It was a great experience going with the BWS members namely: Sukanto, Veeresh and Shaji. I started early around 5.40 am and picked up Veeresh, Shaji and Sukanto in that order. Stopped to have coffee and idlis at a restaurant on the Mysore road around 7 am. Reached the first temple around 9.45 am (we stopped frequently on the way to take random pictures). First stop was Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple, where we spent more than an hour and fifteen mins to take pictures of the amazing scuptures of gods and goddesses in the temple.
It was already getting hot and we then made our way to the next temple - about a couple of kms away by the name of Yoga-Narasimha Swamy Temple. This temple was situated on the top of a hill and we had to walk/climb barefoot for half hour to reach the top after parking the car at the base. The sculptures here were few but the surrounding views of the valley were amazing. Pushkarni pond with the steps leading to the waters were beautiful. On our way down the steps we caught hold of a buttermilk vendor and drank 25 glasses (small) of buttermilk! It was getting really hot and we quickly drove to Thonnur Kere (Lake) which was about 12 kms from the Yoga-Narasimha Swamy Temple. It is a beautiful lake and people were enjoying a swim in the cool waters on a very hot day. We spent some time walking around and clicking away to glory. We started our return journey around 1.30 pm and lost our way and took a different route to return to Bangalore. On the way we stopped at a roadside restaurant to have food and drinks. It was a really hot day but i can safely assume that all four of us thoroughly enjoyed it.
We reached Bangalore by around 6.30 pm and covered a good 330 kms round trip. I really enjoyed the trip and learnt a few tricks from the photographers in the group. Apologies for the late posting as i have been down with stomach problem and was catching up on sleep. I look forward to more such trips in the future.
