Badami…. The land of Maharshi Agastya, was once a significant centres and capital of Chalukya empire in its past glorious period.
The beauty of Badami caves and monuments spread around Agastya lake is just out of the world. Built around 6th century by Chalukya, Its ruins are the signature of the beginning of powerful Chaulkya dynasty glory.
Carved out of a red sandstone hill overlooking the beautiful Agasthya lake, out of all the location here Badami caves happens to be the main tourist attraction. Adorned with many exquisite sculptures, the style and architecture remind us of magnificent ellora caves. Its also a fine example of the united fabric of secular India having Hindu , Jains and Buddhist structure in the same premises.
Let me take you through the photologue …the story of the chisel and hammer to build worlds magnificent extravaganza and the remmants still tell us how glorious the bygone era was.
Prabhu Shiv ji in Natraj mudra, an elegant dancing pose on a lotus flower pedestal is almost covering every steps of Natyashastra with his 18 arms. Tandava Nritya, a vigorous cosmic dance of creation, preservation, and destruction.
One of the earliest stone reliefs representing Harihara of Chalukyan sculpture from the 6th century is depicted in the Badami Caves in the Bijapur district of Karnataka wherein a standing figure of Harihara hold in His back hands a battle-axe with a snake entwined around it and a conch. The front right hand is broken while the other is in kati-hasta mudra. The clear distinction between the Hari and Hara halves is demarcated by the crown, whose right side is in the jatā-mukuta and the left shows a kirīta-mukuta and the earrings, where the right shows a sarpa-kundala and the right a makara-kundala. In the background, Nandi the vāhana and Umā the consort stand on the right and Garuḍa and Lakṣmi to the left. Harihara… beautiful concept of Hari hi Hara hai aur Hara hi Hari Hai.
ShivShakti… Fusion of Prabhu Shiv and Mata Parvati. Ardhnarishwar.
Varahavtaar….. rescuing bhudevi from an evil demon named Hiranyaksha.
Vaamanavatar… Gigantic Trivikrama taking a giant stride. In this avatar, Vishnu curbs the powers of the asura king Mahabali and relegates him to Patala.
Maha Vishnu is seated majestically on a throne formed by Adishesha, a seven-headed mythical serpent. His vehicle Garuda is on the lower left and his consort Lakshmi is on the lower right. Adishesha is known by many names, including Shesha, Sheshanaga, and Ananta. Buried in these names are the two interesting mathematical concepts. In Sanskrit, shesha means one that remains (i.e., remainder), and ananta means endless (i.e., infinity). In other words, Shesha will remain even after the end of the universe, and Ananta will exist for eternity.
Beautiful Landscape of BadamiPrabhu Shree NarshimhavataarPrabhu Shree BahubaliPrabhu Shree ParshvanathPrabhu Shree Mahaveer JiFew of various other carved sculptures in Badami Caves
Spirituality in actuality… A road trip to South of India covering 4000+ km with dear friends Ravi Bhavnani and Deepak Chadda in our beloved Duster, remembering our great anchestors with immence gratitude for giving us the glorious history and signing it with proof on wall. Badami… a must visit for beautiful and magnificant signatures on sandstone hills.
Relatively unknown to the masses and bearing the apathy of GOI, this magnificent Vav stands tall with all its glory of past.
Some few KM away from the Unesco City of India, Ahemdabad, tucked in a small village named ASARWA, stands this beautiful symbol of syncretic culture of Ahemdabad in specific and India in large.
I was always fascinated with the concept of energy worship, the energy which manifests in to the supreme energy and give a life to matter of body and this kept Modhera Sun Temple as top of my wishlist. After experiencing the mesmerising architecture of Konark Sun Temple, Martand and Modhera was the one I so wanted to visit. In 2019 I got the chance to visit this awe inspiring peace of architecture.
My fascination with universe begin with very tender age.
Nehru Center being my father’s client I got to attend lot many show when I didn’t even understood anything about stars yet it sowed a seed of interest. As a kid I always wanted to be a Pilot. Fireball serial made me dream of being astronaut. Sputnik, Voyager name excited me a lot. I still very distinctively remember how Skylab Space Station was going to fall on us and the panic and chaos coupled with so many rumors.
I was always fascinated by Milky way pictures posted on various SM site and was quite desperate to see it through my own eyes. Staying in an urban concrete jungle with one of the most light polluted city Mumbai it was next to impossible to see it anytime. It was only in the month of May 2018 I could witness this grand phenomena with family and friends after travelling almost 200 KM away from the city to a place called Bhandardara on one of the darkest of night. Read More
I Love visiting Ancient Temples. It simple brings eternal joy to the soul. Ancient Hindu Temples with artistic carvings cover numerous aspects of human life and values considered important in Hindu pantheon. Read More
Mauli – The Sangam of Faith and Faithfuls…. I always wanted to experience and be part of the divine Wari walk. A procession which breaks the chaos of mind and brings eternal joy to the soul. Calms everything in me that is bewildered, perplexed and confused. Out of my urban crowded, crammed and chaotic lanes, maddening fast and furious rush here one feels so close, connected and one with god within us. A Pure Bliss.
Sitting on the lush green lawn looking at the magnificent Kandariya Mahadev Temple, Pained I wonder… Why such an architectural splendor and artistic expressions, beautiful to the core and full of life monuments are notoriously marketed as some sort of full of erotic obscene figurines.
Khajuraho known earlier as Kharjuravahaka, supposedly date palm trees at the gate… but other important aspect which is ignored or overlooked is the scorpion on the thigh of the motifs., symbolic to a poisonous lust. Read More
STEP WELLS… Usually is a concept seen only in India. Throughout India there are dozens of step well. Maharashtra has one too. Step wells are used for water retention and distribution. Baramotichi Vihir, ancient Step Well, 110 feet deep and 50 feet in diameter, octagonal in shape was constructed between 1641 AD and 1646 AD by Sahu Virubhai Bhosale. It was meant to be a water source to all the farms around and a huge Amrai Garden with its 12 moats. Read More
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