Descriptive Writing Essay Example

in the tourist bungalow, located on the bank of the lake. No sooner does our car stop, and we are out, stretching our tired legs. Apparently, the lake was created by the Kakatiya Kings hundreds of years ago. On our trip, we went straight to the tourist bungalow, which is located on the bank of the lake. The tourist bungalow which is where we planned to stay is located right next to a large ancient temple with some of its pillars rising 20 meters high. The whole structure is weak and you can see that by looking at the supports that have been added to keep it standing. In front of the temple there is a large Nandi (which is a sculpture of a bull God). It has detailed carvings and some descriptive writing in an ancient language.

Beside the bungalow there is a large banyan tree under which children play and tourists meet and chat. But one has to be cautious of what they eat outside as the big south Indian monkeys are always lingering around waiting for a bite to eat.

Early in the morning a reflection of the rising sun was glittering on the lake, we could see if we wok up and glanced across to the lake you can see fisher men on Styrofoam floats doing their daily duties. We wanted to see how they worked so after getting used to the floats, we were able to go into the middle of the deep and dark waters of the lake. They say crocodile live in the lake but the fun of swimming and playing in the water overcame the fear of crocodiles and

we went in any way.

The main temple in Ramappa is a sight to see and we were all looking forward to see the ancient wonder. It is famous for the pillars with dancing girls carved out on the top. The carvings in black polish granite are exquisite with smooth pink granite. One of them is the carving of Naga (the snake girl). It was stolen once but then found again and fixed back onto the pillar. This has left a mark and when you look closely you see some cracks around the holding joints. The pillars inside the temple are also beautifully carved with all sorts of images of animals, Gods and local folk doing their daily duties. The old priest there is preset through out the day and welcomes visitors chanting some proverbs.

By night we return to the bungalow where the watchman who also doubles as a cook serves us our dinner and we eat with the glimmering light of the moon and stars reflecting off the surface of the lake and dancing in our eyes.