Melukote is a historic place. The great guru Ramanujacharya stayed in this place for 14 yrs and has built famous temple called Sri Cheluv Narayanaswamy. Beautiful sculptures of columns and temple structure are really attractive.There is one more Temple in the top of the hill called Yoga Narashinha swamy. It is said to be constructed in the period of Hoysala. The panorama of surrounding from the top of this temple is really breathtaking.
There are several water ponds in melukote in which one pond called Kalyani is really big and nice one to see to it.
The other two ponds are Akkan Kola (Elder Sister pond) and Thangiy Kola (Younger sister pond). It is very strange to know that the water residing in these two ponds is unlike although both ponds are located very next to each other as Akkan kola water is a salty one and thangiy kola water is sweet one.
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After noon we headed towards Aadhi chunchangiri. Temple Kalabairaveshwara in aadhi chunchanagiri is really a nice temple to visit. This Temple has been built with modern touch and is located on the steep hill. A well maintained place where all kind of facility is made available to devotees including arrangement of Prasad (meal).
Apart from main temple (Kalabairaveshwara) there are other small temples too on the hill going further. One has to be ready to climb steep steps to have a glimpse of panorama from the height. It was really a rare experience of reaching the peek and having a sight of nature's scene.
I suggest those who visit these two places (Melukote and Aadhi chunchangiri) prepare to spend more time.
Though there are more steps to climb as temples are in high hill, going up such a height, believe me one may not feel it difficult and tired. May be the magic of fresh air and the divine power of the place itself would not make you much tired.
It was in the evening we travelled towards Yedeyuru, another famous holy place on the way.
We still had time in the evening after Yediyuru visit. It was on kid’s insistence we proceeded to Markonahalli Dam.
A small reservoir located few kilometers from the main road. Indeed it was good to experience a real village environment where people were returning home after their cattle feed. A greenery land along the road to reservoir was pleasure to watch.
