About Halebid and Belur Tourism

Halebid and Belur are twin towns established in the Hassan locality in the state of Karnataka. These two villages together pattern a entire square of Hampi and Hassan villages along with the Hoysala temples. The range of the temples of the Hoysala Dynasty is circulated between both the villages. This is why both the villages together pattern the capital of the Hoysala Temples. The village of Belur lies on the banks of the stream Yagachi and is located at a expanse of 222 km from the state capital Bangalore while Halebid is 238 km from Bangalore.

Halebid and Belur formed a part of the Hoysala Empire between the 12th and 13th century. A Jain, entitled Nripa Kama, discovered these villages and relished a blended direct on both of them. Its successor was his child, Vinayaditya.

These sculptures of the temples also depict the custom of ivory and sandalwood handwork. Due to their south Indian style of architecture, these temples are furthermore compared to those of Khajuraho.

The Hoysala temples of these Twin villages are undoubtedly their main attractions; however, they furthermore offer many other enticements. One of the most popular and significant temples at the location is the Chenakeshava. This temple is a monumental structure, which was constructed over 103 years.

The temple has complex creative minutia along with various adorning musicians coating the partitions. There are also scenes of fighting elephants and sensuous dancers on these walls along with 42 ‘madanikas’ that were motivated by ruler Shantaladevi.