Indian Tourism places. Travel guide: Belur and Halebidu
When we think about India, the first thing that flashes our mind is its rich culture diversity and the most curious, non-violent and artistic history.
As a reflection of the Indian history many historical monuments still stand proudly, depicting India's Glorious past. ….
Many of these monuments have been successful in attracting the world wide audience with their glory, beauty, art and easily reachable location.
An effortless and hassle free transportation often makes many of these places more magnetic for the travellers.
On the contrary there are many hidden treasures still struggling to make their way to the top in this race. Despite their incredible art, unbelievable architecture and indestructible structures they have not been as successful as many other places. These places are often unfairly ignored only due to their not so easily reachable location.
One such unfortunate place is Belur and halebidu. It is a Taluka in Hassan district in Karnataka State. Located in the southern part of India. Approximately 225 KM’s from Bangalore.
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Belur is about 40 kms from Hassan and is about 220 kms from Bangalore. Belur is famous for Channa Keshav Temple. Channa Keshav is another name of Lord Krishna or Vishnu. The temple was built by the kings of Hoyasala dynasty in 11th Century. The temple took about 100 years to complete. The walls of the temple are all filled with beautiful carvings. The fringes on the walls depict stories from Ramayana. The temple displays stunning works and architecture of Hoysala dynasty. The main door of the temple is guarded by a statue of a “youth killing a lion” which is the symbol of Hoysala dynasty.
The Idol of lord Channa Keshava is made of black granite. The god is worshipped regularly in the traditional manner. There were quite a lot of people in the temple. The inner door of the temple was closed for some time and then reopened with traditional music played live by people there in the temple.
Yagachi dam is about 8 kms from Belur on Belur-Chikmangalur main road. The dam is built on river Yagachi, a tributary of river Cauvery. The dam is built recently in 2004. It supplies water for irrigation in Hassan and Chikmangalur district. The water flowing on the river gives a magnificient view.
Halebid is about 17 kms from Belur, 27 kms from Hassan and 215 kms from Bangalore. Halebid is famous for the beautiful Hoyasaleswar temple. Hoyasaleswar temple was built in 11th century. It is the largest existing structure in Hoyasaleswar style. Hoyasaleswar is another name of Lord Shiva. The Hoyasaleswar temple is guarded by two Nandi statues in the front. These Nandi statues are more than 8 feet tall in height.
The carving on the temple wall shows many animals, birds, dieties, sages etc. depicting the lifestyle during Hoyasala age. There are many sculptures which depicts stories from Ramayana and Bhagavad Geeta. All the walls of the temple are filled with stone sculptures without leaving any blank space. There is an archaeological museum in the temple campus consisting of large number of stone crafts. Although many of the images are broken, they still describe the architectural height of the Hoyasala period.
Kedareswar temple is another attraction of Halebid. This temple is just one km. away from Hoyasaleswar temple. Kedareswar temple is very near to Shantinath temple. Both these temples were built during the same period as Hoyasaleswar temple and are about 1000 years old. There are many architectural similarities between this temple and Hoyasaleswar temple. We also went to Puspagiri Betta, 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.
Chikmagalur Tourism - Places to Visit & Things to Do
In Chikmagalur Tourism video, we will cover some of the most interesting things to do and places to visit in and around Chikmagalur.
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Things to do in Chikmagalur:
1) Stay in a homestay
2) Explore the coffee culture
-Walk in the coffee estates
-Visit a coffee museum
3) Trekking:
-Mullayanagiri, Baba Buddhangiri, Kudremukh, Sheethalagiri)
-Hiking up the nearby lesser known hills
4) Waterfalls:
-Jhari Falls
-Hebbe Falls
-Kalahatti Falls
5) A tea shop known for installing an breathtaking statue of Mother Nature
Explore the temple trails of Chikmagalur
6) Sringeri - Shardamba Temple
7) Hoysala Temples:
Belur - Chinnakeshva Temple
Halebedu - Hoysaleshvara Temple
Among top 10 tourist circuits in India: Shravanabelagola, Halebidu, Belur and Chikkamagalur
There are so many places in Karnataka that present a grand picture of its history. I have travelled through Hassan and Chikkamagalur districts to capture the essence of it.
Halebidu Hulikere kalyani | Halebeedu Stepwell | Hulikere bavi | Hassan tourism Karnataka Tourism
Halebidu Hulikere kalyani or Halebeedu Stepwell or Hoysala Hulikere bavi at Hassan tourism Karnataka Tourism. Hulikere Tank at Halebeedu also known as Halebidu pushkarini or Hoysala Kalyani is located near Halebidu temple at Arasikere Hassan Karnataka South India. Step well or Hulikere Tank or Hulikere Hoysala Kalyani(tank) or Hulikere Kalyani (1163 A.D), Hulikere, Arasikere Taluk Hassan District. halebidu stepwell is very near to the Famous Halebidu temple . This is one of the few famous step well Karnataka South India. The ancient Hoysala Halebidu Step well is an unknown Step well Karnataka South India. Karanataka tourism and Hassan tourism has many such treasures to be explored. Arasikere tourism has many ancient structures.Halebidu unknown Step well
Hulikere is 5 kms from Halebeedu temple on, Halebidu – Hagare road off Hassan – Belur road. Hulikere is loated at Channarayapatna Taluk Hassan DIistrict . Hulikere tank or Hulikere bavi or pushkarini or Hulikere step well is constructed like a well under the ground level, there are stone stairs up to the mid height from the bottom on all the four sides. Above that level there are 12 sanctums with pinnacles (Shikhara’s). Amidst them are also 14 sanctums without peaks or pinnacles. In the place of another possible sanctum there are the down taking steps.The 9-tiered tower is about 50m high. It served as a bath for Queens in the first half of the 12th century. “ Huli means tiger and kere refers to a pond,” This is Queen Shantala Devi ‘s private pond, locals say that , the security was so steep that even a tiger could not walk in to see her- that’s why its called Hulikere.”
Temple tanks are wells or reservoirs they are known as pushkarini, kalyani, kunda, sarovara, tirtha, talab, pukhuri, etc. in different languages.
Hulikere tank gets filled upto three fourth with water during the rainy season, its full beauty can be enjoyed only during the summer season when the water dries up.
Hulikere was a suburb of Dorasamudra or Dwarasamudra (Halebidu), the erstwhile capital of the Hoysalas. The earliest inscription found at this place belongs to the reign of Hoysala Narasimha I (1152-1173 AD). His official, by name Lattayya, built a temple called Bhuvana-bhushana Lattesvara and an ornate Kalyani in 1160 AD at this place. Although no remains of Siva temple are seen in the vicinity, the tank still exists in all its splendour. This unique Kalyani built in stepped order leading to the water source has three prominent landings accommodating as many as twenty-seven ornate miniature shrines some carrying superstructure while others are devoid of it. Most probably the shrines might have been dedicated to twenty seven nakshtras.
An ASI document refers to a Bhuvanabhurana Catteshwara temple built at Hulikere by Cattaya, a subordinate of King Narasimha , one of the Hoysala rulers. Another document narrates this story . When he was going to Belur from Halebeedu , his carriage driver , Bittideva noticed a desolate temple and asked the king to give grants and renovate it.The king gave away dry and wet lands, a tank, oil mills for supply of oil to burn lamps and established a Saivite settlement with two rows of houses . Bittideva also received grants and built the Maideshwara temple and Bittideshwara temple in the vicinity. The area is today identified around Hulikere and Pushpagiri at the periphery of the Dwarasamudra.
Hassan tourism has more ornate temples such as the temples of Belur , Halebidu, Pushpagiri in Hassan district that attract lakhs of travellers from across the world are considered to be the best examples of Hoysala style of temple architecture. Hassan 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 , Kedareshwar Temple at Halebidu , Paathaaleshwara Temple and many more.
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1.Nagarhole National Park
Nagarhole National Park, is a national park located in Kodagu district and Mysore district in Karnataka state in South India. This park was declared the thirty seventh Project Tiger reserve in 1999. It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
2.Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary also known as Pakshi Kashi of Karnataka is a bird sanctuary in the Mandya District of the state of Karnataka in India.
3.Mysore Palace
The Palace of Mysore is a historical palace in the city of Mysore in Karnataka, southern India. It is the official residence and seat of the Wodeyars — the rulers of Mysore, the royal family of Mysore, who ruled the princely state from 1399 to 1950.
4.Bandipur National Park
Bandipur National Park, an 874-sq.-km forested reserve in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, is known for its small population of tigers. Once the private hunting ground of the Maharajas of Mysore, the park also harbors Indian elephants, spotted deer, gaurs (bison), antelopes and numerous other native species. The 14th-century Himavad Gopalaswamy Temple offers views from the park's highest peak.
5.Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
The Chennakeshava Temple, originally called Vijayanarayana Temple, was built on the banks of the Yagachi River in Belur, by the Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana.
6.Jog Falls
Jog Falls, Gerosoppa Falls or Joga Falls is the second highest plunge waterfall in India located near Sagara taluk, Shimoga district in the state of Karnataka.
7.Lal Bagh
Lalbagh or Lalbagh Botanical Gardens, meaning The Red Garden in English, is a well known botanical garden in southern Bengaluru, India.
8.Badami cave temples
The Badami cave temples are a complex of four Hindu, Jain and possibly Buddhist cave temples located in Badami, a town in the Bagalkot district in northern part of Karnataka, India.
9.Kudremukh
Kuduremukha is a mountain range and name of a peak located in Chikkamagaluru district, in Karnataka, India.It is also the name of a small hill station cum mining town situated near the mountain, about 48 kilometres from Karkala and around 20 kilometres from Kalasa. The name Kuduremukha literally means 'horse-face' (Kannada) and refers to a particular picturesque view of a side of the mountain that resembles a horse's face. It was also referred to as 'Samseparvata', historically since it was approached from Samse village. Kuduremukh is Karnataka's 3rd highest peak after Mullayangiri and Baba Budangiri. The nearest International Airport is at Mangalore which is at distance of 99 kilometres.
10.Bannerghatta National Park
Bannerghatta National Park, near Bangalore, Karnataka, was founded in 1970 and declared as a national park in 1974. In 2002 a portion of the park, became a biological reserve, the Bannerghatta Biological Park.
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5 Best Tourist Places in Belur & Shravanabelagola
Best places to visit in Belur and nearby areas
Chennakesava Temple
Belur`s main shrine, the Chennakesava temple is one of the finest specimens of Hoysala architecture. Commissioned by Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 AD, the temple, dedicated to Lord Vishnu, took 103 years to complete this temple. The temple commemorates the victory of Hoysala power over the Cholas in the great battle of Talakad. The temple is intricately carved with sculptures, friezes & pillars.
Excursions
Halebid (17 km)
102 km away from Sravanabelagola is Halebid which was the ancient capital of the Hoysala Empire. However after its ruin, the Hoysalas then shifted their capital to Belur. The intricately carved Hoysaleswara temple in Halebid is famous for its profusion of pillars.
Gorur (61 km)
23 km from Hassan Gorur is attracts picnickers for Hemavathi Reservoir created as a result of dam built on the river of the same name. The place is also famous for the shrines of Yoganarasimha and Paravasudeva.
Shravanabelagola(86 km)
Located in the Hassan district, it is a very sacred place for Jainism. The gigantic statue of Gommateshvara Bahubali is a real wonder.
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Chikmagalur - Halebidu Hoysaleshwara | India Travel
Halebidu is just 40 Kms from Chikmagalur town. One cannot help but be amazed at the grandeur on seeing the magnificent Hoysaleswara temple in Halebidu.