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Lost temples of Karnataka: Haveri

Lost temples of Karnataka: Haveri 

This Post is a part of the Chalukya Trail. Please Click here to read the main post
Overview: After visiting Rattihalli, we proceeded towards Haveri via Byadgi. The town of Byadgi is famous for its chillies or 'Byadgi mensinkaai' as it is called in Kannada. We reached Haveri at around 10am. The Siddheshwara temple, built by the Chalukyas in the 10th century is built in Dravidian style of architecture with rich carvings. The temple is made out of soapstone and the inscriptions found here is written in old Kannada. The main mantap bears the sculptures of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Some of the sculptors were damaged inside the temple. The ASI has done a good job in maintaining the temple.
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Kaginele:
 
Nearby Haveri is Kaginele, the birthplace of the great saint Kanakadasa where he lived most of his life and wrote many of his compositions. There is a small temple dedicated to Kanakadasa and Adi Keshava at Kaginele.
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How to reach:  Bus: From Bangalore, there are direct buses to Haveri.
Car/Bike: From Davangere, head on NH4 directly to reach Haveri.
Food/Accommodation: There are some medium budget hotels to stay in Haveri.
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  1. Puru@ShadowsGalore2 April 2012 at 12:17

    The architecture of this temple has been captured beautifully. I loved those pillars. thumbs up ! :)

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  2. R Niranjan Das2 April 2012 at 13:03

    Wonderful post Arun. Nice shots of the beautiful temple.

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  3. Ranjana's craft blog2 April 2012 at 14:07

    Nice one...Thanks for sharing. Haveri falls on the route to my native place. This time I will visit this temple.

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  4. Anonymous2 April 2012 at 14:53

    informative post consist of rich historical info

    with photos


    thanks for sharing

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  5. Arti2 April 2012 at 16:46

    WOW! The architectural detailing is so artistically done and you have captured it so beautifully. Loved the langur shots too!

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  6. amit ganguly2 April 2012 at 17:16

    Very elaborate and interesting post at the same time.

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  7. Teamgsquare2 April 2012 at 19:21

    Loved the Langur Picture....

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  8. Unknown2 April 2012 at 20:42

    The temple architecture is amazing ! And that Langur is very nice..

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  9. Vetirmagal2 April 2012 at 23:23

    Lovely, scenic and very pretty.
    Beautiful photographs too to entice visitors, to this place.
    I did not know about this place so far.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Ashwini3 April 2012 at 01:16

    Awesome snaps!!!

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  11. Unknown3 April 2012 at 01:56

    Another amazing discovery by the best explorer in town.Loved the architectural details of this temple, well captured too.

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  12. Rohini3 April 2012 at 14:04

    STUNNING!!!

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  13. Rohini3 April 2012 at 14:05

    Stunning!!

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  14. ರಾಜೇಶ್ ನಾಯ್ಕ4 April 2012 at 10:58

    Good capture of the temple and the surroundings.

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  15. Anonymous6 April 2012 at 11:20

    just beautiful!

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  16. Ramakrishnan6 April 2012 at 21:36

    Great effort in bringing another little known but architecturally splendid temple to light ! Kudos to ASI

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  17. P.N. Subramanian20 April 2012 at 09:07

    It is really a learning experience for me to go though your blog post. We need to bring these temples to life.

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  20. Unknown3 March 2013 at 10:26

    Thanks for the beautiful pictures..I feel connected to my roots through your blog..

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  21. locations espagne25 September 2013 at 15:44

    South India is an amazing place in India. Bangalore is especially the main attraction. I like this post as this highlights most important and most visited places around Bangalore. Thanks for sharing this handy post. This will be useful for both the new tourists as well as the ones who have visited earlier too. Thank you so much. :)

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  22. Anonymous28 November 2013 at 22:42

    Kaginele Adi keshava Raya

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