A cool drive to Lepakshi

shishir_bn · 21st September 2010, 13:47

So finally we decided to go for Lepakshi. Had heard a lot about it. So thought of exploring it. This Sunday we went to that place.

Road:: Road was superb. It is a dream to drive on that NH7. Superbly built and all vehicles were flying at 130-150(not mine, as I was below 100 itself)

Location:: From Hebbal it is straight road and the first stop will be the tollgate at the Andra Pradesh border. Just 4 kms after crossing the border you will get RAXA academy on the left hand side. After this another 500mtrs you will see APDTC office(just a small office) and you can also see lots of trucks on the service road. There are boards showing the way to Lepakshi also. At this junction you have to take a left turn and travel ~16-18 kms to reach Lepakshi.

This road is a state highway and it not so good. Road construction is going on and width of the road is also very small.

Distance:: It is 125kms one way from Banaswadi/Manyata Tech park.

Hotel:: On the way after chikaballapur you get Kamat hotel on the left hand side. Too much rush at any give point of time.

This travelogue will be divided into 4 sections

1) Photos of the surrounding and roads upto Lepakshi
2) Lepakshi temple photos
3) Some interesting photos and info I got for that photo
4) Other photos

I am downloading the photos.

shishir_bn · 21st September 2010, 14:35

Road and surrounding pics

Fordmanchau · 21st September 2010, 14:40

Welcome back Shishir,
I see you had been missing on the forum after you posted your Matiz's accident thread. So good to see you back. Did you buy a new car in between? How are you doing.
NH7 is fantastic , I have driven it on twice when I came to blr from hyd. Amazing roads. Give us more details, waiting for more pic too.

shishir_bn · 21st September 2010, 15:19

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Originally Posted by Fordmanchau

Welcome back Shishir,
I see you had been missing on the forum after you posted your Matiz's accident thread. So good to see you back. Did you buy a new car in between? How are you doing.
NH7 is fantastic , I have driven it on twice when I came to blr from hyd. Amazing roads. Give us more details, waiting for more pic too.

Thanks dude. I was in read only mode. Ya I bought a new vehicle. 90% of people don't like it, but I like that. It is XYLO. I am doing good.

I am downloading the pics. Will post them soon.

shishir_bn · 21st September 2010, 15:23

Next set of pics shows the Lepakshi temple and its surroundings

shishir_bn · 21st September 2010, 15:54

Some more of temple snaps

ElantraGT · 21st September 2010, 16:03

Welcome back Shishir. I was missing your posts. Congrats on your new vehice. A initial owenrship report is much appreciated.

shishir_bn · 21st September 2010, 16:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElantraGT

Welcome back Shishir. I was missing your posts. Congrats on your new vehice. A initial owenrship report is much appreciated.

Thanks dude. Initial report is on the corner. Just waiting to finish 4k kms.

shishir_bn · 21st September 2010, 16:36

1)If you observe carefully there are 2 cows and one buffalo.
2)The pillar is taking the whole load of the canopy and 98% of the pillar bottom is not touching the ground
3)There are 144 design in these pillars and none of the designs are repeated. These designs can be seen on many dresses/sarees
4)The foot on the rock is said to be of goddess Sita(that is what I understood when the guide was telling in telgu) and the water will never dry
5)The big plate like thing was used for painting by workers and then in the afternoon they used to clean that and have food in the same thing.

shishir_bn · 21st September 2010, 17:34

These are the gods which are present at Lepakshi temple

raj.barcode · 21st September 2010, 17:35

Congrats on your new vehicle; hope the truck you walk into is taking good care of you and vice-versa;

Good that you are traveling a lot too. !! congrats again

shishir_bn · 21st September 2010, 18:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by raj.barcode

Congrats on your new vehicle; hope the truck you walk into is taking good care of you and vice-versa;

Good that you are traveling a lot too. !! congrats again

Thanks Raj. Ya we are taking care of each other very well. Lots of travelling plans are pending and will be executed now.

abhinav.s · 21st September 2010, 19:42

Welcome back Shishir! Nice log and snaps. Specially of the pillar which is hardly touching the ground and supporting the canopy.
Congrats on the Xylo too

samish_g · 21st September 2010, 21:34

Welcome back Shishir.
Congrats on the purchase of the Xylo (more as YOU like it)
How is your son?

airguitar · 21st September 2010, 21:51

Awesome pics. As an alternate route, on your way back you could have tried the Vidurashwatha->Gourabidanur->Makali->Doddaballapur->Yelahanka->Hebbal->Banaswadi route.

Vidurashwatha has an ancient tree that is supposed to date back to the Mahabharatha Age.

The road is not that great near Vidurashwatha ( pot holed ), but reasonably scenic. Near Makali - you can make some postcard shots, where the trains dip into the valley - nice views.

21st September 2010, 13:47	#1
shishir_bn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,195 Thanked: 120 Times	A cool drive to Lepakshi So finally we decided to go for Lepakshi. Had heard a lot about it. So thought of exploring it. This Sunday we went to that place. Road:: Road was superb. It is a dream to drive on that NH7. Superbly built and all vehicles were flying at 130-150(not mine, as I was below 100 itself) Location:: From Hebbal it is straight road and the first stop will be the tollgate at the Andra Pradesh border. Just 4 kms after crossing the border you will get RAXA academy on the left hand side. After this another 500mtrs you will see APDTC office(just a small office) and you can also see lots of trucks on the service road. There are boards showing the way to Lepakshi also. At this junction you have to take a left turn and travel ~16-18 kms to reach Lepakshi. This road is a state highway and it not so good. Road construction is going on and width of the road is also very small. Distance:: It is 125kms one way from Banaswadi/Manyata Tech park. Hotel:: On the way after chikaballapur you get Kamat hotel on the left hand side. Too much rush at any give point of time. This travelogue will be divided into 4 sections 1) Photos of the surrounding and roads upto Lepakshi 2) Lepakshi temple photos 3) Some interesting photos and info I got for that photo 4) Other photos I am downloading the photos.
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21st September 2010, 14:35	#2
shishir_bn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,195 Thanked: 120 Times	Road and surrounding pics Attached Thumbnails
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21st September 2010, 14:40	#3
Fordmanchau Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,666 Thanked: 340 Times	Welcome back Shishir, I see you had been missing on the forum after you posted your Matiz's accident thread. So good to see you back. Did you buy a new car in between? How are you doing. NH7 is fantastic , I have driven it on twice when I came to blr from hyd. Amazing roads. Give us more details, waiting for more pic too.
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21st September 2010, 15:23	#5
shishir_bn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,195 Thanked: 120 Times	Next set of pics shows the Lepakshi temple and its surroundings Attached Thumbnails
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21st September 2010, 15:54	#6
shishir_bn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,195 Thanked: 120 Times	Some more of temple snaps Attached Thumbnails
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21st September 2010, 16:03	#7
ElantraGT BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 441 Thanked: 12 Times	Welcome back Shishir. I was missing your posts. Congrats on your new vehice. A initial owenrship report is much appreciated.
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21st September 2010, 16:36	#9
shishir_bn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,195 Thanked: 120 Times	1)If you observe carefully there are 2 cows and one buffalo. 2)The pillar is taking the whole load of the canopy and 98% of the pillar bottom is not touching the ground 3)There are 144 design in these pillars and none of the designs are repeated. These designs can be seen on many dresses/sarees 4)The foot on the rock is said to be of goddess Sita(that is what I understood when the guide was telling in telgu) and the water will never dry 5)The big plate like thing was used for painting by workers and then in the afternoon they used to clean that and have food in the same thing. Attached Thumbnails
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21st September 2010, 17:34	#10
shishir_bn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,195 Thanked: 120 Times	These are the gods which are present at Lepakshi temple Attached Thumbnails
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21st September 2010, 17:35	#11
raj.barcode BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 706 Thanked: 273 Times View My Garage	Congrats on your new vehicle; hope the truck you walk into is taking good care of you and vice-versa; Good that you are traveling a lot too. !! congrats again
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21st September 2010, 19:42	#13
abhinav.s Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,774 Thanked: 1,272 Times	Welcome back Shishir! Nice log and snaps. Specially of the pillar which is hardly touching the ground and supporting the canopy. Congrats on the Xylo too
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21st September 2010, 21:34	#14
samish_g BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 217 Thanked: 68 Times	Welcome back Shishir. Congrats on the purchase of the Xylo (more as YOU like it) How is your son?
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21st September 2010, 21:51	#15
airguitar BHPian Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 696 Thanked: 2,056 Times View My Garage	Awesome pics. As an alternate route, on your way back you could have tried the Vidurashwatha->Gourabidanur->Makali->Doddaballapur->Yelahanka->Hebbal->Banaswadi route. Vidurashwatha has an ancient tree that is supposed to date back to the Mahabharatha Age. The road is not that great near Vidurashwatha ( pot holed ), but reasonably scenic. Near Makali - you can make some postcard shots, where the trains dip into the valley - nice views.
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