Basadi Halli

Rayappa Kasi Jain temple, Parshavnatha Basadi, Halebidu, India

The Parshvanatha Basadi was built by Boppadeva in 1133 A.D. during the reign of King Vishnuvardhana. Boppadeva was the son of the notable Gangaraja, a minister under Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana. The construction of the temple coincided with the victory of Narasimha I as the royal heir to the throne. The deity therefore is called Vijaya Parsvanatha (lit, victorious Parsvanatha).
Parshvanatha Basadi is notable for its architecture, beautiful navaranga halls and exquisite carvings on the lathe turned pillars. The temple has a Ardhamandapa (half hall) and a Mahamandapa (great hall) with a monolithic of the deity Parshvanatha that is 18 feet (5.5 m) tall. Sculptures of yaksha and yakshi Padmavati are present in the mahamantapa. This temple is the largest among three Jain basadis in Halebidu. The temple also has niches for idols of the 24 tirthankaras.
Parshvanatha (Pārśvanātha), also known as Parshva (Pārśva), was the 23rd of 24 Tirthankaras (ford-maker, teacher) of Jainism. He is the earliest Jain Tirthankara who is generally acknowledged as a historical figure.

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Parshwanath and Shantinath Basadi in Halebid

Shantinath is the 16th and Parshwanath is the 23rd Tirthankara out of the 24 Tirthankaras worshiped in Jain religion. Parshwanath and Shantinath basadi (or temple) is one of the famous ancient temples of Halebid. This is a Jain temple complex located near Kedareswar temple in Halebid. The main temples inside the campus are Parshwanath and Shantinath temples. The idols of Jain saints are very neatly carved on black granite. All these images and temples are about 1000 years old built during 11th and 12th century. There are two stone elephants guarding the front entrance of the temple. Although some portions of the temples are broken, they are very well maintained by the Archaeological department. The environment is maintained very neat and clean.

Though Halebid is famous for Hoyasaleswar temple, it is not only a Hindu piligrim center; it is also a Jain pilgrim center. Halebid is about 17 kms from Belur, 27 kms from Hassan and 215 kms from Bangalore. Apart from Hoyasaleswar temple and Shantinath Temple there are other interesting places like Kedareswar temple and Pushpagiri etc. If you are visiting Halebid, don’t forget to visit these interesting places.

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Kedareshwara Temple, Halebidu

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Belur Paathaaleshwara temple Belur ancient temple Belur tourism Hassan Tourism Karnataka tourism temples of Belur, Karnataka Temples .Paathaaleshwara Temple or Veereshwara temple at Belur, Karnataka is a lesser known temple of Belur. Belur Paathaaleshwara temple is originally named as Veereshwara. Later Veereshwara temple was renamed as Pathaleshwara temple . The Paathaaleshwara temple is believed to be built in the twelfth or thirteenth century during the Hoysala regime, based on the style of architecture and its sculpture. The basement of the temple appared as though it had sprouted from the earth’s surface. That was probably the reason for the temple being known as Pataleshwara temple.
The Paathaaleshwara temple was not attracting any visitors for several years as it was covered by weeds and shrubs. Except the residents of Belur, outsiders were not aware of such a temple existing there. Veerendra Heggade of the Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Devasthana Trust in Nov 2014 inaugurated the centuries-old Sri Veereshwara temple, also known as Pataleshwara temple, at Belur. The trust had taken up the renovation of the ancient temple, keeping the aesthetical value and salient features of the Hoysala structure intact.
The temple was restored at a cost of Rs. 30 lakh. The team of researchers also stumbled upon the interesting fact about the linga. When the idol was removed after offering related ritual as part of the temple’s restoration, it was found that the linga is further tall, in contrast to the temple constructed during Hoysala period. The linga of Hoysala period is usually one to two feet tall, and the idol here is up to four-and-a-half feet.

Belur along with Halebidu about 16 km away are one of the major tourist destinations in Karnataka. Belur is located in Hassan district. Hassan Tourism is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka. Hassan is situated 980 m above sea level. It is named after the Hasanamba temple. Hassan is 183 kilometres from Bangalore, 119 kilometres from Mysore, and 171 kilometres from Mangalore. Hassan Tourism also offers many other famous Places to visit in Hassan such as the ancient stone carved temples of Hoysala empire, Chennakeshava Temple at Belur , Hoysaleswara temple, a 12th-century temple at Halebidu also known as Halebidu Temple , Chandragiri Hill, Manjarabad Fort, Bhagawan Bahubali Monolithic Idol , carved circa 981 A.D.at Shravanabelagola , Shettihalli church ,Ishvara Temple of 1220 CE during the rule of Hoysala Empire at Arasikere , Yagachi dam ,Parshvanatha Basadi, Shantinatha Basadi, Adinatha Basadi , Pushpagiri ,Kedareshwar Temple at Halebidu , Hulikere Tank and many more.

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The Shiva Temple on Puspagiri Hill near Halebid

Pushpagiri is a small hill about 5 kms from Halebid (Karnataka). There is a very old Shiva temple on the top of the hill. A lot of people visit there on every day. This Shiva temple is considered to be very sacred. There is also a recently built Shiva statue at the back side of the temple. The statue is built on top of the Library building. You can climb upto the statue through steps.
Halebid is about 17 kms from Belur, 27 kms from Hassan and 215 kms from Bangalore. The main attraction of Halebid is Hoyasaleswar temple. But apart from Hoyasaleswar temple there are other interesting places like Kedareswar temple, Shantinath Basadi and Pushpagiri etc. If you are visiting Halebid, don’t forget to visit these interesting places.
You can also see the Shaniswar temple in video. While going from Halebid to Sakaleshpur we saw this temple on the way. The shaniswar temple is very colorful and looks interesting as it is located in a very lonely area in the forest road.

Parshwanatha, Adinatha and Shantinatha Jinalayas, Basadihalli

Basadihalli, which now appears as a separate village on the outskirts of Halebidu, was very much part of the capital city Dwaravati or Dwarasamudra of the Hoysala dynasty. Devout Jains right from the beginning, Hoysalas had constructed and nurtured hundreds of Jinalayas during their reign. Very few of them have stood the test of time.

The three temples in the Basadihalli Jain temple complex date back to 12th Centiry AD, with the construction beginning during the reign of Vishnuvardhana. The Parshwanatha basadi, also known as Vijaya Parshwanatha Jinalaya due to the fact that Vishnuvardhana's victory in Bankapura coincided with the opening of the temple, was constructed in the honour of the much respected Hoysala commander in chief Ganga Raja. His son Boppadeva was instrumental in getting this built. The Adinatha and Shantinatha Basadis have been built a few years later.

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Lakshmi Temple, Doddagaddavalli

Doddagaddavalli, a small village in the district of Hassan, Karnataka, is home to the little known architectural marvel, a Lakshmi Devi temple of the Hoysala period. Inscriptions prove that the temple was constructed under the reign of King Vishnuvardhana, in the year 1114 CE, thus making the temple one of the oldest from the Hoysala period. Vaishnavite, Shaivite and Jain influences are all in full display, and the temple houses shrines of Lakshmi, Bhoothanatha Linga, Kali and Vishnu. Also in display are rare and intricate carvings of Astadikpalakas (gods of eight directions) and two fiery Betalas (demons). More here:

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There are three Jain temples at Basadi Halli - Parshwanatha Swamy Temple, Adinatha Swamy Temple and Shantinatha Swamy Temple. Parshwanatha Swamy Temple is an important structure with wonderful carvings. The 12 pillars that hold the doom have been cut in a fine and attractive manner. The pillars have been carved well that the images differ from one another.

The Parshwanatha Swamy figure is made out of black stone and it is 14 feet in height. A seven-headed serpent carved at the head of this figure appears to be guarding the deity.

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Markonahalli Dam by Sir M. Visvesvaraya Mandya Toursim Karnataka tourism - Automatic Siphon System

Markonahalli Dam - Automatic Siphon System Dam by Sir M. Visvesvaraya - ,Mandya Toursim, Karnataka tourism. Markonahalli Dam, located at Bitagonahalli, Karnataka. Bitagonahalli village is located in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district in Karnataka, India. It is situated 18km from Nagamangala and 71km away Mandya, 90 kms from Mysore and 96 Kms from Bangalore
Markonahalli Dam is built across the river Shimsha near Kunigal Taluk of Tumkur district. It was built by Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the King of Mysore under the guidance of his Diwan, Sir M Visweswaraiah. It was built to irrigate 6,070 hectares of land and has a masonry structure of 139 m and a pair of earth dams extending to 1,470 metres on either side.
The uniqueness of the dam is that, that the dam gates are kept open always, still the water does not flow unless the dam is full. This is because the dam has 4 small, 2 big and 10 wood siphons which when dam is full will automatically allow water to pass through. This dam requires no actual maintenance and the water in the whole dam can be cleared within one and half hour.The reservoir has a catchment area of 4,103 kms and can hold a volume of 68 million of water at a full reservoir level of 731.57 m above the mean sea level. In 2000, a part of the dam had to be demolished to prevent floods and save 25 villages. Hirebhaskara Dam or Madenur Dam in Linganamakki backwater(near Sagar in shimoga district) which has the same technology and built by the same team of Sir M.Visweswaraiah and Ganesh Iyer.
As much as 27 species of fish, including 13 species of commercial fishes have been recorded in the reservoir with Puntius being the dominant species. Labeo calbasu and Cirrhinus Reba and other transplanted carps are also found here.
Kunigal tourism also offers other places for Tourist Attractions such as Pavagada Fort, Shiva Ganga Hill and its two temples, Devarayanadurga state forest, Devarayanadurga hill station, Historical temple of Yediyur Siddhalingeshwara Swamy Temple, Aralguppe – One of the oldest temples of Karnataka, the ancient temple dedicated to Someshwara and Parvathi, Kunigal Lake ,Deepambhudi lake , Huliyurdurga , Kunigal stud farm (Horse breeding farm). Nagamangala tourism offers Sri Saumyakeshava Temple, Basaralu offers the ancient Shri Mallikarjuna Temple of Hoysala Dynasty.
Mandya tourism also offers places such as Gaganachukki Falls, hydro electric power project at Shivanasamudra Falls, old stone bridge Lushington bridge, Bheemeshwari,1200 years old Marehalli Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at Marehalli, Malavalli, Ruins of Panchalingeshwara Temple at Somanathapura, Unknown stone carved ruin temple at Somanathapura, oldest Dam in Karnataka || 900 years old Madhavmantri Dam, temples of Talakadu, the Pathaleshwara, Maruleshwara, Arkeshwara, Vaidyanatheshwara and Mallikarjuna temples, the five Lingas believed to represent the five faces of Shiva, form the Pancha pathi and have become famous. Talakadu is one of the Pancha Narayana Kshetrams where the Keerthi Narayana temple was established and the presiding Deity in this temple is Keerthi Narayana,18 feet tall Ancient Bahubali statue at KRS backwaters, Basadihalli, venugopala swamy temple at KRS backwaters on the banks of Kaveri River, the Sri Narayana Swamy temple at Anandur, the submerged stone carved temple , Gommatagiri -a heritage jain center, Somanathapura Hoysala temple, Muthathi forest and Bheemeshwari Cauveri fishing camp.

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Lakshmikantha Swami temple ,Hedathale, Nanjangud tourism Mysore tourism, Karnataka Tourism, Karnataka temple. This was built in 1182 C E. Hoysala Veera Ballala III got this temple constructed. Lakshmikantha statue is in position of Shama sayanam or Mudra Dharana ( wearing of the symbol) .As per Sri Vaishnava Culture after Sudarshana Homa the Shanka chakra were heated and the Chakra was pressed on the right hand and Shanka on the left hand, causing a permanent mark, after which the person was considered purified. One specialty here is that generally behind Krishna, Venugopala generally is the Adishesha but in this temple Adishesha is not there.
The Lakshmi kantha Swamy temple situated at the center of the village is the centre of tourist activity in this village. This is an ancient temple and is at least 700 years old. It is an exquisite piece of Hoysala architectural marvel and is constructed in the trikootachala style with a triad of shrines around a central atrium. From the vantage point of the central atrium one can simultaneously view the three deities. Lakshmikantha (literally the Lord of Lakshmi) adorns the central sanctum sanctorum. Venugopala and Lakshminarasimha comprise the other two deities of the triad. A beautiful image of Andal adorns a corner of the central atrium. Another enclosure houses the images of Sri Ramanuja, Vedantha Desika and other alwars. Outside the main complex, at the entrance gate are shrines of Ganapathi and the Navagrahas. For most part of the last century, this temple was in a dilapidated state. But towards the turn of the last century, this temple was renovated due to the untiring efforts of Sr Veerendra Hegde, Sri Rangapriya Swami and the financial support of the TVS group. Sri Sri Rangapriya Sri Sri, was a prominent sanyasi in southern India and was instrumental in the revival of the Lakshmikantha swami temple.
The specialty of this place is that when the lights are on the statue looks like a normal statue, but when the lights are switched off , and in the light of the mangala arthi, it appears that the statue eyes looking straight at us, with a smiling face. The other speciality of the Mantapa or Chavadi at this temple is that it is a 16 faced Mantapa consisting of 16 seats. Bhimanna Dandanayaka the palyegara (ruler) got this 16 faced Chavadi (a place of assembly) constructed, because he had 16 daughters and after their marriage.
The king and the queen had a desire to see their daughters frequently, but if they visit their daughters turn by turn, then the administrative requirements of the place would suffer as they were 16 of them. So they would fix a day and invite all of them over. The Kind Queen daughters and the son in laws would all gather here and enjoy the singing concert, a dance programme, or some cultural programme performed at the stage like platform at the center of the Mantapa from morning to evening.
To avoid any confusion as to which one was which son in law they got each pair seated together in numerical order.
Also earlier generations there was a practice, that the Mother in law would not see her son-in –law directly face to face. Keeping that practice in mind the Chavadi was designed such that the King can see all 32 people that is all of his daughters and son in laws but the queen can only see her daughters. The daughters husband sitting next to them are not visible to Queen.
Hedathale is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Nanjangud taluk of Mysore district in Karnataka. At the bank a river in rishis (Sage) used to do Homa, Havana and poornahavathi which is done at the end. At that time, somewhere a Rakshasa would come running at and stamp that homa or pour blood over it .This way he would spoil their homa. The rishis when to Koundilya Maharishi and requested him for a solution to their problem. So Koundilya Maharishi does penance to Narayana and when Narayana appears he requests for the Rakshasa to be killed. Narayana Kills the Rakshasa, cuts that Rakshasas head and throws it to the left side. The village his head fell is known as Yedathale which means Yeda (left) thale(head) and in common usage has become Hedathale.

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Bahubali Shravanabelagola tourism Gommateshwara statue Hassan tourism Karnataka tourism

Shravanabelagola is famous for Bahubali or Gommateshwara statue. The gommateshwara statue is the world's tallest monolithic stone statue located at Hassan, Karnataka South India. Sharavanabelagola bahubali statue is a famous jain temple with many jain basadis on the vindhyagiri hill. Shravanabelagola temple is a famous tourist destination for Hassan Tourism and Karnataka tourism along with jain pilgrimage center. once is 12 years is the famous Shravanabelagola Mahamastakabhisheka.
Shravanabelagola Gommeteshwara is visible from far, Shravanabelagola Karnataka is a must visit destination for Jains and adventure enthusiasts.
Shravanabelagola bahubali is 58 feet tall and carved out of a single stone more than 1000 years ago. It is the world’s tallest monolithic stone statue. Shravanabelagola steps up the Vindhyagiri hills is 620 steps . Sharavanabelagola temple is best visited early in the morning to avoid sun and feet burn from bare foot walk on the hot stone steps.
Shravanabelagola history dates back more than 1000years and the Shravanabelagola Mahamastaka abhisheka is a must visit destination. The gommateshwara statue is coverd with various ingredients during the abhisheka changing its colour from crimson to yellow to white and so on. Hassan tourism has been well associated with this jain temple and the nearby chandragiri hills along with the various ancient basadis around Shravanabelagola. Ancient statue of bahubali and Derasar are well maintained.

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Kere Tonnur or Tonnur kere Tonnur Lake at Tondanur, Thonnur Dam, Kere Tonnur Pandavapura Mandya Tourism Karnataka Tourism
Tonnur, located at the southern foot of the Yadugiri hills. Tonnur was originally called Tondanur. Tonnur is becoming popular as a picnic spot. A beautiful and huge fresh water lake surrounded by hillocks is found here. Tonnur lake is a man made water barrage across Yadavanadi connecting two rocky hills and built from the times of Ramanujacharya around 1000 years ago. It was called as Tirumala Sagara (lake of the sacred hills). Tipu sultan called it Moti Talab (lake of pearls) referring to its crystal clear water. There are a few caves in the hills known as Tippu caves. Said to be the oldest dam in India, The Tiger of Mysore Tippusultan repaired its bund and built some caves in the hills known as Tippu caves. Tonnur Kere / Moti Talab Dam, India
Tonnur Kere, also known as Moti Talab (Lake of Pearls), is the ninth oldest dam which is still in operation. It is located in Mysore, India. It was constructed in the 12th century AD by Sri Asuri Ramanujacharya, a Sri Vaishnava Saint. Unravel secrets about Tipu Sultan in Kere Thonnur there is a partially submerged idol of Nandi and the Padmagiri hillock with its turtle rock .
Ramanuja that the Acharya himself installed an idol in the temple before he left for Srirangam.
Ramanuja’s stay in Karnataka where he made two revolutionary reforms in the social sphere. One was his role in the construction of Tonnur Lake
Tonnur Lake is a historical lake spread over 2150 acres . Tonnur kere or kere tondanur is in Mandya district, Srirangapatna taluk. Height of dam is approximately 230 meters lenght 145 meters. The water from the Yadavanadi River along with other streams from the surrounding hills flows into the lake. The Lake water is used for irrigation purpose as well as fishing. Local round boats known as Theppa or coracle are also avaliable for boating. The outflow of the water from the lake forms a small water fall known as Ramanuja Gange or Tonnur Madaga. Never in the history or present has the lake ever dried up, even in the worst of the droughts. Tonnur Kere has a twin lake just few kms below the hill.
Few distance away from the temple are four ancient stone carved temple of Hoysala period , which are all over 1000 years old. The temples are located within few kilometers radius from the Tonnur Lake. Venkataramana or Srinivasa Temple is on top of the rocky hill of Padmagiri, near to it is a Turtle Shaped rock , known as Turtle Rock View.
Nambi Narayana Temple or Lakshmi Narayana temple is the largest and oldest temple of these. Its a vishnu temple , originally it was a jain basadi.
Parthasarthi and venugopala Temple is a temple dedicated Lord Krishna or Parthasarathi. Here idol of Krishna is in dancing pose with flute in his hand and his left leg is placed in front of the right contradictory to the other statues of Krishna .There is a unique stone swing in front of this temple. The eldest son of Pandavas is said to have installed the idol. and Yoga Narasimha temple, here the idol is believed to be installed by Lord Prahalada.There is a place within this temple dedicated to Saint Sree Ramanujacharya. It is believed that it is here that Sri Ramanujacharya defeated 1000 Jain monks in debate.
Statue of Sri Ramanujacharya is a new addition to the list. The Statue is located near the banks of the lower lake.
Tonnur lake is just 130 kms from Bangalore and 30 kms from Mysore . Other nearby places of interest include, Rayagopura, Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple, Academy of Sanskrit Research, Iskcon and Vanaprasta Ashram, Akka Thangi Kola, Dhanushkoti and Melkote Kalyani. The area in and around Melukote is famous among directors for movie shooting locations . Famous movies of songs of Bollywood such as Dhadhang Dhang song and Chinta ta chita Chita song from Movie Rowdy Rathore, Barso re megha megha song or Nannare song featuring AIshwarya Rai from the Movie Guru, (Sandalwood) Kannada Movie Gaalipata s famous song Nadheem Dheem, Rakshit Shettys movie Ricky s song O Baby staring was also shot here. , 3 songs of Raja Huli, the Kannada remake of the Tamil hit Sundarapandiyan, Tamil Movie Thalapathi's song rakkama kaiya thattu ,Thiruda Thiruda, Rajnikanth's Linga, Padaiyappa ,Telugu superstar Nagarjunas film, Manam.Telugu super star Prabhas movie Chatrapathi Songs , Gundusoodi many more were shot at various locations across Melukote. Mysoru Mallige song from kannada movie Yajamana staring Prema and Vishnuvardhan and Simhadriya Simha Kannada Movie Song Malnad Adike featuring Vishnuvardhan and Bhanupriya were shot at Tonnur Kere. Melukote is known for its historical lake , the ancient Stone Carved Temples and its inumerable Kalyanis for its water harvesting and ground water purification system.
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