Mantapa, Viranarayana temple, Chikmagalur district

Vimana, Viranarayana temple, Chikmagalur district

Belavadi, also known as Ekachakranagara is a town in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka state. It is famous for the ornate Viranarayana temple built by the Hoysalas and for the legend of Belavadi Mallamma, a courageous warrior and queen who successfully fought Maratha king Shivaji winning his admiration in the 17th century CE.^[1] Vidyasankara temple in Shringeri. ... Vidyasankara temple in Shringeri. ... Vidyasankara temple in Shringeri. ... Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... The Hoysala Empire ruled part of southern India from 1000 to 1346. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Location

Belavadi is located 29 kms southeast of Chikmagalur town on the Chikmagalur-Javagal highway and 10 kms north west of Halebidu. Apart from the Viranarayana temple it is also known for the Kalleshvara, Udbhava Ganapathi and Hanuman temples. It is located at a very convinient distance from the famous temple towns of Belur and Halebidu and a visit to this quiet town is a rewarding experience. Halebidu is located in Hassan District, Karnataka, India. ... Popular image of Ganesh In Hinduism, Ganesha (Gaṇeśa, lord of the hosts, also spelled Ganesa and sometimes referred to as Ganesh in Hindi, Bengali and other Indian vernaculars) is the god of wisdom, intelligence, education and prudence. ... Hanuman tearing his chest open to reveal that Rama and Sita are literally in his heart In the Hindu faith, Hanuman (Sanskrit: हनुमत् Hanumat; nominative singular हनुमान् Hanumān), known also as Anjaneya, is one of the most important personalities in the epic, the Ramayana. ... Belur may refer to any of the following: Belur, Karnataka, town in Karnataka, India Belur, West Bengal, India, a locality on the west bank of the Hooghly River Belur Math, the religious abbey located in Belur, West Bengal, India This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with... Halebidu is located in Hassan District, Karnataka, India. ...

Belavadi Mallamma

Daughter of a local Sode king called Madhulinga Nayaka, she defended her husband's kingdom from the invasion of the Marathas. As a child she was drawn towards poetry and wrote Kannada poems with her brother Sadashiva Nayaka. She attended school with boys and learned archery, sword fighting, horse riding and throwing the javelin. Her bravery and talent has made her a folk heroine in present day Karnataka. Extent of the Maratha Confederacy ca. ...

Viranarayana temple

This ornate trikuta (three shrined) temple was built in 1200 CE by Hoysala Veera Ballala II. Each of the shrines has a complete superstructure (tower on top of shrine) and is one of the largest examples of Hoysala architecture. While the famous temples at Belur and Halebidu are known for their intricate sculptures, this temple is known for its symmetry. The Hoysala Empire ruled part of southern India from 1000 to 1346. ... Profile, Amritheshwara temple (1196 C.E.) in Amrithapura, Chikmagalur District Veera Ballala II (1173 - 1220) was the greatest monarch of the Hoysala dynasty. ...

Temple plan
The plan of this temple is unique in that two of the shrines face each other on either side of a wide and spacious open mantapa (hall) containing 37 bays.^[2] There is also an older shrine containing a closed mantapa with 13 bays and a closed mantapa with 9 bays at the end of which is a central shrine. This third shrine is an older construction and exhibits a perfect Hoysala architectural idiom containing all the basic elements of Hoysala temple.^[3] The inner walls of the older shrine are plain but its roof is well decorated. In all, the temple has 59 bays, indicating the use of many pillars, most of which are lathe turned and hence bell shaped ^[4] while others have carvings on them. The outer wall of the temple shows the older Hoysala style where there is one eaves running around the temple where the superstructure meets the wall of the shrine and below this are decorative towers on pilasters. A panel of Hindu deities and their attendents are below these miniature towers followed by a set of five different moudlings forming the base of the wall.^[5]

The newer structure containing the two symmetrical shrines have different plans. One shrine is square while the other is star shaped. The tower of the shrine below the kalasa (water pot like structure at the peak of the tower) consists of three tiers of decorated miniature roofs. They also have different shaped Sukanasi (tower on top of navaranga or vestibule connecting hall and shrine) which consist of two tiers of decorated miniature roofs. In all other aspects the two shrines are identicel. All shrines have well sculptured decoration on the towers and the sculptures on the walls are bold and look good from a distance.^[6] The important sculptures with fine finish are that of Lord Krishna dancing on the head of Kalia the serpant and Garuda (eagle). This is a Vaishnava temple and all three shrines have images of Lord Vishnu in different forms. The central shrine (older shrine) has a 8 ft tall image of Narayana with four hands which is considered one of the best examples of Hoysala art. It is well elaborated with ornamentation standing on a padmasana (lotus seat), the southern shrine has a 8 ft tall image of Venugopala including a garuda pedestal (Krishna with flute) and the northern shrine has a 7 ft tall image of Yoganarasimha, sitting in a yoga posture. Kirtimukhas (demon faces) are used to make the vimana (shrine) towers ornate along with other sculptures. == krishna full name krishnadas and he is a hardware eng working in a mnc company his native is in kerala palghat alathur kunissery. ... Vaishnavism is the branch of Hinduism in which Vishnu or one of his avatars (i. ... A woman practising hatha yoga Yoga, meaning yoke in Sanskrit, is a family of ancient spiritual practices originating in India. ...

Notes

1. ^ In the opinion of Dr. Jytosna Kamat in her article Education of Belavadi Mallamma [1]
2. ^ A bay is a square or rectangualar compartment in the hall, Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples pp 52, pp 93
3. ^ Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples, pp 53-55
4. ^ This is a common feature of Western Chalukya-Hoysala temples, A Concise History of Karnataka, pp 117, Dr. S.U. Kamath
5. ^ An eaves is a projecting roof, overhanging the wall, Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples pp 93
6. ^ In the opinion of Gerard Foekema, these sculptures are not so fine and impressive from close unlike many other Hoysala temples, A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples, pp 53-55

Reference

• Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples, Abhinav, 1996 ISBN 81-7017-345-0
• Dr. Suryanath U. Kamath, Concise history of Karnataka, 2001, MCC, Bangalore (Reprinted 2002)

External links

• Chikamagalur City Muncipal Council
• Belavadi exudes Hoysala’s beauty
• Belavadi Mallamma by Dr. Jyotsna Kamat