maarkandeshwara temple, vokkaleri, kolar. mandakini finally found the time to travel with us, something she always wanted to do she said, although this was a short trip. we packed some snacks and started out in binu's estate when it started to pour. i mean REALLY pour. it was so hard for him to drive... we went really slow.. enjoyed the rain and the by the time we reached vokkaleri it seemed to have completely stopped. and as we went up the winding road to the temple we were greeted by a beautiful peacock! it was wonderful.. the rain had just stopped... the sun was peeping out.. black coulds still hanging close... everything seemed fresh and green... and we were with people we really enjoyed being with! we missed kishore though. and another surprise was awaiting.. as you can see from the picture... a beautiful rainbow. i caught a candid picture as srini ecstatically pointed out to the rainbow. if any of my days came close to being perfect... maybe this was it!