Somanathapura ~ Karnataka ~ India - a photo on Flickriver

            It has been two years since my last visit to India.  Such trips were always for business.  Yet, I tried to find time to visit the countryside around Bangalore.  The Indian state of Karnataka is home to a large collection of Hoysala Dynasty temples.

My favorite temples were built by kings, queens, and a military general.  The 12th century temple at Helibidu is my favorite.  The stone carvings are so beautiful that if you squint your eyes, you would swear they are alive and breathing.

The large temple of Belur is nice, but too spread out for my tastes.  Beautiful things are certainly there, so if you are in the Hassan region of Karnataka, it's worth paying it a visit.

Which leads me to these series of images.  They are from the 13th century Hoysala temple of Somanathapura.  It is a small temple that is overflowing with incredible stone carvings.

My many and continued thanks to Prakash Murthy for taking me to so many wonderful places in southern India.  It was he who introduced me to the temples and sacred places of Karnataka.

Taken on: March 25, 2011

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India

Karnataka

Bangalore

Somanathpur

Somanathapura

Temple

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Sacred

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Canon 24-105L

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Sets appears in: • Somanathapua ~ South Indian Temple

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ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	+2 EV
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