Thursday, April 4, 2013

Someshwar Temple, Barkur

The ancient city of Barkur was the capital of the Tulu kingdom in the olden days. The city has ten extensions called Keris. Each of these Keri had a tank and number of temples built between 9th and 16th century.



One such temple is Someshwar Temple at Manigara Keri. The temple has typical sloping terracotta-tiled roofs.



Under the tiled roof there are carvings of the God/Goddess in each of the directions and in the corner there are animals like elephants.



Outside the main complex of the temple is a small pillared mantapa with beautiful small carvings on the pillars.



29 comments:

  1. Nice temple.

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  2. Thank You, Namaste



    ALOHA from Honolulu
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  3. Beautiful photos on the Temple! The structure resemble Kerala style.`

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  4. Somehow missed this temple during our visit to this place .

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  5. Anonymous21:05

    The simplicity is so elegant.

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  6. Protected in all directions! A great idea.

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  7. Very beautiful and interesting photos,Rajesh!Thank you for sharing and have a nice weekend!

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  8. Such a beautiful temple and perfect against your pale skies! Great captures for the day, Rajesh, as always! Hope you and your family have a great weekend!

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  9. Great post, lovely photos!

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  10. nice architecture.

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  11. I like the style of the temple.

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  12. such a fascinating temple. i always learned something new here. thanks for sharing.

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  13. Very interesting structure.;) You are so lucky to have the privilege to travel so much.;)
    Have a lovely weekend,
    xoxo

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  14. Nice pictures, a magnificent temple architecture.

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  15. Anonymous17:22

    Somehow this temple looks so much different from the other ones.

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  16. A diversity in the buldings, I like the carvings.
    Beautiful pictures.
    HAve a nice day :)
    Mormor

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  17. I really like this temple. The roof lines are beautiful.

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  18. Hello Rajesh, I'm surprised by the quiet and utter absence of people at this temple. Perhaps because it is out-of-the way and doesn't draw as many crowds? The rooflines look different than other temples you've featured. As usual, I'm admiring the stone work.

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  19. Your blog reminds me there is plenty to believe in and there always has been.

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  20. Thank you for appreciating this temple.

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  21. Beautiful old temple. Nice shots.

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  22. It would be great if u add on some more information like how to go ? some information regarding hotels etc..

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  23. Mahesh: Thank you.
    Details on how to reach the place is available in previous post "http://myindiantravel.blogspot.com/2013/01/barkur.html"

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  24. Nice piece of info on the temple :)

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  25. bful pics of bful place :-)
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  26. Nice looking temple; looks quite like the small temples you find in Kerala.

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