Hidden gem of anvatti
Kaitabheshwar temple,kubatur(a.k.a kotipura locally) Well to begin with; this is a sleepy hamlet that hasn’t had the reputation/name that’s enjoyed by a village located quite near to this place- banavasi; and to give more details about this very protected monument who else other than ASI to the rescue?...let’s get to the details First look at the ASI description, and one may notice nothing new in it. So did I. (except for fact that the pillars were “lathe-turned” and polished…How?). but how does temple look like….well let’s find out: Well the first glimpse of this temple reminded me of sun temple of Konark temple in Odisha {don’t know why though I feel it has to be the 3 sections of this temple gopura,the mid empty space( used for recreational purposes then) and the main sanctum sanctorum(where the main deity presides)}.in the beginning one will ridicule these thoughts( including me uh!) wondering how could