The Baroli Temple near Kota
The Baroli temple which is about 45 minutes by car from Kota. It is quite beautiful with great carvings yet I was the only tourist here. It is rarely visited by tourists from abroad. In fact I was the only traveler there. The owner of my hotel advised me that few Westerners do make this way. It is a shame because Baroli was one of the most sticking Hindu temple structures that I visited in India. The 13 building temple complex is spread about and much of it is ruins. Still you can take in some of the superbly carved reliefs that are laid out for your view. Baroli Temple is a very old complex even by Indian standards, having been built in the 9th century. To get to Kota, I rented a car and driver arranged at my hotel in Kota. It took about 30 minutes to get via a road through some pretty countryside. A story about this photograph: While I was exploring the temple grounds with the...
