Car Street photography around Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt

As everyone is aware, vehicles are banned entering car street of Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt. This is one of the advantages for photographers. It is easy to walk around freely and take snaps without having to bother about traffic heck. Earlier, it was difficult to roam around some parts of car street so easily. Now the car street entirely filled with cows :D. They sit very happily enjoying the cool monsoon weather in middle of roads. This is not the first time I am grabbing photos of car street but it is the first time writing blog on this ;-). Car street (Ratha beedi in Kannada) means the path where chariot moves during annual festivals. So technically it should be called as chariot street. I am not sure why car street terminology is prevailing.

It all starts with beautiful Madhva Sarovara nearby Mutt also the stack of woods used to cook food for Bhojane Shaale (Lunch Home). It is the place where pilgrims are served with free meals. Also the well painted front portion of Mutt was looking very good. Here are some pictures.

MADHVA SAROVARA

UDUPI SRI KRISHNA MUTT

WOODEN CARVINGS ON CHARIOT

Next is the scene of cows. This cow seemed to be pleading for food from pilgrims. Finally people fed it with bananas which it ate happily before moving away. It is really enjoying to see their expressions :-). Here is picture.

BUY ME SOMETHING PLEASE :-)

The repainted kanaka gopura.

KANAKA GOPURA

Next we went to our usual grocery shop where pigeons were picking fallen rice from ground. I caught some of them.

PIGEON

This is one interesting part. Whenever I see the Anateshwara temple, I remeber Anantheshwara temple of Madhur nearby Kasargod. Both have similar architecture.

ANANTESHWARA TEMPLE

Finally the vehicle free car street. The cat seemed to be suffering from illness or feeling lethargic in monsoon weather? Apparently it seemed ill to me.

CAR STREET

CALM CAT