A week after arriving in Bangalore, I took a little trip to Mysore to take in their renowned palaces and temples. I didn’t realize that I had a little fan club waiting for me there.
Navigating the Indian Railway system was a little disconcerting at first – literally over a thousand men in line for tickets, impenetrable schedules, a nonfunctioning website, no one to help – but once I got on board I really enjoyed it. Even got a little lunch and some words of wisdom from the Mathatma himself.
Nandi (Shiva’s holy bull).
Devaraja Market. So colorful and fun to walk around. Everyone trying to talk with you or sell you something you don’t need gets a bit tedious, but my driver ran interference for me.
My hotel. The Lalitha Majal Palace. Former residence of the Maharaja. Great buidling, but the service and decor could use an update. It was practically empty, so it felt a bit like a haunted castle. In that vein, the largest spider I have seen outside of a zoo took up residence in my shower. Inappropriately, given that this is a Hindu country, I asked for someone to come up and kill it. Not very Gandhian of me. They somehow spirited it to safety outside while I stood there in a towel.
Sri Chamundeswari Tample on Chamundi Hill.
Mysore Palace. Really incredible.
This was me some of the time. So many people wanting to talk, beg, sell, etc.
September 28, 2006 at 9:59 am
Very nice photographs espeically the temple on the hill and the palace. Mahatma’s words of wisdom also worth noting- if you want to know more of his wisdom click on my link.
September 30, 2006 at 9:34 am
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October 1, 2006 at 2:58 am
Oh those beautiful flowers and vegetables in the market! I miss the festival season in India. Hope you got to smell those mums, for some reason mums here in US don’t have the same smell.
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July 9, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Sir,
The snaps are awesome & fantastic, The trip to Mysore always a memorable one to all who visit that place.
Splendid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Regards,
Ravikumar PT
Trivandrum
July 21, 2009 at 2:07 pm
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August 16, 2009 at 9:59 am
Dude, I lived there the first 21 years of my life, but didn’t realise it was so beautiful! I should say you really have a way with your words and shutter! It’s only now after seeing a dozen other countries that I realise that’s one place I really want to go back to! Thanks, dude!