A Day Trip To Lepakshi (AP)
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Awesome. Its always nice to see a glimpse of our ancient history. Waiting for more pics.
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As mentioned correctly by APPUS you have to take left from kadikonda village and from there it is 16kms. Roads are in good shape till Lepakshi.
Apart from KAMAT and Nandani side by side you won't find any suitable place for food and it is 55kms from the place. So, plan accordingly.
You call follow GPS it will lead to you to the right place.
As mentioned correctly by APPUS you have to take left from kadikonda village and from there it is 16kms. Roads are in good shape till Lepakshi.
Apart from KAMAT and Nandani side by side you won't find any suitable place for food and it is 55kms from the place. So, plan accordingly.
You call follow GPS it will lead to you to the right place.
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First, you get the Monolithic statute of Nandi. Huge one as in the pic. There is kind of small park/garden with a pond. You can even see lotus in pond :).
From there, it is less than 1 KM to the temple.
To be frank, I loved the temple designs more than the statue :D
You will love spending time there. Event though a lorry hit my car's back bumper while going (near yeshwanthpur), I was not feeling that pain when I reached the temple. It was an awesome feeling.
From there, it is less than 1 KM to the temple.
To be frank, I loved the temple designs more than the statue :D
You will love spending time there. Event though a lorry hit my car's back bumper while going (near yeshwanthpur), I was not feeling that pain when I reached the temple. It was an awesome feeling.
Nice review. I too had been here once and recommended to other friends too. It's a nice place to spend a good time peacefully and especially for ones love sculptures/stone works, photography etc.
Ideal plan would be, start from Bangalore about 8-9 AM, have a cool drive, reach there by about 11-12, spend a couple of hours exploring the works and take photos as much as you want, have lunch (If you have a home packed one, nothing like it. There is a small park where you can sit and have your lunch), drive back and reach home by 4-5 PM. An effective day trip from Bangalore!
Ideal plan would be, start from Bangalore about 8-9 AM, have a cool drive, reach there by about 11-12, spend a couple of hours exploring the works and take photos as much as you want, have lunch (If you have a home packed one, nothing like it. There is a small park where you can sit and have your lunch), drive back and reach home by 4-5 PM. An effective day trip from Bangalore!
Hi Briolover, nice travellogue.
Me too have been on MY TINY to Lepakshi. Its an ideal one day trip for ppl in Bangalore. We did this short trip 6 months ago. Started at around 11 30 am and we were back by 6 pm. I dont remember, there is one restaurant on NH managed by AP tourism we we had lunch and was good. All in all we had a very good time.
Cheers,
Girish
Me too have been on MY TINY to Lepakshi. Its an ideal one day trip for ppl in Bangalore. We did this short trip 6 months ago. Started at around 11 30 am and we were back by 6 pm. I dont remember, there is one restaurant on NH managed by AP tourism we we had lunch and was good. All in all we had a very good time.
Cheers,
Girish
hai all!
Lepakshi is a world famous heritage temple. It was built during the Vijayanagara empire. It is believed that, this place dates back to the period of Ramayana and a bird namely JATAAYU who fought against Ravan while lifting Sita was fallen here. Rama called LAAY PAKSHI ( Laay means wake up and Pakshi means Bird) to wake up the fallen bird and that is why this place got its name as LEPAKSHI.
The main god here is Veerabhadra and a Durga Temple is also there.This temple is famous for its sclupture and paintings. Apart from these an amazing huge hanging rock pillar mesmerises us. Lepakshi is well known for Monolithic Nandi statue which is largest of its kind in the world.
Actually I reside in Hindupur which is 14KM away from Lepakshi and I know the place very well.
Ram Sir, if you are planning you are welcome and I will make the necessary arrangements.
Lepakshi is a world famous heritage temple. It was built during the Vijayanagara empire. It is believed that, this place dates back to the period of Ramayana and a bird namely JATAAYU who fought against Ravan while lifting Sita was fallen here. Rama called LAAY PAKSHI ( Laay means wake up and Pakshi means Bird) to wake up the fallen bird and that is why this place got its name as LEPAKSHI.
The main god here is Veerabhadra and a Durga Temple is also there.This temple is famous for its sclupture and paintings. Apart from these an amazing huge hanging rock pillar mesmerises us. Lepakshi is well known for Monolithic Nandi statue which is largest of its kind in the world.
Actually I reside in Hindupur which is 14KM away from Lepakshi and I know the place very well.
Ram Sir, if you are planning you are welcome and I will make the necessary arrangements.
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BrioLover , hope you wont mind me adding few pics from our visit to Lepakshi. 2012.
The real place is far beautiful and serene than in Photos. All re-sized heavily to get in that 1MB size.
The Road
Monolithic Bull - Basavanna
View of some beautiful Hill.
Inside the compound (Where Basavanna is) LEPAKSHI
Pond ?
Some beautiful Birds . Ask Highway_Ranger for the name!
Another view. Isn't that rock beautiful? size reduced heavily :(
About Basavanna - The Monolithic Bull
Now, some Temple pics.
Ending with some happy family there !
Believe me. You will not disappoint visiting this place !
The real place is far beautiful and serene than in Photos. All re-sized heavily to get in that 1MB size.
The Road
Monolithic Bull - Basavanna
View of some beautiful Hill.
Inside the compound (Where Basavanna is) LEPAKSHI
Pond ?
Some beautiful Birds . Ask Highway_Ranger for the name!
Another view. Isn't that rock beautiful? size reduced heavily :(
About Basavanna - The Monolithic Bull
Now, some Temple pics.
Ending with some happy family there !
Believe me. You will not disappoint visiting this place !
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