TEMPLES IN MYSORE

Ambegaalu Krishna - DODDAMALLUR 

Our first stop was Krishna's temple, which is called as Sri Navaneeta Krishna OR  Sri Ramapreya Swamy OR Ambegal krishna, Doddamallur Krishna.Idol of Ambegalu Navaneetha Krishna  (crawling Krishna with butter in hand), is believed to be the only statue of Lord Sri Krishna in this pose. This temple is famous for couple who wants to beget child.. Ambegal krishna is really cute.. We had darshan and had breakfast in darshini of temple campus..



                           
 

                          

 Ranganatha swamy - SRIRANGAPATNA

Ranganathaswamy temple is one among Pancharanga Kshetram, and is Adi Ranga.. Ranganathaswamy is a avatar of Vishnu who reclines on the coils of the snake Adisesha, under a canopy formed by the snake's seven hoods, with his consort Lakshmi at his feet. It is a very big temple. We had darshan of Lord Ranganatha and headed to next destination.

                    

NIMISHAMBA TEMPLE 
 
Nimishamba is incarnation of Goddess Parvathi. Nimisha(Minute) Amba(mother) is said to remove all the problems and troubles of her devotees within a minute. This is a beautiful temple located on the banks of river cauvery. This temple was installed at the time of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar about 300 to 400 years ago. We spent some time in river cauveri, and headed to our next destination.

                                        

CHAMUNDI HILLS  
                  

From Internet

Chamundi hills inhouses Chamundeshwari, incarnation of Devi Parvati, who is family deity of the royal family. This temple is located in on elevation of 1,000 metres.. And has 1008 steps.. One can climb the step or take vehicle to top of the hill...Chamundi hill inhouses Nandi of 4.9 metres(high) and Mahishasura Statue. 



                                  

    

Srikanteshwara - Nanjangud

Nanjangud is also known as "Dakshina Kashi" or "Varanasi/Prayag of South". Main deity of this temple is  Srikanteshwara.. Nanju in kannada means poison; the name Nanjundeshwara means the "God who Drank the Poison". Its quite a big temple..  Temple is located near River Kapila.. Lot of devotees, take bath in this river and have darshan of this lord..  We had darshan and left to next place..

Nanjangud temple

A big Idol of shiva at entrance of temple

Venugopala swamy -  Himavad Gopalaswamy temple

Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta, is a hill (betta in Kannada) located in the Chamarajanagar district of the state of Karnataka, at a height of 1454 m. It is said the hills  covers fog  round the year and thus named Himavad(Hima is snow/ice in Kannada) and the temple of Venugopalaswamy (Lord Krishna) thus called  Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta. It is a very small temple with small Idol of Lord Venu gopala.. 

Either side of the hill is a dense forest, and purohit said wild life, especially elephants come upto temple also.. We saw  elephant dung on stairs and realised it was a fact. We had darshan of lord and came out.. It was excellent scenic view from the top of hill/temple... We  saw some elephants far away in the wild.. We came down and waited for a while, and we could see wild elephants and baby elephants close by.. Took some pics and head to next destination..

Stairs to temple

Scenic view from hill/temple

Lakshmi venkataramana -  Vontikoppal  temple

Main deity of Vontikoppal temple is Sri Lakshmi Venkatramana Swamy temple.. The temple is located in place called Vontikoppal in mysore, thats why its also called Vontikoppal Sri Lakshmi Venkatramana Swamy temple.

Vontikoppal  temple

Vontikoppal  temple

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Bandipur Tiger Reserve And National Park

DAY 2

This park is around an hour from my cousins place.. We finished breakfast at her place and headed to  Bandipur park..

It was a pleasant drive in the forest area.. Very less vehicles and there by no traffic,. On some days you might spot an animal.. So keep the windows closed and drive slow and carefully..

Bandipur National Park established in 1974 is the second highest tiger population in India.

We had booked a safari. Bus is not very comfortable, but it was managable..  Deer , Eagle and peacock can  be easily spotted. But spotting  other animals is pure luck..

We saw very less animals.. But overall good for long drive and a visit to cousins house made the over all trip a very good experience..

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MYSORE TRIP 2

DAY 1

 1. Panchamukhi ganapathi temple, mysore road

Our 1st stop was Panchamukhi ganapathi temple, which is less than 30mins from our home..  Panchamukhi means 5faces... This temple has a Big Ganesha statue and  can be spotted from the main highway. Even the Deity inside the temple is  Panchamukhi.. Its a must visit for anyone driving from Bangalore to Mysore..

 2. Ramdevara Hill, Sugganahalli

After 45 mins drive, we reached Ramadevara betta. This is located in a town called Ramnagara... 

This temple is located on a hill.. And makes an Excellent places for Short trekking... There are around 300 stairs to reach the temple.

The famous bollywood movie “Sholay” was shot around this area, long back.

Temple is dedicated to  Lord Ram, Lord  Shiva  and Lord hanuman. The view from top of the hill  is amazing... 

 3. Janapada loka, Ramnagara 

Open-air museum featuring a wide collection of folk art, traditional crafts, household items & more. It's a good place to explore Karnataka cultural heritage.

 4. Sand museum, mysore 

Mysore Sand Sculpture Museum is the first sand sculpture museum in India, located in Mysore, Karnataka. It was inaugurated in 2014, with 150 sand sculptures on display, on a one-acre land at the base of Chamundi Hills.

At the entrance of the museum, their is a 15 feet statue of Lord Ganesha..Interesting sculptures include Goddess Chamundeshwari,Mysore King Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, Laughing Buddha, Christmas tree and Santa Claus, Disneyland, ancient Egypt,Tom & Jerry cartoon, etc.

 5. Wax museum, mysore, 

Wax museum housing galleries of life-size statues playing musical instruments from around the world.

Display of a wide array of musical instruments from India, Europe, African, Arabian, America and lot more countries.. 

Must visit for Music lovers and instrument lovers.  

 6. karanji lake , mysore

Karanji Lake is surrounded by a nature park consisting of a butterfly park and a walk-through aviary.. peacock and geese, pheasants, swan,dove can be watched at close distance..

Boating here in fresh water lake was the best part of our day..