Inside we had the place to ourselves and saw the famous stone chariot with working wheels and the musical pillars which if you hit them play different notes -except you are not allowed to now.
Then we saw some statues in the little museum and went to the Royal compound where our favourite was the little lotus mahal building set in a lush garden - then the elephant stables were really beautiful - they treated their elephants very well in those days!
We came back mid morning and rested in the cool bedroom then went across the road for egg and chips for lunch - delicious!
This evening we will walk up the hill behind the village to see the amazing view- loved the big bats flying around the temple last night. - this is a really special valley - very atmospheric.
Tomorrow we plan to cross the river and look at the temples on the other side - generally take it easy before our 8 hour train ride to the beach at Goa.
Moira has taken in her Mysore silk to be made into a tunic in town - £2.50 for the making up!
John was just talking to our landlord about the pesky monkeys who come to steal leftovers - the man said you can't do anything about it because this is their place - we are their guests - you see this is the birthplace of Hanuman the monkey god and they have a big temple to him overlooking the valleys. It's a different world order here - man is not necessarily top of the pile.
2 comments:
Egg and chips lol!!!! I know just what you mean.
That stone chariot is depicted in the Bahabarata (or is that a kind of nan served in the take away?).
Wish I had a lovely indian silk tunic ............
Yes, you are right about the chariot!
Burger and chips today for lunch but always the banana lassi!
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