tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227339373801740020.post-17443104898711431352008-04-26T13:00:00.011+05:302008-09-13T18:48:48.241+05:302008-09-13T18:48:48.241+05:30Kempfort Shiva Temple, Bangalore<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramakrishnan/2041332337/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2101/2041332337_7e090865a2_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 189px; height: 246px;" /></a><br /></div><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramakrishnan/2041332337/">Kempfort Shiva at Night</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ramakrishnan/">Ramki's reflections</a> </span></div>This is situated on the airport road inside the old Kempfort campus. Kempfort has been demolished recently and I believe there is some mall coming in its place. Behind it is the grand Shiva temple in a very serene environment. This is open 24 hours a day and is a good place to visit while in Bangalore. There is also a giant Ganesha statue in the temple.<br /><br />The Shiva statue is around 65ft high and is considered to be the highest in India. The background is made to resemble Kailas mountain and give a feeling like in Himalaya. River Ganga flows from the head of Shiva on to the mountains. At night the Shiva statue shines majestically in the bright light. They also have a small tour of different Shiva pilgrimage centers across India made into a miniature exhibition. The temple is kept very neat and you will also find music concerts happening here in the evening.<br /><br />Look at the people standing at the bottom of the picture to gauge the height of the statue. Read more on this temple at <a href="http://www.mustseeindia.com/Bangalore-Shiva-Statue/attraction/11500">Mustseeindia.com</a>. They have used photos by me in the site.<br /><br /><iframe width="300" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=kempfort+shiva+temple&sll=12.924595,78.294411&sspn=0.192744,0.362549&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=113098840894192833186.0004497c5b4f3c0019c3f&s=AARTsJrjIMxS9lMAVX0gxBK1WmQmthJqhQ&ll=12.958338,77.656571&spn=0.003137,0.003219&z=17&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=kempfort+shiva+temple&sll=12.924595,78.294411&sspn=0.192744,0.362549&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=113098840894192833186.0004497c5b4f3c0019c3f&ll=12.958338,77.656571&spn=0.003137,0.003219&z=17&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>Ramakrishnannoreply@blogger.com0