The Venugopal temple in Manipal is situated within the Manipal Institute of Technology Campus. It has a very beautiful visage and houses a beautiful idol of Shri Venugopala. Architecture wise the Temple is a very pleasant sight, with a beautiful curved dome behind which the gopura of the temple towers towards the sky. At a glance one might wonder the significance of building such a tall gopura, but when we see it from the front it appears like the crown for gods.
Few of the pics I got yesterday of the dances that I managed to watch. In the air! The local folk dance of Yakshagana (literally meaning stories of semi-divine beings) involves colorful costumes and stories from Hindu mythology! One of […]
Like any small town or village, Manipal too has a big brother watching over it (or from below in this case). Manipal lies on a small hillock overlooking the Udupi town, which is famous for the Lord Krishna temple and […]
He’s Human after all 🙂 Image courtesy via @rameshsrivats Comments welcome 😀
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