SHRAVANA BELAGOLA / BELUR / HALEBIDU

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It’s situated some 100 km from Mysore. This place is a Jain pilgrimage centre and is considered as one of the oldest and important Jain cultural epicenter in India. The mammoth statue of Lord Bahubali is the main attraction of Shravanabelogala. A Ganga dynasty King constructed this in 981 AD. This is the world’s tallest monolithic statue that stands tall in an imposing 17 meter height from the majestic hill Indragiri. Mahamastabisheka is due in the year 2018.

BELUR

Situated 156 km from Mysore and 40 km from Hassan, this prime attraction is a 12^th century Hoysala temple constructed by the Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana. It’s a Channakeshava temple where Lord Vishnu deity is worshipped daily. It will be a long lasting memory if one gets an opportunity to witness the morning 10 am or Evening 7 pm ritual. This temple is considered as the finest specimen of Hoysala artistic and engineering excellence. Its great work in stones has representation of sages, birds, cultural & social life of that period. This temple is open from sunrise to sunset and there is no entrance fee. Non-Hindus are not allowed into the inner sanctum of the temple.

HALEBIDU

Hoysaleshwara temple is the major attraction of Halebidu. This incomplete Hoysala temple is the most outstanding specimen of Hoysala architecture. Its construction began by 1121. Even after 80 years the temple wasn’t completed. The routine rituals started only after those 80 years. Its open daily from morning to evening and the entrance is free.

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