SEA AND SAND

                                           The sea and  the Sand .  Alone in beach la !
                                                                 Robinson crusoe

                                     Kasid beach with sparkling silver sand



Surprisingly this beach is unspoiled  . Not a shed of paper or plastic . Rare to find such places in India . 

LEPAKSHI BASAVAYYA

Basaveswara at Lepakshi . 

Huge monolith , beautifully sculpted to a length of  8.5 meters  and  4.1 meters height . 

Dates back  to the Golden period of Sri krishna devaraya  who ruled  south India  in fifteenth century .

Lepakshi derives its name from mythology ,according to local legend .Lord Rama while searching for mother Sita , found injured Jatayu , the bird who fought with Ravana to save Sita ,  at this place . Rama told Jatayu " LE PAKSHI " , meaning get up. Hence the name LEPAKSHI . The photograph is that of famed Majestic Nandi idol built during the reign of Vijayanagar kings .


Five more  magnificient sculptures from Lepakshi are presented below for your viewing pleasure .