Today was my second and last ‘led’ class with Saraswathi. I got there about an hour early and people had already started queuing up. And as soon as they opened the door all the places were taken in no time. Led classes are always the same, but since I’ve been practicing for two weeks now, I’m more familiar with the sequence and I feel I’m able to get more out of the class. Today Saraswathi allowed me to go all the way up to Marichyasana D. Tomorrow morning is my last class in Mysore and I’m excited that I will go all the way up to Marichyasana D. I’m happy with the progress I’ve made in the last two weeks, and I’m looking forward to continuing my practice in Bangalore.
We decided to do a bit of sight seeing today since it was a holiday for Sharath’s class. So at around 8 am 5 of us we headed out to Somnathpur and Tallakad to see the famous temples. I’ve wanted to see the temples ever since one of my students told me about them and I’m so happy I got a chance to see them today. And it wasn’t just seeing the place, but going with this particular group of girls that was great. We were all interested in seeing the temples, taking awesome pictures and having a great day out. We managed to get to Somnathpur in good time. It wasn’t too hot, the bathroom was clean and the site wasn’t too crowded. We even took some yoga pictures! The Somnathpur temple is beautiful.
The temples at Tallakad seem to be more popular with people, for some reason. There are a total of 5 temples in the complex, and they are still used by people. But the Somnathpur temple has beautiful and intricate carvings. These temples seem unfinished and built for the purpose of regular use, and not so much as a display of art. Maybe the Somnathpur temple was for the royal family and the Tallakad temples for the commoners who perhaps wouldn’t be able to appreciate art so much.
By the time we finished seeing the first two temples in Tallakad, it was hot and the crowds were surging. So we found a shady place to eat and then had ice cream while some of us went to take a look at the Cauvery river.
Pictures coming up soon!
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