We headed out to Nandi Hills on Saturday. It is 60 kms north of Bangalore. Again, great to get out of the city and see a little bit of the country side. The hill is famous for being Tipu Sultan's summer getaway in the late 18th century. It has his home, a temple and Tipu's drop - a 2000 foot cliff where they brought prisoners to hurl them off the hill to their death.
Out this way, there are many fields of grapes for the local wine market:
Once we got to the bottom of Nandi Hills, we stopped at a temple at the base called Bhoganandeeshwara Temple. This is a picture of the entrance, if you notice the woman to the far left, her job is to keep the monkeys away from peoples shoes that are taken off to enter the temple.
One of the many monkeys that are around this temple:
A view of Nandi Hill from the temple:
The drive up Nandi Hill was much easier than it used to be. It has been paved over the last little while. A friend made fun of me today, when I told her that we drove up as she and her husband walked up the 1175 stairs to the top. Ryan and I didn't even consider the stair climb if that says anything about the type of people we are. :) It was only 5 rupees a piece to enter the area that had the palace, temple and Tipu's drop. Here are a couple of pictures showing the view from the top. India's countryside is very beautiful:
Here is the rock where they made the prisoners stand before hurling them to their death:
It was really nice to get out and see a different side of India.
Out this way, there are many fields of grapes for the local wine market:
Once we got to the bottom of Nandi Hills, we stopped at a temple at the base called Bhoganandeeshwara Temple. This is a picture of the entrance, if you notice the woman to the far left, her job is to keep the monkeys away from peoples shoes that are taken off to enter the temple.
One of the many monkeys that are around this temple:
A view of Nandi Hill from the temple:
The drive up Nandi Hill was much easier than it used to be. It has been paved over the last little while. A friend made fun of me today, when I told her that we drove up as she and her husband walked up the 1175 stairs to the top. Ryan and I didn't even consider the stair climb if that says anything about the type of people we are. :) It was only 5 rupees a piece to enter the area that had the palace, temple and Tipu's drop. Here are a couple of pictures showing the view from the top. India's countryside is very beautiful:
Here is the rock where they made the prisoners stand before hurling them to their death:
It was really nice to get out and see a different side of India.
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