The two remote and beautiful temple sites of Belur and Halebid at the heart of the Hoysala Empire date from the 12th century and together form perhaps the richest repository of Hindu art and sculpture in the country.
Temple decorations
The façades are richly decorated with intricate stone carvings and the interiors are filled with countless filigreed pillars and friezes depicting tales from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
Shravanabelagola
While travelling to this area a visit to hilltop Shravanabelagola, a significant pilgrimage centre based around the world’s tallest monolithic sculpture, is recommended. Reached by 635 steps, the figure of the naked Jain saint Gomateswara stands 18 metres high and is devoid of any decoration except creepers twisting their way up his body.
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- Bangalore 113 miles away
- Ooty 134 miles away
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- Hospet 147 miles away
- Hampi 152 miles away
- Palakkad 175 miles away
- Badami 189 miles away
- Goa 203 miles away
- Kothamangalam 222 miles away
- Cochin 227 miles away
- Kerala 228 miles away
- Munnar 229 miles away
- Trichy 250 miles away
- Mararikulam 251 miles away
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- Kanchipuram 255 miles away
- The Backwaters 257 miles away
- Thekkady & Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary 271 miles away
- Madurai 271 miles away
- Tanjore 274 miles away
- Pondicherry 277 miles away
- Chettinad 290 miles away
- Mahabalipuram 290 miles away
- Chennai 292 miles away
- Gulbarga 293 miles away
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