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Belur Pop: 17,000 Area Code: 08177 Belur was the capital of the Hoysalas during the 11th and 12th centuries, before the capital was moved to Halebid. The fifth king of the Hoysalas dynasty, Bittadeva, is said to have changed his name to Vishnuvardhana (1108-1042) when he was converted from Jainism to Vaishnavism under the influence of Ramanujacharya. Most of the temples in Belur and Halebid were built during his reign. The reason to come to this town is to see the impressive Chenna Keshava Temple, which has some of the most intricate and beautiful carvings in India. Beside this temple, there are two other temples to see, the Viranarayana Temple and the Chenniga Raya Temple. Practicalities To the left of the main shrine is a shrine dedicated to Kappe Chenniga Raya. There are two altars in the temple.The shrine facing east houses Kappe Chenniga Raya, and the one facing north houses Venugopala. There is another shrine dedicated to Somanayaki with a tower (vimana) over it. To the west of the main temple is a shrine dedicated to Lord Vishnu called Vira-narayana. Behind the main temple is a temple dedicated to the Goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Chenna Keshava. The temple walls are 132m (443 ft) by 120m (396 ft). The temple itself is 53m (178 ft) by 47m (156 ft). There is a five-storey, 14th century gopuram over the main entrance. On either side of the main door are 2m (6 ft) sculptures of Jaya and Vijaya. A tall stone pillar in the temple courtyard is balanced only by its center of gravity. There are 645 elephants carved at the bottom of the outside walls of the temple. No two elephants are the same. Inside
the temple hall, to the left of the main entrance, is an intricately
carved pillar with many small carvings of Lord Narasimha.
This pillar used to rotate. There is one panel left blank on the pillar.
It is said that the carver wanted to challenge anyone to carve a more
beautiful image of Lord Narasimha than the ones already on the pillar. There is an inscription recording the date of erection of this temple in commemoration of Vishnuvardhana’s victory over the Chola viceroy of Talkad. It is said that about this time, Vishnuvardhana was converted from Jainism to Vaishnavism by Ramanujacharya. This
temple is still used for worship, but non-Hindus are permitted to enter.
The ASI guides give a good tour of the temple for Rs 50. You can have
a spotlight turned on for Rs 5 to see the interior sculptures more clearly. Where
to Eat Travel From Mysore, the KSTDC Belur, Halebid, and Sravanabelagola tour runs daily in the season (April to June and September to November), and three times a week the rest of the year. This is a good way to see these places, as they are difficult to reach by public transportation. There are also regular tours from Bangalore. If you know of a informationthat is not correct or if you would like to help update our listings, please e-mail us at:
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