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Glories of Beluru and Halebeedu Temples..Incredible Karnataka!! 🙏

Hoysala Dynasty has built more than 90 Temples in Karnataka wth their unique #architecture style of 'Vesara' classically seen on a ⭐ shaped platform with multiple sanctum sanctorums.

#Karnataka ಶಿಲ್ಪಕಲೆ 💛❤️
900 Yrs of history, Sri Chennakeshava Temple of
Beluru Halebeedu. #Karnataka 🙏
The art and cultures of the each structure, sculptures are all of hand sculpted texture and design that inspires today's traditional clothng!
ನಮ್ಮ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚರಿತ್ರೆ!
#incredible #ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ
Popular Hoysala Temples of #Karnataka ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಶಿಲ್ಪಕಲೆ ❤️
🔹The LakshmiNarasimha temple at Haran halli
🔹 Chennakesava temple at Somnathpur, Mysore
🔹The LakshmiNarasimha temple Hosahalaku
🔹Chennakesava temple at Aralaguppe
#architecture #IncredibleIndia #Temples
The Hoysalas usually dedicated their temples to Shiva & Vishnu
the famous Chennakesava Temple at Belur dedicated to Vishnu and in the Hoysaleswara temple at Halebidu dedicated to Shiva
#Karnataka ಶಿಲ್ಪಕಲೆ ವೈಭವ 🙏
-The Chennakesava temple, Beluru was built by King Vishnuvardhana of Hoysala dynasty in 1117 AD.

-The most famous #sculpture of this temple ಶಿಲಾಬಾಲಿಕೆ inspired by his Queen Shantala Devi, was a genius at mathematics and a gifted dancer and musician.
#architecture #Karnataka
II The Poetry In Stone II
THE FINEST of all in the World Architecture!

Chennakesava Temple at Belur & Halebeedu, Karnataka is well known for its marvelous #architecture #sculpture by Hoysala dynasty

The monuments have been proposed to b listed in UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
In the realm of #sculpture Hindu chisel has never known a worthy compitator!

- Madanika named 'Abhimani symbolize Beauty & Pride
"Hamsasya Hasta Mudra"

- Shalabhanjika

#temple #architecture #Karnataka
- Madanika holding a bird.

- Natya Saraswati - notice the beads in the finger!

#Beluru #Halebeedu #Temple #Sculptures #Karnataka
Believe..This is carved in stone!
Hoysala #Temple #architecture Halebeedu, Karnataka

- Sculptures of Lord Krishna playing the flute

- Lord Krishna as Govardhana Giridhari
- Dwarapalaka – Notice the detailed carving of his dress!
Finest Sculptures on Temple walls.

- Mahishasura Mardini
- Indra chasing Lord Krishna
- Ravana lifting Mount Kailash. Notice detailed carving of mountain including Shiva - Parvati on top
- Lord Vishnu

Hoysalas I Halebeedu I Karnataka
How u define this beauty!!

- The Hoysala Architectural style I Aesthetics I Karnataka I
NARASIMHA PILLAR :

The #architecture marvelous (6 floors) pillar is carved with miniature idols of Keshava & other eleven images, ekadasha rudras, dwadasha adityas, shakti devis, Bhairavi, Parvati and Kali, Brahma, Narasimha, war btwn gods- demons

I Beluru Chennakesava Temple I
📷 Credit: Prakash V
Harihareshwara Temple, ಹರಿಹರ 12th c Hoysala #architecture

Just note the shining pillars, entwining Nagas forming Srivatsa pattern of Vishnu, scrollwork and Inverted Lotus flower carving!

We were much more advanced back then and much more cultured and devotional.
@LostTemple7
Source 📷 : Indian content
𝗞𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗶,
ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ I
A very popular place during the 11- 12th C. was a center for learning, culture and flourished a lot under the rule of the Chalukyas as well as the #Hoysalas.
This ancient temple still lives up to its grandeur!
An exquisite #sculpture with seven
snakes forming a crown at 12thC.E.
Hoysaleshwar twin -Temple dedicated to Hoysaleswara & Santaleswara.
Shiva Lingas, named after the masculine & feminine aspects signifies the equality of gender.
#Halibeedu #Karnataka
#ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರು #ಕರುನಾಡು_ಕನ್ನಡ
Pc: Ajai singh
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