One year with my bike, Nandi - Part 4

Sep 10th, 2016 - Mysuru

Me and Malli had registered for Celebrations Mysore 10K run. It was scheduled for Sep 11th. Though we decided to ride to Nanjanagudu on Saturday and coming back to Bangalore after Marathon, couldn't go to Nanjanagudu since I got office that day. There were number of bandhs happening due to Kaveri issue called by different organisations and to compensate the bandh day, had to work on Saturday. So plan to Nanjanagudu got cancelled. But sill we rode to Mysuru. Many of my friends suggested not to go in bike, since we need to cross Mandya, where strikes were extreme, we decided to go in bike itself.

Next day after Marathon, we met my beloved friend Balu Sir at his residence. Many thanks to him for arranging our stay at Youth Hostel,Mysuru. Then after meeting him, we ride back to Bangalore.

Oct 30-Nov 1, 2016 - Halebeedu

It was 3 days vacation for Deepawali. I dont wanted to park my bike in Bangalore and go to native for festival. My parents had already warned not to come in bike to native, if I am coming alone. Though last time when I had been to native alone, this time my parents warned like this. 2 days before the vacation, asked my colleague Sanjay, whose native is around 10 kms from my home. We decided to go together in my bike. Next day, early morning I picked him near his home and started our ride. Though we wished to had breakfast specially Thatte Idli at Kunigal,it was too early to have. So continued our ride and stopped at Bellur cross for breakfast. Then we started towards Hassan. I dropped him at his native and went to my home. 

After reaching home, had few happy rides to Pushpagiri hills and other places. After festival I picked Sanjay at Hassan and returned to Bangalore. Usually, Hassan-Bangalore highway will be free, but this time since it was festival and long weekend, it was huge traffic compared to usual days. We got stuck in rain mid way, stopped at many places due to rain and finally reached Bangalore

Jan 22, 2017 - Ranganathittu

Ufff. It was already 3 months since I ad been for a ride in my bike, This time my friend Poornesha came to my room. He was saying to go some where. I told him, will go for a ride to some place towards Mysore road. He said doesn't like to come in bike, instead will go in bus. I gave some build up about Bullet and told about the birds will be migrated in this season. Finally some how convinced him for a ride. We decided to go to Ranganathittu, which is around 140 kms from Bangalore.

Next day, early morning we staretd our ride. As usual. stopped at Bidadi for Thate Idli, Vade for breakfast. Around 10 we reached Ranganathittu. After Mandya, then comes SriRangaPattana. Then from there have to take diversion to right to reach Ranganathittu bird sanctury.

Painted Stork

To visit Ranganathittu, Dec-Jan will be the best season, since birds started migrating from other countries as well. We got a chance to see painted stork and openbill stork. Also, few other birds.

Openbill Stork. migrated from Siberia

After bird sanctuary, we visited RanganatahSwamy temple at SriRangaPattana and returned back to Bnagaolore by evening. After this ride, Poornesha was telling, he'll never come for any bike trip with me in this bike, since its difficult to sit as a pillion in Bullet. Till now, its almost 4 months, I am not able to convince him for another ride.

Few other rides in the next and last post.

One year with my bike, Nandi - Part 1

Its been a year I got my bike, Royal Enfield Classic 350. It was my thought of passion to own a Bullet. Travelling being adhesive by birth, have traveled across the places by various modes, been ride with friends in their bike. So got a thrilled passion to go for rides in my own bike.

One fine day after some discussion and arranging some money, booked my dream bike. Plan was to get Electra 350, but finalized to Classic 350 after suggestions from friends. After a month of waiting period, got my bike in the mid of May 2016. Though my plan of first ride was to my native Halebeedu and to visit Pushpagiri hill near my village, couldn't plan accordingly.

May 21st-Yediyur:

My rides begun within a week after I got my bike. First ride was to Yediyur Siddalingeshwara temple near Kunigal on May 21st and it was solo ride. Its a ritual to perform worship (puje) for new vehicle.So decided to go to Yediyur temple. Now I visits Yediyur temple every time I go for ride in that route.

Yediyur Temple

After few days got a call from my friend Darshan. He being a avid traveler wanted to go somewhere and called me to go for some trip. After few suggestions in mind, we decided to go to Ramanagara hills (Ramadevara betta, hills of God Rama) also known as Sholay hills which got such name since the Sholay film was shot there,

June 4th- Ramadevara betta, Sei Revana Siddeshwara betta

So, it was June 4th 2016, early morning we started our ride. I picked him from his home in Vijaynagar and we started towards Mysuru road. Since it was Saturday and already Mysuru road was rush with number of vehicles. After a break at Bidadi to have delicious tatte idli and vade, we moved towards Ramanagar. By the time we reach checkpost , the main entrance was not yet opened.So parked bike there only, crossed fencing and started towards main steps to reach top of hill by walk itself. 

Ramadevara Temple

After climbing in unauthorized hill, reached the foot hill where steps begins. Then reached temple. From there, if we go behind the temple, we can climb to another hill. Took rest for some time, then moved towards top. After a salam to Hanuman statue carved in the rock, climbed the steps to reach top. Sat there in a calm breeze for some time, enjoying the nature and other hills around.

He got this centipede to play

After getting down from Ramanagara hills, decided to go to Sri Revana Siddeshwara hills popularly known as (SRS Hills). Have to reach there from Ramanagar. Had to climb around 1000 steps to reach the top of hill to visit the temple. Though we were little tired to climb the second hill in a day, and since we both are trekkers we managed with less hassle. After visiting a temple, we got down and had a food in the temple where they have a Daasoha for all visitors. 

Though I decided to return back to Bengaluru from SRS hills itself since there was a sign if rain, Darshan insisted to visit Kaveri sangama near Mekedaatu. We got the routes from some locals there and ride towards Sangama which was around 60 kms from Revana Siddeshwara betta. 

When we give juice, even monkey will not say NO. This at SRS Hill

After a nice swimming in Sangama, we started towards Bengaluru and we got stuck in rain in the middle and had to stop for sometime near Satanur and reached home around 9 PM.

June 10th-13th, Halebeedu, Pushpagiri, Chikkamagalur

Then a week after a day comes to take my bike to my native for first time. En-route to my native visited Yediyur again and reached my home. After seeing my bike and knowing its cost, family members and friends starting saying "you would have taken car by adding some more amount to this, instead of taking this bike." Believe me, at least 100 people have said this to me. I tolerated some how.

Getting down from Pushpagiri

Next day, went to Pushpagiri hills near my village where Mallikarjuna swamy temple is there to perform ritual puje there. After coming back, my Dad asked about my bike's gear and all,then without my notice he took my bike ,went for a test ride and said "it is very good for ride, worth for that amount". Then he took my Mom for a round. And from then he stopped saying the dialogue about car that "you would have taken car....." Since the day I booked it, he used to say, why that much costly bike, instead you buy a car. But that dialogues stopped this day.

Next day was suppose to attend some function in Kadur and I decided to go via Chikkamagalur. It was thrill to ride in the country side in the village mud roads when your bike is OK for all roads. 

Stopped in the middle, when some old man asked for lift

In Chikkamagalur met my friends Bhagya and Vidruma and then spot decision was made to go to Hirekolale lake which is around 10 kms from Chikkamagalur in the foothill of western ghats. Ride was awesome in the midst of forest and in cool weather. 

At Hirekolale lake

After having a delicious Masale dose and hot Jamoon at town canteen, Chikkamagalur we departed and I ride towards Kadur in the ghat road where there are few scary bends. 

After coming back to my native, went to Hulikallu hills near Halebeedu where Veerabhadreshwara temple is there. It was many years back I visited there and recently there was temple renovation happened. So my parents said, will go there also since I got a new bike and same day new calf was born in our home. So decided to go there.

Hulikal Veerabhadreshwara Temple

After 750 kms of ride covering Yediyur, Pushpagiri, Hirekolale lake, Hulikalu betta reached Bangalore with other ride plans.

About  more rides in the upcoming posts..

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ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರ ಲಾಂಛನ

 

ಇದೆ ರೀತಿ ಹಳೆಬೀಡಿನ ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತಲ ಕೆಲವು ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಒಂದು ಇಣುಕು ನೋಟ .. ಹಳೇಬೀಡಿಗೆ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಂಡೇ ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ ಬಸ್ತಿಹಳ್ಳಿ .. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಸಧ್ಯ ೫ ಜೈನ ತೀರ್ಥಂಕರರ ಬಸದಿಗಳಿವೆ .. ಮೂಲತಃ ಜೈನರಾಗಿದ್ದ ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದ್ದ ಬಸದಿಗಳು ಇವು .. ಇದಕ್ಕೂ ಮುಂಚೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನೂರಾರು ಬಸದಿಗಳು ಇದ್ದವು ಎಂದು ಕೆಲವು ಸಂಶೋಧಕರು ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ ಪಡುತ್ತಾರೆ .. ಬಸದಿಗಳ ಹಳ್ಳಿ ಎಂಬುದು ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಬಸ್ತಿಹಳ್ಳಿ ಆಯಿತು ...

 

ಜೈನ ಬಸದಿ

 

ಹಳೇಬೀಡಿನಿಂದ ೯ ಕಿಲೋಮೀಟರ್ ದೂರದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಊರು ಅಡಗೂರು... ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಈಗಲೂ ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರು ಕಟ್ಟಿದ್ದ ಕೋಟೆ,ಬಸದಿಗಳು ಇವೆ ..ಇಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕೋಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮದ್ದು,ಗುಂಡುಗಳನ್ನು ಅಡಗಿಸಿ ಇಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರಂತೆ ..ಮತ್ತು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಯುದ್ಧಕ್ಕೆ ತಯಾರಿ ಕೂಡ ನೆಡೆಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು .... ಅಡಗಿಸಿಡುವ ಊರು,ಅಡಗೂರು ಎಂದಾಯಿತು ..

ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರ ರಾಜರ ಸಿರಿ,ಸಂಪತ್ತು,ವೈಡೂರ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ಇಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಊರು ರಾಜನಶಿರಿಯೂರು(ರಾಜನ+ಸಿರಿಯ +ಊರು ) ಎಂದಾಯಿತು ...

ಈ ಊರಿನ ಪಕಕ್ದಲ್ಲೇ ಇರುವ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಊರು ಮಲ್ಲಾಪುರ ಎಂದು .. ಇದು ಮಲ್ಲ ಕಂಭ ಪ್ರವೀಣರು ಇದ್ದಂತಹ ಊರು .. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಲ್ಲ ಕಂಭ ಗಾರುಡಿಗರು ಇದ್ದರು ಎಂಬುದಕ್ಕೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ದೊರೆತಿರುವ ಮಲ್ಲ ಕಂಭಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಗರಡಿ ಮನೆಗಳೇ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ .. ಮತ್ತು ಇಲ್ಲಿನ ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯಿತಿ ಕೂಡ ಈ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ಪುನರಾವರ್ತನೆ ಮಾಡುವಂತೆ ಮಲ್ಲ ಕಂಭ ಮತ್ತು ಗರಡಿ ಮನೆಗಳನ್ನುಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಪಡಿಸಲು ಕೆಲವು ಯೋಜನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕೈಗೊಂಡಿದೆ ..

ಇನ್ನು ಹಳೇಬೀಡಿನಿಂದ ಸುಮಾರು ೩-೪ ಕಿಲೋಮೀಟರ್ ದೂರದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಊರುಗಳು ಪಂಡಿತನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಭಂಡಾರಿಕಟ್ಟೆ .. ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರ ಆಸ್ಥಾನದ ಪಂಡಿತರುಗಳು ನೆಲೆಸಿದ್ದ ಊರು ಪಂಡಿತನಹಳ್ಳಿ .. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಈಗಲೂ ಕೆಲವು ಪಂಡಿತರ ವಂಶ ಇದೆ ..

ಹಾಗೆ ಭಂಡಾರಿಗಳು,ಅಂದರೆ ಕ್ಷೌರಿಕರು ಇದ್ದಂತಹ ಊರು ಭಂಡಾರಿಕಟ್ಟೆ ..

ಹಳೇಬೀಡು ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತಲ ಕೆಲವು ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಈ ರೀತಿಯ ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಇದೆ ..

(ಈ ಲೇಖನವು ಜೂನ್ ೨೦, ೨೦೧೩ ರ "ಹಾಯ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು" ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ "ದಿಲ್ ನೆ ಫಿರ್ ಯಾದ್ ಕಿಯಾ" ಅಂಕಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಟಗೊಂಡಿದೆ .
'ನಿಮ್ಮ ಊರಿಗೆ ಹೆಸರು ಹೇಗೆ ಬಂತು?' ಎಂಬ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಲೇಖನಗಳನ್ನು ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸಲಾಗಿತ್ತು.  ಲೇಖನ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿದ ಪತ್ರಿಕಾ ಬಳಗಕ್ಕೆ ಮನಃ ಪೂರ್ವಕ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು )