Trichy, Bangalore, Mysore, Pondicherry, names of Indian cities are like charms for a bracelet, a tiny temple for Trichy, a little auto-rickshaw for Bangalore, a Palace elephant for Mysore, and a loaf of French bread for Pondicherry.
Visited Bangalore and Mysore this past week. Too busy in Bangalore to get any photos, but managed to snap a few in Mysore.
Lush, Tropical Mysore in the Morning Mist
Tuk-Tuks lined up in the morning in front of the hotel, small altar behind the sign
Hindu altars everywhere, this one for Ganesh
Entrance to the Mysore Palace
The main building of the palace grounds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysore_Palace
Wish I could have gotten a better photo of this, but just happened to look over and see the elephants walking by and hurriedly snapped this. What's a palace without elephants?
Sri Shveta Varahaswami Temple near the entrance to the Mysore Palace.
Sri Shveta Varahaswami Temple Door
There are several species of giant trees in India. Here is one from inside the Mysore Palace grounds.
There's a Disneyland-like atmosphere outside the Palace. Here a man selling fresh sugar cane juice, and below, a man trying to sell me a snake. He walked up to me with this wiggling wooden snake and I screamed, which made him absolutely crack up.
While I was in Mysore, I visited a school as part of my job, sitting in on the classes, meeting with the teachers and administrators, and holding court for 100 very enthusiastic children. Here are some of the images from that visit.
