in 3 different shades started pouring out, one with turmeric, one with oil and one with shikakai (fruit for hair - natural shampoo). These shades are visible even today when there is considerable amount of water flowing in the falls. Before the powerplant was established, this place was like paradise on earth with nature at its best. This locale has been used in a lot of regional (kannada) movies and has been a haunt for many of the film stars and politicians, most famous being Dr Rajkumar. This region is mainly inhabited by farmers and employees of a local sugar mill and of late the power generation plant.
Mavenakare :
Back home in Hyderabad Kitty all grown up : :)
peek-a-boo
Nuggehalli is a town in Hassan District in Karnataka, India. It is located on the Tiptur-Channarayanapatna state highway. It is about 50 km from Hassan city. It is connected by road with Bangalore, the state capital. Nuggehalli is home to two beautiful Hoysala temples, the Lakshminarasimha temple built in 1246 CE and the Sadasiva temple built in 1249 CE by Bommanna Dandanayaka, a commander in the Hoysala Empire during he rule of King Vira Someshwara. The town was called Vijaya Somanathapura in ancient and was founded as an agrahara (place of learning) by Bommanna Dandanayaka. Prior to coming under the control of the Hoysalas, the area was ruled by the Chola Dynasty had built a Jayagondeshwara temple. The temple later was also patronised by King Vishnuvardhana 1121 CE.
Mayasandra : Ancestral Home.
Spidy :
One tree Field
Grandma's School.
Ancestral home (kitchen)
Exterior
This is where the village was situated before the adjoining Bund was breached by the lake & the whole village had to move, but this part of the temple in the old village, defies time & physics, and is just resting on that mound of mud & stone. Just standing still, as years & years go by. It still stays there. Strong.
Chunchunakutte : A Brief,
Chunchanakatte is the holy place where Lord Sri Ram during his vanvas stopped by and availed the hospitality of a tribal couple called Chuncha and Chunchi. The significance of this place is that the sound of the powerful falls can be heard all over except inside the sanctum sanctorum of the centuries old temple, the story goes that Lord Ram was tired of the constant complaining of Sita Mata and gave a curse saying that the tongue of a woman should not be sharp and since Cauvery (river) is considered to be female the noise that the river generated would not be heard in the sanctum sanctorum of the lord. It is also said that when Sita Mata was tired and weary and wanted to have a bath, Lord Ram directed Lakshman to fire an arrow at a rock, once Lakshman fired the arrow, water in 3 different shades started pouring out, one with turmeric, one with oil and one with shikakai (fruit for hair - natural shampoo). These shades are visible even today when there is considerable amount of water flowing in the falls. Before the powerplant was established, this place was like paradise on earth with nature at its best. This locale has been used in a lot of regional (kannada) movies and has been a haunt for many of the film stars and politicians, most famous being Dr Rajkumar. This region is mainly inhabited by farmers and employees of a local sugar mill and of late the power generation plant.
Mavenakare :
Back home in Hyderabad Kitty all grown up : :)
peek-a-boo
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