2. Kesave Temple , Halebeedu
3. Jain Basadihalli , Halebeedu
4. Chenna Kesava Swamy Temple , Belur
The entrance to the Old city. Halebeedu means Old city in Kannada .
The Hoysaleswara temple as the name signifies is a temple dedicated to shiva.
Front view
Left Side view
As with all shiva temples , before the deity you have to go thru the vahanam .and it will be Nandi for Shiva.
This temple also has a Nandi statue , to say correctly 3 Nandis,.
We will look at the Nandi statues in this temple .
Nandi -1
This Nandi statue is the most polished Nandi of all. In its good times ,it must have been fit to serve as a mirror.
Nandi - 2
Nandi - 3
Dwarpalaka
All Hindu temples , if you have noticed properly , will have dwarapalakas , on either side of the entrance to the sanctum sanctorum or the garba griham.
Hoysalaeswara , Halebeedu
Usually in Hindu temples the deities are not allowed to be photographed , but since this temple is not being worshipped now , we can have a photo of the deity.
Interior
After having a look at the interiors of the temple , we will look at whats on the outside.
Dancing ganesha
Lone Ganesha
Brahma , Shiva , Vishnu , Paarvathi
Shiva Paarvathi
Vishnu , Lakshmi
Shiva inside a Elephants belly
This sculpture depicts shiva as inside the belly of an elephant.
krishna
Narasimha
Lady with the Mirror
Lady with the Drum
The temple had many statues of ladies , apsaras , sundaris , maids , whatever you call them .
And all of them are said to display a different "bhavam" in their face.
Elephant Chariot
Archer
Men fighting an elephant
Crocodile-Elephant
This is a mystical animal with the jaws of a crocodile fitted to the body of an elephant.
Most of the people leave Halebeedu after visiting the Hoysaleswara Temple, but there are more ruins in Halebeedu .
You have to take the road on the left of the temple and go some distance and you will reach a pair of small temples .
Kesava Temple , Halebeedu
Jain Basadihalli , Halebeedu
The Jain Basadihallis were supposed to contain Pillars that were so polished , that they could serve as mirrors.
But now they are damaged due to vagaries of time. But I was able to see a shadow of myself in the pillar.
Belur :
Belur is the home to Chenna Kesava Swamy (vishnu) temple, another fine example of Hoysala Architecture.
The Original temple consisted only of the main temple and the walls surrounging the temple and the gopuram were built later .
The gopurams have been built in the dravidial style of architecture.
Belur Temple Gopuram
The Vahanam for Vishnu would be Garuda .
Chennak Kesava Swamy , Belur
Maid in the Pillar
Base of Temple
As was the norm in those days each empire had a royal emblem and for the hoysalas it was the lion.
Lion
Exterior
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