Lepakshi on NH44: the one Sunday run where my Baleno actually feels like the right car
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November is when I stop planning ghat drives and start planning flat ones. My pick this month is Lepakshi, roughly 120 km north of us, straight up NH44 past Devanahalli and Chikkaballapur, then the Kodikonda side and a short run in from Hindupur.
This is Baleno territory. Smooth four lane, no broken ghat sections, no clearance drama, and a light car sips fuel at a steady cruise. The reward at the end is a 16th century Vijayanagara temple that Wikipedia notes is a centrally protected monument and sits on UNESCO's tentative list, with the monolithic Nandi before the main gate and the famous hanging pillar inside. No permits for a private car crossing into Andhra, just carry your papers.
Set cold tyre pressures the night before, check the spare is actually inflated, top the washer bottle for highway grime, and leave by six so you clear Hebbal before it thickens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veerabhadra_Temple,_Lepakshi
Anyone done it as a sunrise start and been home by lunch?
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