Following breakfast visit Bangalore City: Bangalore includes Vidhana Soudha granite structure, Government chambers using colonial designs, the famous landmark. Cubbon Park Tipu Sultan’s Palace, Lal Bagh Gardens: this 240 acre expanse of greenery forms one of India’s most beautiful botanical gardens, the credit of which goes to the rulers Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan, who laid out an 18th century paradise with rare trees brought from far off Persia, Afghanistan and France.
After visit drive to Mysore en-route visit Srirangapatanam. Which lies within the portals of the Dariya Daulat. (Splendour of sea) once his summer place and later appropriated by Arthur Wellesley. Constructed mainly in wood, the structure rests on a vast plinth. The walls and ceilings are elaborately painted. The murals on the outer walls depict scenes from Tipu’s wars while the interior walls are ornately painted with abstract designs and floral motifs. After visit, continue your drive to Mysore. Upon arrival, check-in into the hotel. Overnight at hotel
Following breakfast drive to Mysore en-route visit Shravanabelagola is a very important tourist Destinations in India and is reputed for the number of tourist attractions like the Gomateshwara Temple, which is a renowned tourist spot in India.
The foot of the Vindhyagiri Hills is the residence of the 1000 year old statue of Lord Gomateshwara. It is considered to be the world’s largest statue. It was constructed by Chamundaraya who was the general king under Gangaraya. The base of the statue has several inscriptions written in the Kanadian language.
More than 800 inscriptions relating to Shravanabelagola have been discovered in the same site. These inscriptions cite the history of the Gangas, Rashtrakutas, Hoysala and the Vijaynagar Empire. Shravanabelagola is the place where we can also come across the famous Bhattaraka Math. It belongs to the custom of the Monasteries. Every year a ceremony named the Mahamastakabhisheka is performed in Shravanabelagola. After visit continue drive to Hassan Upon arrival, check in to your hotel. Overnight at hotel
Following breakfast, excursion to Belur & Halebid
Belur: The Channekeshava Temple at Belur is the only one at the three major Hoysala sites still in use. Begun in 1116 to commemorate the Hoysala’s victory over the Cholas at Talakad, it was worked on for over a century. Its exterior is not, in the lower friezes, as extensively sculptured as the other Hoysala temples, but the work higher up on the walls is unsurpassed in details and artistry. Particularly interesting are angled bracket figures depicting female figures dancing or in ritual poses. Much decorative work can also be found on the internal supporting pillars and lintels. It is said that every major Hindu deity is represented here. The temple, which is enclosed in a paved compound, includes a well and also a bathing tank. The temple’s 14th-century seven-story gopuram has also sensul sculptures explicitly portraying the apres-temple activities of dancing girls.
Halebid: Construction of the Hoyasleswara Temple at Halebid began around 1121.Despite more than 80 years of labour, it was never completed. Neverthless, it is easily the most outstanding example of Hoysala art. Every centimetre of the outside walls and much of the interior is covered with an endless variety of Hindu deities, sages, stylised animals and birds, and frienzes depicting the life of the Hoysala rules.The temple is set in a well-tended garden, and there a small museum adjacent to it housing a collection of sculptures.After visit , drive to Hospet Upon arrival, check in to your hotel. Overnight at hotel
Following breakfast, drive to Badami. En-route visit Pattadakkal & Aihole
Pattadakkal: Delicately chiselled, rich in detail, the Papanatha, Virupaksha and Mallikarjuna temples are examples of the Chalukyan sculptural art. The brick pillared mandapa (3-4 century) in front of the Sangameswara Temple. The latest (9 century AD) is a Jain Temple from the Rashtrakuta period. A 2.6 m high Nandi in deep green stone, covered in a red floral cape, sits in front of the Virupaksha. This temple is still used for worship.
Aihole: The temple of durga and close to this is the semi- circular apse, Chamnundi Devi trampling the buffalo demon Narasimha and aspects of Shiva abound here. There are 50 temples within the fort walls and 50 outside-instances of Hoysala, Buddhist, Jain, Dravida, Nagara and Rekhanagara styles. There is the Lad Khan temple to see where previously was the assembly hall and marriage hall and was chosen as the abode of a Muslim prince, Lad Khan. After the visit continue drive to Badami Upon arrival, check in to your hotel. Overnight at hotel
Following breakfast visit Badami : The rich past of Badami is closely linked with the ancient Kingdom of Chalukyas. It was founded in the 6th century ad by Pulekeshin I, the great Chalukya ruler, and was the capital city of the Chalukyas from A.D. 540 until A.D. 757. A number of temples and monuments belonging to the Chalukya period can be found in and around Badami. The Rashtrakutas overthrew Badami, and, after its fall, it witnessed anarchy and strife and was successively overrun by a number of rulers. It was also ruled by the Chalukyas of Kalyan (a separate branch of Chalukyas), the Kalachuryas, Yadavas of Devangiri and the Vijaynagar Empire. In the latter medieval period, Adil Shahi rulers of Bijapur and the Marathas ruled it. Badami was finally taken over by the British, who made it a part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency. Overnight at hotel
Following breakfast, drive to Goa. Upon arrival, check in to your hotel. Rest of the day free for beach activities. Overnight at hotel
