Now that we have decent wifi, here is the long-awaited competition. A prize related to the contents of this competition (and there will be some runner up prizes) to the person with the most correct answers.
Category: 2014 South India
27,000 carvings on one building
... But you will be glad to know I am only going to post one from Halebid and Belur - two extremely fine Jain temples (that didn't require climbing 700 steps) in Karnataka. To explain, I think this is one of the gods killing a demon and pulling out its entrails.... Maybe I should have… Continue reading 27,000 carvings on one building
We climbed 700 steps to see the biggest monolithic statue in the world
This doesn't quite do justice to our climb, but it gives you a sense ... And of course, we climbed all 700 steps barefoot. It was a wonderful Jain monument in Karnataka on an extremely high and very hard hill. See the second (or first, depending on your connection) photo for the statue!
Susie as film star
Heavy sightseeing today - along with all the school children in South India who are allowed to visit historical monuments at this time of year. We have been mobbed by children wanting to shake our hands and want to know 'which country', alongside wishes for a happy new year. And of course everyone wanted to… Continue reading Susie as film star
Bird competition
Okay all you birders: can you name the birds below, photographed on a dawn walk yesterday?