Thursday, November 14, 2013

Anekere Padmavathi Basadi, Karkala

From Karkara town on our way to Hiriyangaddi we passed through a picturesque lake called Anekere. In the ancient times this lake was used to bath the Kings elephant and hence the name Anne (elephant) kere (lake).



In the middle of lake there is a beautiful structure, a Jain Basadi. This is the Padmavati Basadi, built in 1545 by Pandya VI the successor of Abhinava Pandya.



Today place was closed and as a result we could not go inside.  Never the less this is a beautiful place with reflection of the basdi in the lake.


40 comments:

  1. so scenic and so serene...

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  2. Beautiful reflection photos!
    Greetings, RW & SK

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  3. Wonderful views, Rajesh! Beautiful the reflection too!

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  4. This is a building I could stay in for a while! It must be nice and cool in there. Something you need in the tropical heat!

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  5. Looks Like a Very Interesting Place. . . :)

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  6. Anonymous21:58

    How gorgeous!

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  7. Love the reflections.

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  8. Always enjoy visiting your country through your lens!

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  9. What a lovely place, Rajesh!! And beautiful skies as well! Wonderful captures for the day! Thanks for sharing! Hope you and your family have a great weekend!

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  10. That looks like a beautiful spot. I like the reflections as well as all the shots.

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  11. Lovely reflections!

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  12. Rajesh, It's always amazing to me when you give the dates of the structures. How gracefully they've withstood the years! It does look like a lovely place to visit.

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  13. I love the look of these tropical photos :)

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  14. Sitting in delhi this looks so good and I wanna go there immediately...:-)

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  15. Anonymous13:30

    A lovely place and thanks for telling the history of it! I wish you a great weekend!

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  16. Yes, exquisite reflections, I like the Padmavati Basadi, pictures of delicious!

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  17. Pretty scene, Rajesh! Lovely captures.

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  18. Stunning reflections of this lovely building. So pretty.

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  19. Anonymous19:50

    Wonderful shots of a beautiful place and love the water reflection ~ thanks, carol, namaste

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  20. Beautiful reflections and lovely green...the kind of landscape I love. I'm fascinated with the idea of bathing an elephant!

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  21. the palm reflections are great!

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  22. oh, so ancient! Very nice capture!

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  23. Great house indeed ! Nice catch on those reflections...

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  24. This is a very beautiful lake, and the building fits in perfectly.

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  25. Beautiful captures!

    Happy weekend.

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  26. A beautiful reflections.

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  27. Wonderful reflections!

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  28. Anonymous05:53

    nice and tranquil lake view

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  29. You're right - your India is such a beautiful place.
    Happy Blue Monday
    Wren x

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  30. Lovely place to visit.

    http://www.1sthappyfamily.com/2013/11/blue-bikes.html

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  31. An enjoyable and interesting post. I cannot imagine having big elephants in that pretty area.

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  32. Serene and beautiful. Wonderfully captured. The architecture looks quite similar to that of Kerala style.

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  33. Beautiful captures.... Reflection of coconut trees is simply amazing!

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  34. Such a beautiful place... :-)

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  35. I have seen similer palace on water in Tripura. It is called Nirmahal. Nir meaning water and Mahal is palace. iI is beautiful. Surprised that structure lasted more than five hundred years.

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  36. Anonymous19:36

    Beautiful shots !

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  37. What a peaceful place it is.... Lovely... Nice pictures Rajesh...:)

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