Halebid and Belur are twin towns established in the Hassan locality in the state of Karnataka. These two villages simultaneously form a entire rectangle of Hampi and Hassan villages along with the Hoysala temples. The range of the temples of the Hoysala Dynasty is distributed between both the villages. This is why both the villages together form the capital of the Hoysala Temples. The village of Belur lies on the banks of the River Yagachi and is located at a expanse of 222 km from the state capital Bangalore while Halebid is 238 km from Bangalore.
Halebid and Belur formed a part of the Hoysala Empire between the 12th and 13th years. A Jain, entitled Nripa Kama, found out these villages and enjoyed a blended direct on both of them. Its successor was his son, Vinayaditya.
These sculptures of the temples also depict the tradition of ivory and sandalwood handwork. Due to their south Indian style of architecture, these temples are furthermore compared to those of Khajuraho.
The Hoysala temples of these Twin villages are undoubtedly their main enticements; however, they furthermore offer numerous other enticements. One of the most well liked and significant temples at the place is the Chenakeshava. This temple is a monumental structure, which was constructed over 103 years.
The temple has complex creative minutia along with diverse adorning musicians coating the partitions. There are also scenes of battling elephants and sensuous dancers on these walls along with 42 ‘madanikas’ that were motivated by ruler Shantaladevi.
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