In the afternoon, we visited the Chamundeswari temple on Chamundi Hills. This is Ashada month (Aadi) which is the holy month of the Goddess. In fact this is also the month of the Janmaashtami of the Devi Chamundeswari. The entire temple was decorated with colorful flowers and silver and gold ornaments. We had a great dharshan of the Devi.

On the way down, we visited the Big Bull or Nandi. This huge sitting bull a symbol of shaivaite worship was also bedecked with bright marigold flowers. It rained as we climbed down the hill but the sky cleared in a short while.