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| Begur Temple |
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| These 2 shrines are from the 9 th century |
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| Saw a gutsy lady with special needs on a motorised wheelchair |
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| Ancient stone carvings |
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| Ancient stone carvings |
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| Inscriptions |
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| Herostone |
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| More carvings |
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| More carvings |
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Decided to use this pedestrian bridge to get to the other side than to risk the interchange ahead. This busy road leads to Electronic City, hence it is a very busy road!
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| The metro runs above, on the left. |
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Here comes the vehicles but wait...
everyone stops! |
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| Baby calf manages to get to the other side |
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| Strangely these cows were at this exact spot yesterday too! I call them city dwellers |
Today, I braved the road alone again to visit Begur's 9th century historical temple. Located within the Nageshvara temple complex, the 2 old shrines were commissioned by Western Ganga kings, Nitimarga I and II. The other temples in the complex were later additions.
Here's some new things I learnt today :
1. While there are many public toilets in Bangalore, some men cannot afford paid toilet and took to the streets to relieve themselves. Also possibly because despite being a paid toilet, you can still smell the toilet from afar! I walked past one at KR Market yesterday and lo and behold, I am thankful I made it back to my hotel!
2. There are 2 positions to take a piss in public! Standing and facing a wall or squatting and facing a wall. Do you know the difference?
3. Cows are sacred animals in Bangalore and when they want to cross the road, all traffic stops!
4. Despite heavy traffic, wheelchairs are shown respect on the road. Got wheels can travel
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