Thursday, September 15, 2011

Ganjam

Ganjam is a small historical place on Bangalore Mysore Highway. It is 17 kms from Mysore and 2 kms from the highway near Srirangapatna.



It lies at the confluence of two rivers Cauvery and Lokapavani. This centuries old place is the land of rulers of Mysore and they built the beautiful Nimishamba Temple for goddess Nimishamba on the banks of the river.



The landscape here is amazing with the temple on one side of the river and hill on the other side. The hill is hemmed in intermittently by bushes, tropical trees. 



Here one can enjoy the beauty of the countryside by the riverside. For those who know swimming this is a ideal place as water is not deep. Coracles can be rented here for a ride in the calm waters and explore the other bank of the river.

53 comments:

  1. Rajesh, I just happened to visit this temple last sunday.. Nice and spiritual place.. Good picture

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  2. Lovely!

    Hugs,
    Susan and Bentley

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  3. Lovely buildings and sceneries as usual!

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  4. This appears to be one of Mother Nature's beautiful creations...with a temple, too!

    I've been out with knee surgery but am recovering fine.

    Hope all is well with you, Rajesh!

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  5. Anonymous17:55

    Beautiful temple and scenery around it.

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  6. I liked those beautiful landscapes and countryside! My mom always wish to visit Srirangapatna.

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  7. Beautiful landscape and beautiful temple.

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  8. Beautiful fields!

    Happy sky watching.

    Liz @ A Simple Life

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  9. Such a lovely place and another beautiful temple! Your skies look a lot like ours in Seattle today! Gorgeous captures, Rajesh, as always! Hope your week has gone well! Enjoy!

    Sylvia

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  10. thank you as always Rajesh for sharing your beautiful country with us through your camera lens.

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  11. Another fanastic piece of architecture!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  12. What a beautiful place to explore and also to swim.

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  13. Looks like an interesting place to explore! I would rather be there, than in the cities - too many people make me nervous, but this looks perfect!!

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  14. This is an enticing glimpse of your land and its people.

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  15. Some beautiful scenery and another marvellous structure in the temple, the carvings are wonderful.

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  16. Very beautiful photos!

    SWF

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  17. Beautiful photo's and you live in a beautiful country

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  18. I'm always impressed with the beauty of these temples.

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  19. I'd love to visit this place, Rajesh, to enjoy the views, photograph the temple, swim in the river... beautiful.
    — K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  20. wish I could travel to India one day too.. this seem to be a very interesting place... dropping by Skywatch Rajesh

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  21. Beautiful pics. The Nimishamba Temple seems to be a very ancient temple.

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  22. That is a delightful landscape, to be sure. Your photos are wonderful.

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  23. The countryside is beautiful, and that is a spectacular temple. Have a lovely weekend. Mickie :)

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  24. Anonymous09:54

    nice place...

    post with historical info

    thanks for sharing

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  25. Beautiful photos. I'm glad to have the opportunity to meet these beautiful sites in your country through your camera.

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  26. Looks like a very nice countryside. Beautiful temple too.

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  27. Very dreamy photos. Nice work Rajesh.

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  28. Wonderful photos, Rajesh! I lov ethe landscape shots. The scenes are beautiful. Happy skywatching!

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  29. ♥♫♪Olá, amigo!
    *✿ Tudo lindo, fotos e paisagens.
    ♥♫♪Bom fim de semana!
    *•Beijinhos.
    ✿.Brasil

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  30. Yes, a beautiful temple.

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  31. such a lovely place for skywatching. beautiful temple.

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  32. lovely countryside.

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  33. Gorgeous shots :-)
    Great job !!

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  34. beautiful place in that first shot. :)

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  35. lovely divine place...nice captures!

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  36. Beautiful place and photos.

    Regards and best wishes

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  37. Beautiful collection of photos, great to see the landscape of the region too

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  38. Great shots of the beautiful place.

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  39. Lovely place .........

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  40. Lovely scenery, and a beautifully intricate temple.

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  41. Time I planned a visit to these places. Must be a good picnic spot too right?

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  42. The last photo makes me miss my country!

    My Shadow, have a wonderful weekend!

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  43. The scenery here is absolutely beautiful. The temple is amazing in it's details. Thanks for sharing with us.

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  44. Really an amazing place! Thanks for sharing, Rajesh!

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  45. Anonymous20:03

    Love the third shot. Beautiful!

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  46. What a fabulous place you have shown us this week. There is a bit of everything here for the visitor. I love the landscape in the first, the temple, as always, is magnificent, but the shot with the water and the people is my favorite. Such a nice selections of photos. genie

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  47. It is amazing to know that the temple is in kind of a natural area instead of in the middle of a large city.

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  48. Anonymous19:23

    love the landscape nearby too...

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  49. Thank you all. I am glad you liked this place.

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  50. Wonderful! Loved the temple and its serenity.

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  51. Thanks, this is nice place.

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