My India trek Nov 1973 - Feb 1974 - John van der Woude www.jvanderw.nl introduction |
Karnataka
- other places
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![]() ^ Bus station, probably Belgaum. |
![]() ^ Train station of Sholapur (just outside Karnataka). Photo taken from the retiring room after my first night in India. |
![]() ^ Bijapur, seen from the Gol Gumbaz. |
![]() ^ The Gol Gumbaz of Bijapur. This 'largest dome of the world' has an excellent 'whisper acoustic'. |
![]() ^ Also Bijapur. |
![]() ^ Pattadkal, an early example of Dravidian temple construction. |
![]() ^ Nandi the bull in the temple of Pattadkal. |
![]() ^ Washing clothes by 'dhobis' in a 'tank' at Bijapur |
![]() ^ 'Kopje'/Inselberg at Vedanthangal. |
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![]() ^ Rice workers just outside Ranganathittu bird sanctuary. They were having lunch at 10 a.m., and offered me some cooked rice with red pepper too. The lunch was brougt by women. |