Location: Bellary
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6 Sacred & Religious Sites in Bellary That You Shouldn't Miss
Bellary, officially Ballari, in the eponymous Bellary district, is a major city in the state of Karnataka, India. It is 311 km from the state capital of Bangalore and 358 km from Hyderabad. Previously, Bellary has been a part of Madras State and of Hyderabad State. It was transferred to Karnataka in 1956 when new states were formed.
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1. Sri Guru Kottureshwara Temple
2. Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By krishnak915 - Bengaluru, India
What a beauty! That summarizes the art piece. This statue if mentioned in the chronicles of Paes and others. It is a huge statue (by modern standards atleast), and carved out of single boulder (which are abundant in the surroundings). The usual way is to identify the boulder, sculpt the required statue (in a beautiful way so that Royalty would look at it and patronize it), and then build a temple around it. One can see the same pattern in Narsimha statue, huge siva linga nearby, Ganesha statues at a distance etc. The vijaynagar was also called as "land of Naringa" by Paes as this was very eye catching and also very huge so will be visible from a distance. Anyone visiting hampi, should visit this monument. This statue is the cover of many of the magazines, booklets etc and so very famous and representative of Hampi ruins, In our earlier visits, the surroundings were not clean and walkable. Now the authorities have made it very walkable, clean and are laying stones nearby so that one can stand neatly. Ofcourse the difference between International heritage sights (like Angor Watt, or Roman ruins) is that there is ample boards giving information. There is none here except an odd board written by some low level archaeologist with standard prose template with words not clearly understandable. You have to depend on some of the booklets sold privately. One should be well prepared with reading material and do ones own research before visiting any of the hampi ruin sites. Carry your own water, food items, caps, umbrellas, sun screens etc. There are no toilets available nearby. The best times to visit is from August to December end (though others defer on this). During holidays particularly December, the school children, nearby locals visit and it becomes a village fair and is really not worth visiting during those days. It is very hot even in December. The weather seems to be very hot, very very hot, and super hot. There is no winter here. Visit during monsoon should be comfortable (as there is no major rains here) and cloud cover can help walk you around. Guides are useless as anyone can show any kind of printed/photocopy id and say that he is authorized. It is just fleecing. First time, may be you can use. But if you know your plans and have come prepared by reading material, you can be sure that the guide is just giving you non sense stories and have no connection to the actual sites. The hampi ruins/ narsamha statue is connected fro Hospet with public transport/private. The recommended is have your own vehicle (either your own or hire it for yourself). This statue is just a part of the overall site called Hampi ruins. so will take about less than an hour for the visit and move on to other sites.
3. Royal Enclosures
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By sathyas914 - Mumbai, India
The wide space once held palaces with sandalwood fittings. And all the other stuff that kept the royals in comfort. Now only the granite foundations remain. Marvel at their scale and the intricate carvings on the hard stone. Rows of elephants and horses Damsels and Gods, and mythical creatures The elephant stables are quite well preserved and beautiful in their symmetry. The stories about how the city took five days to raze are haunting but speak of a place that thrived to become one of the country’s richest kingdoms and even today is rich in its ruins that are sculptural and architectural marvels unlike any the world has seen
