Melkote is one of the sacred places in Karnataka.  It has been in our wish list to visit this place  some time.  I read a pretty detailed trip report before starting to this place yesterday.   You can see the process of  jaggery making towards the end of this report.  We visited that place too…  The fresh jaggery melts in your mouth!!!

My plan was to reach this place in 90 minutes from our house on Kanakapura road, close to NICE intersection.  I took a full 2hrs to reach here.

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You can see the details of above track here.

Here are some photographs from the top of the hill.

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This the view of the gopuram from one side of the hill.

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No temples are complete without our friends!!!  Ignore the picture quality… This is the best I could manage with my N96 with the low light and and a bright background.

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The weather was very pleasant this evening.  One thing I liked about this place is that, Melkote is still not commercialized like other temple towns.  The place is neat and not that crowded.