Ride to the Venugopala Swamy Temple, near KRS backwaters

alphadog · 9th February 2017, 09:47

Thank you for the pictures and write up. It is nice to see a scooter in midst of the bikes and makes it even more special coming from a lady Bhpian.
It is truly amazing how they manage to relocate and restore an entire temple. Must truly take some special skills and engineering.
But then, something similar was done in Egypt when the Aswan dam was built. The Luxor and Abu Simbel temples were relocated and restored in all its glory.

Keep riding and posting.

Cheerio!

nandita_bayan21 · 10th February 2017, 11:41

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Originally Posted by alphadog

Thank you for the pictures and write up. It is nice to see a scooter in midst of the bikes and makes it even more special coming from a lady Bhpian.
It is truly amazing how they manage to relocate and restore an entire temple. Must truly take some special skills and engineering.
But then, something similar was done in Egypt when the Aswan dam was built. The Luxor and Abu Simbel temples were relocated and restored in all its glory.

Keep riding and posting.

Cheerio!

Thank you so much.

Fauji · 13th February 2017, 19:11

Very Nice. It is amazing to see how beautifully restored the temple it is!

One can actually club this with a trip to Melkote/Hosaholalu (which has an amazing Hoysala Temple). To make the drive easy, one can take KR Nagar - Channarayapatna Route. Though a bit longer, is a pleasure to drive than monstrous Mysore road.

nandita_bayan21 · 13th February 2017, 20:55

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Originally Posted by Fauji

Very Nice. It is amazing to see how beautifully restored the temple it is!

One can actually club this with a trip to Melkote/Hosaholalu (which has an amazing Hoysala Temple). To make the drive easy, one can take KR Nagar - Channarayapatna Route. Though a bit longer, is a pleasure to drive than monstrous Mysore road.

I second your thought! I hate taking Mysore road too.

atul.ktm · 29th March 2017, 15:51

A short compilation of the first ride of 2017. Do have a look

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdmdxhbftkw

snaseer · 27th April 2017, 19:06

Nice pictures. Had been there a couple of years back. A very serene and peaceful place for an occasional visit.

Sorry for being Off-Topic. Would like to know your thoughts on the Nikon D750 , as looking for an upgrade from Crop Sensor to a full frame camera and have shortlisted it.

nandita_bayan21 · 27th April 2017, 21:15

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Originally Posted by snaseer

Nice pictures. Had been there a couple of years back. A very serene and peaceful place for an occasional visit.

Sorry for being Off-Topic. Would like to know your thoughts on the Nikon D750 , as looking for an upgrade from Crop Sensor to a full frame camera and have shortlisted it.

Thank you!

And D750 is an absolute gem! Can close your eyes and buy it. Have been using it from past 1 year, super awesome FX body

jaganm · 14th August 2020, 06:08

Does anyone know if this is currently open and people are allowed? Google maps indicates otherwise and we would hate to ride all the way only to be turned back

Quinn · 16th August 2020, 23:31

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Originally Posted by nandita_bayan21

..By 1930, the first phase of the dam was completed and all three temples were submerged..

So the original temples are underwater! Sad but the new one appears awesome too. Amazing clicks that made me feel the music of silence!

autospeaker · 14th December 2020, 14:31

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Originally Posted by jaganm

Does anyone know if this is currently open and people are allowed? Google maps indicates otherwise and we would hate to ride all the way only to be turned back

No it's not open. Please see my post on the related topic.
https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route...ml#post4954295 (Cool Drives within 150 km from Bangalore)

9th February 2017, 09:47	#16
alphadog BHPian Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: KL-7/ KL-8 Posts: 362 Thanked: 712 Times	Re: Ride to the Venugopala Swamy Temple, near KRS backwaters Thank you for the pictures and write up. It is nice to see a scooter in midst of the bikes and makes it even more special coming from a lady Bhpian. It is truly amazing how they manage to relocate and restore an entire temple. Must truly take some special skills and engineering. But then, something similar was done in Egypt when the Aswan dam was built. The Luxor and Abu Simbel temples were relocated and restored in all its glory. Keep riding and posting. Cheerio!
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13th February 2017, 19:11	#18
Fauji Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,471 Thanked: 994 Times	Re: Ride to the Venugopala Swamy Temple, near KRS backwaters Very Nice. It is amazing to see how beautifully restored the temple it is! One can actually club this with a trip to Melkote/Hosaholalu (which has an amazing Hoysala Temple). To make the drive easy, one can take KR Nagar - Channarayapatna Route. Though a bit longer, is a pleasure to drive than monstrous Mysore road.
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27th April 2017, 19:06	#21
snaseer BHPian Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Mangalore Posts: 95 Thanked: 194 Times	Re: Ride to the Venugopala Swamy Temple, near KRS backwaters Nice pictures. Had been there a couple of years back. A very serene and peaceful place for an occasional visit. Sorry for being Off-Topic. Would like to know your thoughts on the Nikon D750 , as looking for an upgrade from Crop Sensor to a full frame camera and have shortlisted it.
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14th August 2020, 06:08	#23
jaganm BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 372 Thanked: 428 Times	Re: Ride to the Venugopala Swamy Temple, near KRS backwaters Does anyone know if this is currently open and people are allowed? Google maps indicates otherwise and we would hate to ride all the way only to be turned back
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