Apart from the main UNESCO Sites in Hampi, there was one very important site that I wanted to see – Onake Kindi in Anagundi. Remember my posts on Alampadi, Settavarai and Kilvalai? Remember those stunning pre-historic rock arts? Yup. Onake Kindi is also a pre-historic rock art site. I was very doubtful if my guide Mr.Rajesh would know where this place was and he was very sure that he knew!!!
We set off to Anegundi one fine early morning and our guide parked our vehicle on the road with cultivation happening on either side. Then Ramesh took us through the fields and he started climbing the rocks & boulders beyond it. Yup, that’s pretty much our way to reach the dwelling of the prehistoric man. After climbing the boulders and going across it to reach the other side of it, there was a barren land surrounded on all sides with boulders!!!
Walking a bit on this barren land finally I saw a cave like structure to the right and there it was, in its front, on the face of the rock, was this indent to keep the rain water from falling on it (an indigenous age-old technique which we already saw here and here) and loads of drawings below it! These are estimated to belong to Bronze Age i.e. about 15000 yrs old!
There were several, several bulls, some humans and a few birds depicted in this main section. Atop this main section of bulls on the horizontal pane was this extremely unusual graffiti. It’s a circular design. Inside it is another circle, which is separated into 2 sections and inside one of it, is a human!!! Reminds of anything. Here’s a clue! Check out those Megalithic Burials in Pudukottai. Circularly placed stones, central section divided into 2? Yup, indeed, what’s depicted is a burial and that’s very very unusual when it comes to pre-historic rock art! Just below this main section, when I laid down in the cave, atop me, on the ceiling was this huuuuge cobra (no, not a real one, a rock art it was)!!!!
Opposite to this cave, was another dwelling, another cave. Here were more bulls, more humans on bulls and humans holding bow & arrow!!!
Further ahead of this, was another tiny cave filled with several motifs on the ceiling – some symbolisms, similar symbolisms inside squares, several stick figures of humans etc.
I was more than happy to see this!!!
You may remember that I already declared in this blog, that I love to see megalithic burials and pre-historic sites. It gives me a strange sense of belonging. The truth is, they people who lived here would have been my great great great great grandfathers & grandmothers!!!
You may remember that I already declared in this blog, that I love to see megalithic burials and pre-historic sites. It gives me a strange sense of belonging. The truth is, they people who lived here would have been my great great great great grandfathers & grandmothers!!!
From Bangalore: 370km via NH48 & NH50
From Hyderabad: 344km via NH44
From Goa: 313km via NH67
From Pattadakkal (another UNESCO site): 126km via NH50
From Orange County Resort: 23km
These sites are not covered in the regular guided group tours by Orange County Resort or in the regular packages of KSTDC Certified guides.
However the guides know of this place and can accompany on special request.
Dedicated to Venkat