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.
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:
- Vaidyeshwara Temple
- Arkeshwara Temple
- Pataleshwara Temple
- Maruleshwara Temple
- Mallikarjuna Temple
- Kirthinarayan Temple
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:
Nice bird reflection photo!
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.
I especially love the shot in the lower left of your collage. Thanks for sharing. -Dawn @ We Call It Junkin.com
Beautiful phoyos...
So many temples in one city! Wow.
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Im sure lot of beautiful structures would be unearthed here!!!
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lovely pictures
that bird is really quite elegant.
Very interesting ancient town. I love seeing the birds.
More beautiful photos of your lovely country side ~ thanks, carol, xxx
What a lovely place, Rajesh!! And wonderful captures!! Thank your sharing!! I hope you have a great week!!
What a great place!
Lovely spot.. This brings back memoirs of my visit ..
Wonderful photos, we hope to continue digging to recover these magnificent temples!
Interesting post!! Boom & gary of the Vermilon River.
It looks like a beautiful area.
Nice place to enjoy a weekend.
Tallakad is a great place indeed. Good choice for T. Mine is the Temple in Belur
PhenoMenon, ABC Wednesday Team
So much history an amazing architecture in your country.
beautiful egret with reflection. :)
Great photos of a very interesting place.
nice and cool place :)
What a beautiful place. Here in the US a building is considered "old" after only a couple of hundred years.
Great post for the bird-theme!
Lovely birdphotos!
The temples are fascinating. There's so much history to uncover.
Beautiful pictures of a beautiful place . I love bird reflection!
A great place.
I hope you will show more from this historic town with such beautiful structures.
Beautiful temple and a pretty egret! Have a happy week!
Interesting pics, we don't get enough bird pics from India.
All the best gordon.
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
What a great reflection!
Oh that's good to know they are working to excavate those "buried treasures"!
That seems like an interesting place. It is good to see some birds are the same all over the world.
A beautiful bird and his reflection sets him off. Nicely done Rajesh ...
Andrea @ From The Sol
How beautiful!
Happy weekend.
Beautiful pics, thanks for making us travel.
Lovely photos :)
Nice pics!
everytime i visit ur site , i get to know abt an interseting place and my travel list keeps on growing :)
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.
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