Heritage Excursion - Part 3

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On Sunday morning, Rosy and I went for a hike from Halebid, through the nearby pastoral areas and villages. The area appears extremely fertile, with coconut trees, cabbage patches, tomatoes, potatoes, green bean, some sort of lentil/bean, sugarcane, rice paddies, and other produce we couldn’t identify.

We climbed up several hills, each of which is topped with a temple, so there is a system of trails of sorts, and we didn't feel we were trespassing on private property.

The Sunday afternoon bus rides back to Mysore were peaceful idyllic uneventful, my favorite way to travel.

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Photos

Halebid family with piles of beans
Seems it was the time to dry and separate beans from pods: drop the vegetation from up high, so the light stuff falls away, the heavier beans fall to the ground; repeat until just the beans are left.

Piles of grain left in roads
We saw these piles throughout the country side in the area; it doesn't slow down buses, who roll right over the piles.

Stairs in the ground lead up to the hill top
There's a temple atop each little hill in around Halebid, so we found a trail of sorts to reach the top.

View of Halebid Lake & countryside
The huge lake in the distance is ancient, Guide Shree said it was dammed up in about 900AD, 200 years before the temples were built.

Ancient queen's swimming pool
We stumbled across this idyllic site tucked away in a tiny village.

Jess & Rosy on the bus
Rosy is chowing on little raw bean pods, which are grown locally and must be in season, as they're for sale on every corner.