Karnataka Tourist Places List with Map Pdf
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Karnataka tourist places list with map pdf Continue The tone or style of this article may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used in Wikipedia. See Wikipedia's guide to writing the best articles for suggestions. (May 2008) (Learn how and when to delete this template message) This article is written as a guide or guidebook. Please help rewrite this article from a narrative, neutral point of view, and remove tips or instructions. (December 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Mahamastahabhisek from the Gommmatshwar statue (the largest ancient monolithic statue in the world) at the Sravanabelagola Virukasha temple, India's sixth-largest state, ranked third in the country in tourism in 2014. It is home to 507 of the 3,600 centrally protected monuments in India, the highest number since Uttar Pradesh. The State Administration of Archaeology and Museums protects another 752 monuments and another 25,000 monuments that have not yet been protected. Tourist centers on ancient sculptural temples, modern cities, mountain ranges, forests and beaches. In general, tourism in Karnataka can be divided into four geographical regions: North Karnataka, Mountain Stations, Coastal Karnataka and South Karnataka. The Karnataka government recently introduced the Golden Chariot, a train that connects popular tourist destinations in the state and Goa. BangaloreJog fallsBanawasiBalligaviBidarMantralayam BassakalaalbargaKulaangasagaagaagaagataAraimaAgaimaAttiHaxiHalyashiHashilohaisogaDegaonLakkundiAkshmeshwarCanaka IrigiTaguiDBadhGoka FolsPattakaal ChitradurgGiApurUkuriBelurShravanamelukate Misorele AiholbadbadaHanalChaudayanadan ApuraBank SauruwattiDandelocarnaCarvariMirjan FortMumeshvarajanSIagumbebebayabylamadiSharingeriCharnadchardhartaratarmastalKmandmandukrdemukhaColkoda I am not North Karnataka North Karnataka Region Tourism Gol Gumbaz Bijapur North Karnataka has monuments that date back to the 5th century. The Cannada Empires, which ruled the Dean, had their capitals here. The monuments of Badami Chalukyas are located in Pattadakal, Ayhol and Badami. Aihole has been named the cradle of Indian architecture and has more than 125 temples and monuments, examples include Rashtrakut monuments in the monuments of Lokapur, Bilga and Kuknura and Kalyani Chalukyas, built in the Style of Gadag in Lackundi, Gadagh, Itaghi (in the Coppal region) and the temples of the Vijayanagara Empire in Vijayanagar. The Humpy in the Bellari area has ruins scattered over an area of 125 km2. With about fifty-four world heritage sites and six hundred and fifty national monuments (ASI). Another three hundred monuments are waiting for protection. Monuments of the Dean's Sultanate in Bijapur and Gulbarg and restrained Hindu influence and rival the Muslim monuments of Northern India. Archaeologically important sites such as Sannati, Kanaganahalli in the Gulbarga area, threw more light on Buddhist centers of the 1st century BC BC. The first ever statue of Emperor Ashoka was found with its queens and the inscription prakrit Rayo Ashoka (ASI). Badami neighborhood important locations Kudalasangama, Aihole, Pattadakal, Mahakuta and Banashankari. In the vicinity of Hampi, they can be visited from Hampi/Hosapete or From Hubli. There are Kuknur, Itagi, Gadag, Lakkundi, Dumbal, Hawri, Kaginele, Bankapur. Haveri District shiggaon taluk gotagodi place has 8 World Records Holder Museum known as Utsav Rock Garden, is one of the best museums in India cultural heritage and educational tourist center has over 2000 international quality sculptures depicting rural life and traditional farming, folk games, folk village life, etc. Visit its website here, the World Heritage Centers of Mallikarjuna and Kasivisvanatha temples in Pattadakal Hampi, Bellari district: Foreign visitors in the 15th and 16th centuries described The Humpy as more than Rome. The city was destroyed and deserted in 1565 by marauding Mogul invaders and its ruins now lie scattered across a 26 sq km area south of the Tungabhadra River. The rocky area near Anegundi, north of the river, was identified as Kichkindha in the Ramayana era. In Hampi is a monolithic Narasimha 29 feet (8.8 m) high, which was installed by Krishnadevarai in 1529. You can see the remains of palaces and gateways. A group of monuments of the 8th century AD, Pattadakal: Located on the banks of the Malaprabha River, Pattadakal was the second capital of Chalukya and contains examples of temple architecture of the 7th and 8th centuries. Four temples are in the southern Indian Dravidian style, four in the style of the North Indian Nagara and the last, the Temple of Papanatha is a hybrid of two styles. The oldest temples are the temples of Sangameshwara, Mallikarjun and Virupaksha. Historic sites of the Western Cave of Chalukya Ravana Fadi in Ayhol near the Temple of Pattadakal Cave 3 Badami Brahma Jinalaya, The Temple of Lakkundi Someeshvara in Lakshmeshwara, the Temple of North Karnataki Doddabasappa in Dumbala, the temple complex of the Gadag district of Trikuteshwara in the Temple of Gadag Galaganata Galageshwara, Haveri District, North Karnataka Panchakuta Basadi Aihol: the former trading city of Chalukya. There are about 140 temples, including examples of the early Chaluchia, Rashtrakut and later Chaluchia from the 6th to the 12th centuries. It has a Jain and Vedic rock-cut sanctuary, both around the 6th century. It has Tirthankara images and the temple of Durga. Meguchi on the hill is jaina basti, who has Pulakeshin 2, as well as the Buddhist two- story rock beneath it. All other Jain and Buddhist temples are built of stone and resemble Hindu temples. Temples were built in the Middle Ages before any style was created and therefore there is a mixture of styles. Badami: The capital of early Chalukya in the 6th century is located at the mouth of a ravine between two rocky hills. The city is known for its cave temples (all carved from sandstone hills). The Budami have four caves, the cave temple dedicated to Vishnu is the largest. In front of the cave temple is a reservoir called Agastya Theerta, dotted with temples on its shores. Among them are two dedicated to Vishnu, one to Shiva, and the fourth to the Jain Temple. Carvings in cave temples shows Hindu gods, Narashima and Hara. The temples also have paintings on the ceiling and bracket figures on the piers. Basavana Bagevadi: It's 43 east of Bijapur. In the 12th century St. Basaveswara was born here. It was agrahara. The main temple here is in the style of Chalukya and in the records was called Sangamanta. Here you can see Samadhi Siddharameshwara and Gurupadeshwara from the School of Spiritual Pursuit of Inchageri. Basavakalyan, Bidar district: former capital of Late Chalukya. The old fort, restored by The Bahamani, houses the Archaeological Museum. Few remains of Chalukya or Kalachuri exist, with the exception of the Temple of Chaluchia Narayanapur on the outskirts of the city. There is a modern temple of Basaveswara, Prabhudevara Gadduge, lawyer of the kalyani Chalukyas period. Weinaneshwara Cave, Madivala Machia Pond, Akki Nagamma Cave, fully restored Siddheshwara Temple and a new structure called Anubhava Mantapa, Kaji and Raja Bag Savar Darga Mosque. Annigeri (30 km from Hubli): It has the temple of Amritshwara of the time of Kalyani Chalukyas. It was the birthplace of the great poet Kannada Pampa and there is Jain basadi Parshwanata. It was once the headquarters of the Bellevol-300. It was the capital of Chalukya Someswara 4. In addition to Veerashaiva Matas; there is a ruined Temple of Banashankari and seven mosques, as well as the ancient temple of Verabhadra. Bankapura (80 km from Dharwad): Many temples were built in the city under Chalukye, including the Nagareswara Temple in the Fort and another Chalukya temple called Siddkheshwara. Ali Adilshahi destroyed many temples around 1567. There is a mosque in the fort. Damgal (21 km from Gadag): It was a Buddhist center. There are two notable Chalukya temples called the Doddabasappa Temple and the Temple of Somewshwara. Doddabassapa as a polygonal star shaped temple garbhagriha and fine sculptural representations and a huge Nandi temple. Someshwara could be an old basati. The temple has a 400-year-old huge tank. In the old ruined fort there is an old image of Ganapati. And we can also find Ganapati image in a small shrine. Haveri: This city has the Temple of Siddkheshwara, which was built in the 12th century. The Temple of Siddeswar is located in the heart of Haveri, inside a well-maintained garden. Gadag: This is a sister municipality located 55 km from Hubley Dharvard. It is a large art center of Kalyani Chalukyas with a large temple of Trikuteshwara. The Temple of Shri Lakshmi Venkateswara is located in Venkatapura Taluk, near Sortura, Gadag district. The temple was restored by Brahmananda Swami, a devotee of Gondavalekar Maharaj of the Sage of Gondavale. It was later expanded by Kalyani Chalukias into a huge complex. The complex has triple shrines, which were once Shiva, Brahma and Surya. The Saraswathi Temple has radiant decorative pillars and an image of Saraswathi, and this is one of the largest examples of Chalukha's art. The place has Someshwara and Rameshwara temples in the style of Chalukya. Here is the temple of Veerarayan in the chalukia times. Lakkundi, 10 km from Gadag, Gadag district: There were 100 temples and 100 wells, but now you can visit them. These include Brahma Ginalaya, Kasiviswavara and Kalyani. Somshvar Lakshmeshvar Temple Complex in Shirahatti Taluk, Gadag district, North Karnataka. The temple complex has the Temple of Someshavara in Shiva along with so many shiva temples inside the fort as a compound. The Galaganat Galageshvara Temple is located in the Gauri district. The temple has a large outdoor hall and a pyramidal shape of Garbhagudi. The temple is located along the Tungabhadra River. The Temple of Chaudayadapur Mukteshwar, near Ranebennur in the Haveri district, the Temple of North Karnataka Mahadeva (Itagi) in Koppal, North Karnataka, built in 1112 AD This temple is an example of the articulation of the nadid with a nagara superstructure. This temple is also called Devalayagala Chakravarti in Kannada (Emperor among temples).