Lost temples of Karnataka: Basaralu

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This Post is a part of the Hoysala Diary. Please Click here to read the main post
Overview: Done this during the trip to Kambadahalli near Nagamangala. This is a tiny village and the temple can be reached on the route between Mandya and Nagamangala. Its a small temple dedicated to Lord Mallikarjuna. The temple architecture reflects the Hoysala style with the emblem on the top. The pillars and Gopurams have intricate carvings of Gods and elephants as well. The temple was locked when we went there but the priest's house was nearby so they opened the gates for us. Inside the inner garbhagrihas are the sculptors of serpent God and the Sun God sculptor. The outer carvings on the walls match with those of Halebid.
           

References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basaralu
How to Reach: To reach Basaralu, travel along Mysore road, at Mandya, turn right towards Nagamangala. Enroute is Basaralu. Buses are available from Mandya to Nagamangala via Basaralu.
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Comments

  1. R Niranjan Das19 January 2012 at 12:42

    Intricate and beautiful. Nice shots.

    http://rajniranjandas.blogspot.com/2012/01/malay-flavour.html

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  2. Deguide19 January 2012 at 16:10

    Nice coverage of Basaralu, keep penning, how about your travel to AP awaiting the same

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  3. Padmapriya TS19 January 2012 at 17:04

    Seems beautiful...do they speak any English or Hindi here if we were to ask for directions or as you have said if the priest has to be called?

    Thanks
    Priya
    http://aalayamkanden.blogspot.com

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  4. Anonymous19 January 2012 at 22:31

    super pics and useful information
    thanks

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  5. Aravind GJ20 January 2012 at 01:28

    Beautiful snaps!! Really useful.

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  6. Vetirmagal20 January 2012 at 08:10

    Wow, It is a treat to view those lovely photographs.
    Thanks a ton for sharing them with the readers. Your blog is sheer poetry, needs to be savoured, in detail.

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  7. Ramakrishnan22 January 2012 at 10:57

    Amazing discovery of little known temples. Stunning Chalukya temple architecture.

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  8. Arun22 January 2012 at 12:17

    Thanks all for the comments... @Priya, the people speak Kannada and a little bit of Hindi as well.

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  9. Anonymous24 January 2012 at 10:03

    nice shots... beautifully captured...

    thanks for sharing

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  10. Hai Baji4 March 2013 at 12:40

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  11. Unknown11 January 2014 at 11:12

    Hello,

    Thanks you for information. keep going.

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  12. Unknown12 March 2015 at 16:56

    superb

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  13. Nandini here7 December 2015 at 23:00

    Aha enn chendano, adbhuta karnataka, you might want to add Lakkundi here

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  14. Nandini here30 December 2015 at 12:21

    hi Arun, thanks for telling about this place, i visited this site last saturday and surely felt it was worth a visit.Very beautiful indeed.
    Thanks again

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  15. Steps Together7 November 2016 at 22:42

    Hi Arun, Very nice write up. Inspired by this post we visited the temple recently. Below is our vlog on the same. Thanks a lot for detailed post.

    https://youtu.be/blXJdqcn-Bw

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