Karnataka. कर्णाटक

Karnataka or Karnātakā is one of the four southern states of India. Before 1973, the state was known as Mysore state, as it was formed out of the former Kingdom of Mysore in 1950, and enlarged in 1956 to include the Kannada-speaking regions of neighboring states. Karnataka's capital Bangalore is the only city in the state with a population of more than 1 million. Other major cities include Mysore, Mangalore, Hubli-Dharwad, Bellary and Belgaum. Kannada is the official language of Karnataka.

7.12.06

Swami Tanmmayanand Sarasvat. Hampi

Swami Tanmmayanand Sarasvati is a young 24 years old man who graduated from the Doon School, then decided to become a sadhu and study yoga. I met him near Hampi, we had breakfast together one day , he had a session of Yoga near the river, then I saw him a week later in the cave where he will stay to study yoga near the Bali fortress.

30.11.06

Puja. Hampi

Women during a ritual bath in Hampi
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Hampi Bazar.

From the top of Matanga hill
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Hanuman temple. Hampi

A view of the Hanuman temple from Matanga hill.
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River Side. Hampi.

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Hanuman Temple. Hampi

Two monkeys copulating next to the temple dedicated to Lord hanuman, the monkey god.
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A cow Boy. Hampi

Alongside the river with his herd.
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Water. Hampi

Some women carrying water from the river to the ruins in Hampi.
The gopuram of the temple in the background

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Laundry on the river. Hampi

Laundry day in the river, in the background the temple in the Hampi bazar.
One of the most beautiful place on earth

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26.11.06

STD Booth. Pattadakal. Karnataka

A STD booth in the marvellous temple village of Pattadakal..
The owner of the booth is looking at life going by...
On the poster ...Bhoomika, an actress.

Colors. Badami

It could be named "simple", or "smile".. A simple composition of a woman selling flowers
for the temple in front of a shop in Badami..Life as usual.. but nice.

Working in the fields near Pattadakal

In the fields. Mahakutta

Inside the Restaurant. Pattadakal

Cooking for me inside the restaurant seen in the previous image

A restaurant. Pattadakal

A man reading the paper in front of a restaurant in the village of Pattadakal.

25.11.06

Working. Gajendragad.

In the tiny village of Gajendragad, women and men together, are breaking lime stone into tiny pieces before burning it in big earth oven.
The heating process converts the stone to burnt lime (quicklime). It is used to whitewash walls.

Lunch Time. Mahakutta

A woman working in the fields I met walking from Mahakutta to Banashankari.
She invited me for lunch. Chapati and Dal..

Gentleness. Mahakutta

While walking from Mahakutta to Banashankari, that woman working in the fields gently
invited me to share her lunch of dal and chapati.. This is the way Indians are...

20.11.06

Nandi and the sacred tank. Mahakutta

On the road to Pattadakkal

Temple entrance. Pattadakkal

A lot of fun. Badami. Karnataka

A kid playing in a nice street of Badami, another nice place in India where life becomes interesting.
I took a few pictures of him on different days. The firts one....

Laundry Day. Badami

Badami

The sacred tank of Badami shot from the nice caves.

Colorful Dishwashing. Badami

A Nice smile. Badami

A woman on the threshold of her house. You can see cow dung drying up on the left. It's used as a combustible.

Harmony. Badami. Karnataka

In the center of the village

Sacred bath. Pattadakkal

Inside the sacred tank inside the temple in Pattakakkal

Ploughing. Pattadakkal

A farmer in the nice village of Pattadakkal.

Tika. Mahakutta

A woman sadhu is applying a Tika on the forehead of another woman.
She was begging and gives it as a blessing.

Lunch time. Mahakutta

A little girl having lunch inside the temple in Mahakutta.

Fun again. Badami

Coming back. Badami

Saina is going back home with her grand mother after having helped her doing the laundry in the sacred tank in Badami. A lovely place.

Cubism. Badami

An older woman spending an afternoon in front of her house..
The way life should be...

Prayer. Badami

On my way to the sacred tank in Badami.
This man selling greens on his cart suddenly stopped in front of the temple to pray.
Life as usual.. I liked the yellow ... and the scene.

Housework. Badami.

19.11.06

Meditation. Hampi

Swami Tanmmayanand Sarasvati is a young 24 years old man who graduated from the Doon School, then decided to become a saddhu and study yoga. I met him near Hampi, we had breakfast together one day , then I saw him a week later in the cave where he decided to stay a few months to study yoga near the Bali fortress.