Monday, November 25, 2013

Talkad

Talkad is an ancient town located 33 kms from Mysore. This city on the banks of Cauvery river in the ancient days had been the capital city of Chola and Ganga kingdoms. 



It was ruled by the Gangas before the 11th century and then Cholas from the 11th through the 12th centuries. It came under the control of Hoysala in the 12th century. It was then patronized by the Vijayanagar rulers and the Maharajas of Mysore. 



Apart from the temples, this place is known for its sand dunes. The sand dunes here have buried large number of monuments. The excavation work is in progress here to unearth these precious treasures. 

Some of such monuments are:

Being the countryside you can get to see many birds here. On the way to this place there are several water ponds with birds in them.

41 comments:

Our photos said...

Nice bird reflection photo!

Marisol@TravelingSolemates said...

Another beautiful temple. It's incredible how much more temple are yet to be excavated. It great to have more temples to look forward to.

Anonymous said...

I especially love the shot in the lower left of your collage. Thanks for sharing. -Dawn @ We Call It Junkin.com

Muza-chan said...

Beautiful phoyos...

Lina Gustina said...

So many temples in one city! Wow.

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My Unfinished Life said...

Im sure lot of beautiful structures would be unearthed here!!!


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The Mukhtiars said...

lovely pictures

Laura said...

that bird is really quite elegant.

Carver said...

Very interesting ancient town. I love seeing the birds.

Anonymous said...

More beautiful photos of your lovely country side ~ thanks, carol, xxx

Sylvia K said...

What a lovely place, Rajesh!! And wonderful captures!! Thank your sharing!! I hope you have a great week!!

Anonymous said...

What a great place!

Sridharan said...

Lovely spot.. This brings back memoirs of my visit ..

Leovi said...

Wonderful photos, we hope to continue digging to recover these magnificent temples!

Unknown said...

Interesting post!! Boom & gary of the Vermilon River.

Al said...

It looks like a beautiful area.

Teamgsquare said...

Nice place to enjoy a weekend.

Unknown said...

Tallakad is a great place indeed. Good choice for T. Mine is the Temple in Belur

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photowannabe said...

So much history an amazing architecture in your country.

TexWisGirl said...

beautiful egret with reflection. :)

mick said...

Great photos of a very interesting place.

http://joshidaniel.com/ said...

nice and cool place :)

Kenneth Cole Schneider said...

What a beautiful place. Here in the US a building is considered "old" after only a couple of hundred years.

HansHB said...

Great post for the bird-theme!
Lovely birdphotos!

Unknown said...

The temples are fascinating. There's so much history to uncover.

Ileana said...

Beautiful pictures of a beautiful place . I love bird reflection!

sunshine said...

A great place.

George said...

I hope you will show more from this historic town with such beautiful structures.

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful temple and a pretty egret! Have a happy week!

Gordon said...

Interesting pics, we don't get enough bird pics from India.
All the best gordon.

Kay L. Davies said...

I love the riverbank, Rajesh, and the bird reflected in the pond.
Your country's history is so long, it makes me realize how little is known about Canada before the arrival of the ships from Europe. It is a very sad situation. We think history began in 1492 with Columbus, but of course it didn't.
K

Karen said...

What a great reflection!

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Oh that's good to know they are working to excavate those "buried treasures"!

CountryMouse said...

That seems like an interesting place. It is good to see some birds are the same all over the world.

Andrea @ From The Sol said...

A beautiful bird and his reflection sets him off. Nicely done Rajesh ...

Andrea @ From The Sol

Regina said...

How beautiful!

Happy weekend.

'Tsuki said...

Beautiful pics, thanks for making us travel.

Unknown said...

Lovely photos :)

Neha Sharma said...


Nice pics!

Anonymous said...

everytime i visit ur site , i get to know abt an interseting place and my travel list keeps on growing :)

D.Nambiar said...

When I visited over a decade ago, I was so surprised to see so much sand.

Your post makes me want to go there again.