Friday, January 25, 2013

Hampi - ruins of the Vijayanagar dynasty (08)

The Hazara Rama temple is one place which requires a lot of time to appreciate the intricacies of the stories narrated. Although we spent about an hour or so, it is grossly insufficient to do justice. I plan to dedicate at least a day entirely to Hazara Rama temple to follow the beautiful stories narrated with such exquisite art & architecture, apart from the history associated with this magnificent temple. The artisans, sculptors, & architects have left intricate architecture on every inch of the temple looking at which I wonder if human beings can really create such divinity in physical form.  


In the below carving, Sita is handing over her finger ring to Hanuman to present it to Rama as evidence of having met her and convey the message of her well being.



Baala Krishna (in Sanskrit, Baala = child)...






As we left the Hazara Rama temple complex, a deep sense of incompleteness gripped me...a sense of not having spent sufficient time at the temple and absorbed all that it had to offer into myself...i just told the temple - will be back my friend...will take all that you have to offer me...

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