Karnataka Collection (#9)

Asian elephants -Elephas maximus- with calf, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, India

Tourists in safari boat on Kabini Reservoir, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, India

Trees sticking out of the water, Kabini Reservoir, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, India

Asian elephant or Indian elephant -Elephas maximus-, male, Kabini Reservoir, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, India

Indian Wild Boar -Sus scrofa cristatus-, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, India

Statue of a decorated holy cow, Nandi Bull, Chamundi Hill, Mysore, Karnataka, India

Scaffolded Hindu statue, Nanjangud, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Sri Shveta Varahaswami temple in the garden of the Maharajas Palace Mysore Palace, Mysore, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Ganesh figure on Sri Chamundeshwari Temple, Chamundi Hill, Mysore, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Kesava Temple, Keshava Temple, Hoysala style, Somnathpur, Somanathapura, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Riders on horses and elephants, rows of figurines on the wall of Kesava Temple, Keshava Temple, Hoysala style, Somnathpur, Somanathapura, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Hindu image of a deity, Kesava Temple, Keshava Temple, Hoysala style, Somnathpur, Somanathapura, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Wall of Kesava Temple, Keshava Temple, Hoysala style, Somnathpur, Somanathapura, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Rows of figurines on the wall of Kesava Temple, Keshava Temple, Hoysala style, Somnathpur, Somanathapura, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Powdered pigments, Devaraja Market, Mysore, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Bag filled with chili peppers, Devaraja Market, Mysore, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Tin trays with rice, Devaraja Market, Mysore, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Onions, potatoes, ginger and garlic, Devaraja Market, Mysore, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Zebu or humped cattle with heart-shaped horns, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Asian, Asiatic or Indian elephants -Elephas maximus-, Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Morning mist and dirt road in the woods, Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Asian, Asiatic or Indian elephant -Elephas maximus-, male, Kabini Reservoir, Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Night heron -Nycticorax nycticorax- on skeleton tree in the reservoir, Kabini Reservoir, Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Cormorants -Phalacrocorax carbo- and nests on dead branch, Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Sunset, Kabini Reservoir, Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Sunrise, safari boat on Kabini reservoir, Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Sculpted gods, Badami Cave Temple
Carved images of Hindu god inside Badami Cave Temple, Badami, Karnataka, India

Paddy fields and forests near Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary, Coorg District, Western Ghats, south-western INDIA. Talakaveri is the birth place of River Kaveri

Narasimha Statue in Hampi
Huge (broken) statue of Narasimha (one of the 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu) in Hampi Karnataka (near Hospet). Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage site

Jog Falls
Water falls on the Sharavathi river, at Jog.Western Ghats, Karnataka

Agumbe waterfalls
The falls during summer time in Agumbe in western ghats of India

Bababudangiri range
Bababudangiri mountain in Dattagiri Hill Range of Western Ghats of India

In natures lap
A view of Baba Budangiri Ranges in south-western Indias Western Ghats. The above picture was taken along Kemmanagundi - Attigundi road in Chikmagalur District

Hampi
The Lotus Mahal of Hampi ruins, an UNESCO World Heritage site

templo virupaksha

Group of Monuments at Pattadkal (UNESCO-Site)
Some of temples of Pattadkal group of monuments, an UNESCO site. This is Virupaksha Temple on the main site

Pattadkal
Pattadakal is having a group of 8th century monuments like temples. These are Dravidian(Southern) temples. It is on the left bank of Malaprabha river in Karnataka.In the year 1987 UNESCO included

Pattadkal Sculpture
View of one of the temples at Pattadkal heritage complex in Karnataka. Pattadakal is a World Heritage site, a village and an important tourist center in the state of Karnataka

Delicate carving on Virupaksha Temple walls
Delicate carving & inscription on Virupaksha Temple walls at Pattadakal, Karnataka

Western Ghats of India

Elephant stables, hampi, ancient, architecture, world heritage center, Karnataka

Stone structure of hampi, world heritage center, Karnataka, India

Sun hiding behind gopura
Virupaksha temple, hampi, Karnataka, UNESCO, world heritage site, ruins

Malabar Pied Hornbill ~ Western Ghats, India

Hampi ruins
Unesco world heritage site

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