Address Hallur Melgudi Jain Temple, Hallur, Bagalkot, Karnataka 587115 Diety Tirthankara Introduction ‘Hallur’ is a nondescript village located in the district of Bagalkot, off the Bagalkot – Kudala Sangama highway. Bagalkot, the Badami Chalukyan heart land is home to numerous temples built by the Cholas and Rashtrakutas around the 8th and 9th centuries AD The […]
Day: July 13, 2021
Naregal Sarveshwara Devasthana, Karnataka
Address Naregal Sarveshwara Devasthana, Naregal, Haveri district, Karnataka 581148 Diety Sarveshwara Introduction The Other temple with a notable slope roof is Madhukeshwara Devastana, Banavasi. However, this temple as also have dominant sloped roof, like a hut. towards Naregal which is 15 kms in the westerly direction. Haveri-Sirsi highway. through Sangur village, crossed Varada river, and […]
Hallur Sri Basaveshwara Temple, Karnataka
Address Hallur Sri Basaveshwara Temple, Hallur, Bagalkot Karnataka 587115 Diety Basaveshwara (Nandi). Introduction Hallur is located in the Bagalkot – Kudala Sangama State Highway and is about 18 km from Bagalkot. Sri Hallur Basaveshwara temple near Bagalkot was built by Cholas in 9th Cent, as per the inscriptions here. It is interesting to find a […]
Bethuru Sri Kalleshwara Temple, Karnataka
Address BethuruSri Kalleshwara Temple, Bethuru, Davanagere District, Karnataka 583125 Location map: 14.491238, 75.943752 Diety Kalleshwara Amman: Parvati Introduction Kalleshwara temple built by the Cholas in the district of Davanagere, few temples in this region and Northern Karnataka built by the Cholas in the post BadamiChalukyan era. Bethuru is a small village lost in oblivion, the village of […]
Ramadevara Betta Sri Kote Anjeneya Temple, Karnataka
Address Ramadevara Betta Sri Kote Anjeneya Temple, Ramadevara Betta, Ramanagara-Magadi Road entrance, West side gate, Karnataka Diety Sri Kote Anjeneya Introduction Ramadevara Betta in Ramanagara about 50 kms from Bangalore, 3 kms from Ramanagra, The Fort at Ramadevara Betta is a large one with 7 tiers. Much of the fortification still remains intact The lower […]
Chaukhandi Buddhist Stupa, Uttar Pradesh
Address Chaukhandi Stupa Rishpattan Rd, Near, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221007 Diety Buddha Introduction Chaukhandi Stupa is a Buddhist stupa in Sarnath located 8 kilometres from Cantt Railway Station in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Stupas have evolved from burial mounds and serve as a shrine for a relic of the Buddha. The site was declared […]
Kesaria Buddhist Stupa, Bihar
Address Kesaria Buddhist Stupa, Kesariya Road, Tajpur Deur, Bihar 845424 Diety Buddha Introduction Kesariya Stupa is a Buddhist stupa in Kesariya, located at a distance of 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Patna, in the Champaran (east) district of Bihar, India. The first construction of the Stupa is dated to the 3rd century BCE. The world-famous […]