Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Vidhana Soudha ( The Parliment House of Karnataka)





Build by Kengel Hanumanthaiah, the then chief Minister of Mysore State, this imposing building is the house of Legislative Assembly and the Administrative Office of Karnataka. Vidhana Soudha, an arresting monument is built by using pure granite and the huge doors of cabinet are made of pure sandalwood. Housing 22 departments and 300 rooms, the gleaming white domes, pillars and archways resemble the architectural pattern of Mysore's palace

St Mary's Basilica (Sivaji Nagar)




This church situated opposite to the russel market square is one of the oldest churches in Bangalore. In the earlier days this was built as a small chapel in the year 1818 by Abbey Dubois and was later converted into an ornate Gothic style church by Rev.L.E.Kleiner and the church was given the status of Basilica in the year 1973

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Iscon Temple - Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore (29 June 08)











International society of Krishna consciousness & the main workshipping place for Lord Krishna. The speciality of this temple lies in its blend of vedic arctecture with modern structural elements. The breath taking structure is situated atop a hill in a sprawling campus of about 7 acres. It has a multi-vision cinema the atre, ten mini-computer aided presentation theatres, vedic library and a preaching library.

Shiva Temple - Old Airport Road Bangalore




This majestic 65 foot open-air idol of Lord Shiva is located on Air Port Road, behind the famous Kemp Fort. Shiva is portrayed in the posture of Padmasan with the replica of the holy Ganga flowing from his topknot.
Behind the idol is the holy cave.The Cave Yatra is traditionally called the ' Amarnath Yatra'. Within the cave are twelve beautifully decorated Jyotir Lingas. There is the reverberation of "Om Namah Shivaya" mantra within the cave. The cave yatra is open to the public from 9 am to 9 pm. It attracts a large number of devotees, especially during festivals like Shivaratri, when four to five lakh devotees come here in a day. Puja services are offered free of charge for everyone.
There is a wishing pool. The priest of the temple says, "Devotees can get their wishes fulfilled by lighting a candle, dropping a coin in the pool and by chanting ' Om Namah Shivaya' seven times."

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Being an Indian in India

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