Belavadi

Belavadi
ಬೆಳವಾಡಿ
Village

Veeranarayana temple at Belavadi
Belavadi
Belavadi
Coordinates: 13°17′03″N 75°59′52″E / 13.284134°N 75.997893°E / 13.284134; 75.997893Coordinates: 13°17′03″N 75°59′52″E / 13.284134°N 75.997893°E / 13.284134; 75.997893
Country India
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Government
  Type Panchayati raj (India)
  Body Gram panchayat
Elevation 843 m (2,766 ft)
Population (1983)
  Total 2,002
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registration KA
Nearest city Chikmagalur
Website karnataka.gov.in

Belavadi is a village, located at a distance of 29 km from Chikmagalur town and about 12 km from Halebidu, Karnataka, India.. The place is described as Ekachakranagara of Mahabharata and the village is known for Veeranarayana temple of Hoysala architecture.

Description

A Festival called Bandi-Bana is celebrated annually by villagers in memory of Bhima slaying Bakasura. There is a big tank ascribed to one Dhanakaraya, a local chief in whose honor a temple has also been constructed on the bank. It was originally a Jaina centre. later Krishnaraja Wadiyar II gave this village as a grant to the Sringeri Matha. There is a Ganapati temple and the main deity is variously known as Huttada (ant hill) Ganapati, Udhbhava Ganapati and Varada (boon) Ganapati.This temple is being maintained by sringeri matt and also a free high is run by the matt where free mid-day meal is given to students. Near this temple there is another temple of Shankareshwara. The ruined temple of Basaveshwara has been reconstructed recently. Wellknown hoysala temple in trikutachala form is at that village centre. Main preciding deity is veeranaryana along with yoga narasimha and kolalu goopala.This kolalu goopala is a beautiful statue in India according to arceaological dept of India. On 23 March (when day and night are of 12 hours each) every year sun light directly enters the sanctum sanctorium of Veeranarayana temple. The other temples of Belavadi are Veeranarayana, Beeredevru, Kariyamma and Bindigamma. The Veeranarayana temple is one of the largest Hoysala monuments.

References

Page 39, Places of interest, Gazetteer Department, Karnataka [1983] [1]

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Notes

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
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