DAY 225 - MADRAS (CHENNAI)

225) TUEDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 1978 : 345KMS. - MADRAS (CHENNAI)

 

Departing from BANGALORE, we drove out through ISHNAGIRI, VANIYAMBADI, VELLORE, WALLAJAH until we arrived MADRAS (CHENNAI) almost the late evening.  All along the way today, I was thinking of getting ready to pack my belongings as in a few days I would set off to return home.

 
 

 

Central raiway station - Photo : Spacemanspiff / wikimedia.org (Google images search)

WIKIPEDIA: ... .Chennai Central, erstwhile Madras Central, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras. It lies adjacent to the current headquarters of the Southern Railway, as well as the Ripon Building, and is one of the most important railway hubs in South India ........ The 138-year-old building of the railway station. , one of the most prominent landmarks of Chennai, was designed by architect George Harding. [5] Along with Chennai Beach, the station is also a main hub for the Chennai Suburban Railway system.

 

Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Chennai - Photo : Spacemanspiff / wikipedia.org (Bing images search)

Kapaleeshwarar Temple - CC-by SA Planemad / wikimedia.org (Bing images search)

Kapaleeshwarar Temple : is a temple of Shiva located in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The form of Shiva's wife Parvati worshipped at this temple is called Karpagambal (from Tamil, "Goddess of the Wish-Yielding Tree"). The temple was built around the 7th century CE in Dravidian architecture.

DAY 224 - BANGALORE

224) MONDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 1978 : 0KMS. - BANGALORE

 

My visa will be expiring on 11.03.1978, I applied  for several  entries visa so that I could stay in India each time for three months.  However, it ‘s not a problem as I wanted to fly home.

 

Nandi Temple - Photo wikipedia.org / Google images search

  

WIKIPEDIA :
Nandi Temple is exclusively for the worship of the sacred bull (Basava in Kannada) in Hinduism, known as Nandi, Lord Shiva's vahana. The word "nandi" means "joyful" in Sanskrit.

The temple was built in 1537 by a local ruler under the Vijayanagara empire in the Vijayanagara architectural style. The ruler, a feudatory chief named Kempe Gowda, also founded the city of Bangalore. The temple is named after the large granite Nandi monolith placed on a plinth in the temple shrine (garbhagriha) which has become blackened from years of being rubbed with charcoal and oil. The temple is a small one, consisting only of the shrine fronted by a porch in the Vijayanagara style. The current tower (vimana) over the shrine was constructed in the early 20th century and is adorned with Saivite figures and motifs.

Nandi / Bull Temple - Photo : wikipedia.org / Google images search

 

DAY 223. - BANGALORE

223) SUNDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 1978 : 143KMS. - BANGALORE

From SHRAVANBELAGOLA,  we travelled  to the regional capital city of BANGALORE in  KARNATAKA, which is known as a great place to live because of the comprehensive plan that focuses on fresh greenery of the trees. 

BANGALORE Palace - Photo : wikipedia.org / Google images search

WIKITRAVEL:

For many years, Bangalore was known throughout India as the most green, liberal and forward-thinking city. In recent years, these attributes have propelled Bangalore to the forefront of the high-tech industry boom in India, and it currently ranks as India's most developed city and one of the world's fastest growing urban areas.

The name Bangalore appears to come from an Anglicisation of the native name "Bengaluru" - an adaptation of the earlier name in Kannada: Benda Kaalu Uru (The Town of Boiled Beans). Apparently this rather humble name was bequeathed to the city by King Vira Ballala. Once while lost in the area, he was offered boiled beans by an old woman, and it was out of gratitude that he named the area after this simple offering.

Vidhan Soudha, BANGALORE - Photo : tejasri.in / Bing images search

 

Vidhan Soudha or the State Secretariat : It was built in 1954 and is the main attraction of this city. It is a marvel of modern architecture and is a fine amalgamation of traditional Dravidian and modern styles. Cubbon Park, the 120-hectare park located near the Vidhan Soudha, has a number of neo-classical styled government buildings. (tejsri.in)