Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Shri Dattatreya Devasthana, Dharwad

Despite having lived in Dharwad for 10 years, I'd never ventured into Datta Mandir. I did see it finally, one early morning during the last week of July. The temple building is ancient, probably XIX Century. The building architecture is what is seen in Mumbai Presidency. This is the main gate of the temple which opens to Subash road.

This is the shrine entrance. The deity is Dattatreya, a form of Shiva with three heads- Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara.

The temple is well maintained, its clean even though it has significant number of people visiting it.

This is a west-facing shrine, the main gate faces south.

This is the side wall of the temple.

Within the temple premises is a school teaching the ancient Indian language Samskrutha.

The building's antiquity is well maintained. No major changes as such.


Shrimadjagadguru Sankracharya Samskruta Patashaala, Dharwad
A poster of Lord Dattatreya with Nandi and four dogs.

Another poster depicting Sri Sankracharya and Sripada Vallabha.

View of the front yard and main gateway. The two circular paintings flanking the gateway caught my attention.

Symbols of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara merged into one painting on the left. The image on the right also shows the unity of the three lords along with the Sun and Moon.

Datta Jayanti is celebrated with great enthusiasm here, thousands of people visit the temple during the occasion. To know more about Dharwad, visit this page- what to see in Dharwad.

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

KCC Bank clock tower

Karnataka Central Co-Operative Bank was established on November 23, 1916 under the leadership of Diwan Bahuddur Shantaveerappa Menasinakayi and Rao Bahaddur Rudragouda C Aratal. KCC Bank, Dharwad is famously known as Gadiyara Bank owing to its iconic clock tower which was constructed between 1954 and 1956.

The yellow colored metal watch tower is such an eyesore in front of this historic building.
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Convertible motorbike

July-30-2019
Happened to see this motorbike with a rain shelter near Dattatreya Devasthana. Guess it gives sufficient cover from getting wet. However, the color could have been less conspicuous, some shade of grey. Also, the front frame's bottom corners should have been rounded.

 The pillion too is protected.

Do check out the front-end tipper seen several years ago.
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Saturday, September 7, 2019

Ganpati at Dharwad, 2019

ಶ್ರೀ ವಕ್ರತುಂಡ ಮಹಾಕಾಯ ಸೂರ್ಯಕೋಟಿ ಸಮಪ್ರಭ |
ನಿರ್ವಿಘ್ನಮ್ ಕುರು ಮೇ ದೇವಾ ಸರ್ವ ಕಾರ್ಯೇಷು ಸರ್ವದಾ ||

श्री वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्य कोटी समप्रभा |
निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्व-कार्येशु सर्वदा॥

Shree Vakratunda Mahakaya Suryakoti Samaprabha |
Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarva-Kaaryeshu Sarvada ||

near Lokande Opticals, Line Bazar
Tikare road
Sangam Circle
Kambar Galli, near City Bus Terminus (CBT)
Nehru Market
Subhash Road
Gandhi Chowk
Sai Galli, near old Taluq Office
Raviwarpet
Daroga Oni, near Gandhi Chowk
Kamankatti
Adiki Oni
Menasinkai Oni
Galli Oni
near rice mill, Manikilla
Kodavad Oni
Gandhinagar | photo by Shweta Nadgoudar
Malmaddi
Hebballi Agasi
Kabbur Road
Madihaal
Mrutyunjayanagar Depot Circle
Nuch-Ambli Baavi
Shukrawarpet Basti Oni
Hosayellapur main road
Hosayellapur circle
Ramnagar first cross
Toll Naka
Saraswatpur
Gowligalli, Malmaddi
NTTF
Basappa Chowk
Saptapur
Haliyal road
Jayanagar
Srinagar
Except for Gandhinagar Ganesha, all pictures here have been shot by V J Bharatkumar.


Links to other years' Ganeshas...
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