India 2007, part 11 (Hospet, Bangalore, Mysore)
After three hours of driving in a car hired together with the driver, we returned to Hospet and the driver took us to the railway station »
India 2007, part 10 (Pattadakal, Aihole)
So, the first temple we came across within the temple complex in Pattadakal was the smallish Kadasiddeshvara Temple built around the middle of the 7th century »
India 2007, part 9 (Badami, Pattadakal)
Before getting to Badami, we made a stop by a large temple tank called Haridra Teertha. Such tanks, more like pools, are called pushkarini in Sanskrit, »
India 2007, part 8 (Hampi, Hospet, Badami)
The day we spent visiting the archaeological site Hampi has remained in my memory as probably the most beautiful day during this journey around India, at »
India 2007, part 7 (Hampi)
Although Hampi, which is located in the federal state of Karnataka, was first mentioned already in the Indian epic Ramayana, for the present-day archaeological remains in »