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:

ಅಶ್ವಿನಿ/ Ashwini said...

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

Susan Freeman said...

Lovely!

Hugs,
Susan and Bentley

Travel France Online said...

Lovely buildings and sceneries as usual!

Lowell said...

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!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful temple and scenery around it.

Jeevan said...

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

joo said...

Beautiful landscape and beautiful temple.

Sridharan said...

Super..!

Liz said...

Beautiful fields!

Happy sky watching.

Liz @ A Simple Life

Simply Delicious said...

Wonderful sky photos.

Sylvia K said...

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

Laura said...

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

Unknown said...

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

Carver said...

What a beautiful place to explore and also to swim.

Judy said...

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!!

clairz said...

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

Jackie said...

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

Kim, USA said...

Very beautiful photos!

SWF

My name is Riet said...

Beautiful photo's and you live in a beautiful country

Al said...

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

Kay L. Davies said...

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

Vernz said...

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

Aakash Kokz said...

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

SandyCarlson said...

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

forgetmenot said...

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

Anonymous said...

nice place...

post with historical info

thanks for sharing

Leovi said...

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

alicesg said...

Looks like a very nice countryside. Beautiful temple too.

Stasha said...

Very dreamy photos. Nice work Rajesh.

eileeninmd said...

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

Magia da Inês said...

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

Indrani said...

Yes, a beautiful temple.

LifeRamblings said...

such a lovely place for skywatching. beautiful temple.

thomas said...

lovely countryside.

Anya said...

Gorgeous shots :-)
Great job !!

NatureFootstep said...

beautiful place in that first shot. :)

Kalyan said...

lovely divine place...nice captures!

Tatjana Parkacheva said...

Beautiful place and photos.

Regards and best wishes

Pearl Maple said...

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

eden said...

Great shots of the beautiful place.

Teamgsquare said...

Lovely place .........

Karen said...

Lovely scenery, and a beautifully intricate temple.

Sudhir R said...

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

Chubskulit Rose said...

The last photo makes me miss my country!

My Shadow, have a wonderful weekend!

George said...

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

Pietro Brosio said...

Really an amazing place! Thanks for sharing, Rajesh!

Anonymous said...

Love the third shot. Beautiful!

genie said...

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

Sallie (FullTime-LIfe) said...

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

Unknown said...

love the landscape nearby too...

Rajesh said...

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

Arti said...

Wonderful! Loved the temple and its serenity.

Rajesh said...

Thanks, this is nice place.