Lepakshi

There was no plan for a weekend ride this time as I had my cousin visiting over on Saturday. Spent the whole day roaming in scorching sun , came home around 9ish. Tried sleeping but there were a lot of bloody mosquitos that spoiled my sleep. Got up in a hush at 3 am with lot of bloodsucker bites on my arms. Now as I was not able to sleep and getting bored decided to go to Lepakshi which was anyways on my mind. Thought about friends, but didn't find it suitable to wake guys up at 3 am. So took bath and left for office at around 4:30am. Had a look at the route and had breakfast.

                                                                     Miles to go .....

Left office and hit the road towards Old Madras at around 5:12 am and straight away took NH7 towards Hyderabad. It was a straight beautiful 4 laner till Bagepalli. Met couple of bikers on the way at kamat hotel. Did a quick photo session on the way and took almost 3 hours to reach Lepakshi.

The road condition was bad when we take a diversion from NH7 towards Hindupur. But with a 2 wheeler we can easily manage 60-80 kmph speed. As soon as we hit Lepakshi we are greeted by Basavanna(nandi), its a monolithic skulpture made out of single big rock and is now a heritage icon.

Went to the temple, it was cool even though it was hot outside. Spent around 30 mins, clicking pics and admiring the beauty of the architecture. Mind was all refreshed, but as it was getting hotter it was time to leave. Started from Lepakshi and did a non stop route back in 1:20 mins covering around 133 kms. Overall it was a good one dayer and completed it in overall 5:30 hours.

Bangalore – Yelahanka(25 km) – Chikaballapur(63 km) – Bagepalli(111 km) – Lepakshi (128km)