Temples of South India

And a Few Museums

De: Vanathy ., வானதி .

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

This is a collection of my travel writings from my blog. The focus is on the temples of south India and I have chosen only those that may be of interest to the general reader. These temples not only are famous for their artistic beauty, but are also story tellers of the south Indian past. The Chalukyas, Cholas, Kakatiyas , Hoysalas, Pallavas - who built these houses of worship , also made sure they stand to tell their story. I tried to write as much about that history as well as the trip itself. The trips were all taken either alone by myself or with my family and have covered some of those details as well. We tend to go to places which are not very common and in fact , the cover of this book has the picture of the beautiful Torana from the Ikkeri temple - in Shimoga district. So, I believe the mix of the known and unknown will be of interest. Following table of content will give an idea as to what to look forward to in the book. Karnataka Shimoga - Jog falls 6 Ikkeri 10 Keladi 16 Shivappa Nayak palace 22 Kudli 28 Belur, Halebidu & Hulikere 34 Karla caves 46 Hampi Chronicles - 1 56 Hampi Chronicles - 2 63 Hampi Chronicles 3 73 Hampi Chronicles - 4 84 Hampi Chronicles 5 99 Tamil Nadu Vellore - Kanchi trip 113 A Ponniyin Selvan trip 117 Chennai - Viranam Eri - Gangai konda Cholapuram 117 Kumbakonam - Darasuram - Thirunageswaram - Oppiliappan temple 121 Kudanthai - Thirukarukkavur - Tanjore 124 Thiruvarur - Kodikarai 128 Adi Kesava Perumal temple 130 Walking with the dead – 1 135 Walking with the dead – 2 143 The Body of God 155 The Divya Desams of Trichy - 1 162 The Divya Desams of Trichy -2 168 A ride along Cauvery 172 A ride along Cauvery 179 A ride along Cauvery 190 Theppakulam 197 Telangana Oru gallu - 1 209 Oru Gallu - 2 221 Oru Gallu - 3 231 Museums Art - For who's sake? - A visit to the Met 240 Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), Doha 248 Museum of Islamic Civilization - Sharjah 257 Another city, Another Museum - 1 270 Another city, Another museum-2 277 Bahrain National Museum 288