Why visit Belūr
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About Belūr
Belur or Belooru (IPA: [beːluːru]) is a town and taluk in Hassan district in the state of Karnataka, India. The town is renowned for its Chennakeshava Temple dedicated to Vishnu, one of the finest examples of Hoysala architecture and the largest Hindu temple complex that has survived from pre-14th-century Karnata-Dravida tradition. It has been a Vaishnava Hindu pilgrimage center since at least the 12th century. It was also the first capital of the Hoysala dynasty, before they built Dwarasamudra (modern Halebidu).
From the Wikipedia article Belur, Karnataka (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Where to stay2
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History
Belur is near the foothills east of the Western Ghats, at an altitude of 3,200 feet. It and the nearby Halebidu are well connected to northern Karnataka, western Andhra Pradesh and northern Tamil Nadu. Around this region, between the 10th and 14th century, the Hoysaḷa dynasty came to power, whose history is unclear. By their own 11th and 12th-century inscriptions, they were descendants of the Krishna-Baladeva-roots and the Yadavas of Maharashtra.The reliability of these inscriptions have been questioned as potential mythistory by some historians, who propose that the Hoysalas were a local Hindu family – a hill chief named Sala from the Western Ghats remembered for having killed a tiger or a lion, and they seized power and over time expanded their territory starting in the 10th century.
From the History section of Belur, Karnataka on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Belūr
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Getting there and nearby towns
Shivamogga Airport (RQY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 81 km away.
- Thegur 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
- Chikmagalūr 20 km northwest, about 20 min by car
- Mudgere 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Alūr 25 km southeast, about 25 min by car
- Sakleshpur 26 km south, about 26 min by car
- Haralahalli 30 km southeast, about 30 min by car
- Hassan 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
- Satyāmangala 32 km southeast, about 32 min by car
- Arsikere 46 km east, about 46 min by car
- Madikeri 83 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
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Photo credits
- Chennakeshava temple complex, PP Yoonus, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chennakeshava Temple at Belur, Dineshkannambadi ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Courtyard of Chennakesava Temple - Belur, Bikashrd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chennakeshava Temple, Belur (50358426721), Lodo from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Belur Chariot, Sireesh Kodali, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gopura - Chennakeswara Temple, Jishnu PK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chennakeswara Temple Festival time, Jishnu PK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 12th-century Belur Hindu temples complex, Jaya dwarapala for Vishnu inside main shrine garbha grihya door (left), Ms Sarah Welch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Belur, Karnataka 573115, India - panoramio - Robert Helvie (1), Robert Helvie, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Belur temple, Original uploader was നിരക്ഷരൻ at ml.wikipedia, Public domain
- Belur, Karnataka 573115, India - panoramio - Robert Helvie (11), Robert Helvie, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pathaleshwara Temple, Belur, Hassan district 10, Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Belur Panorama (2), Ssriram mt, CC BY 4.0
- Pathaleshwara Temple, Belur, Hassan district 01, Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pathaleshwara Temple, Belur, Hassan district 11, Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pathaleshwara Temple, Belur, Hassan district 03, Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pathaleshwara Temple, Belur, Hassan district 04, Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pathaleshwara Temple, Belur, Hassan district 02, Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chennakeshava Temple, Belur (50358588517), Lodo from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Pathaleshwara Temple, Belur, Hassan district 08, Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pathaleshwara Temple, Belur, Hassan district 05, Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pathaleshwara Temple, Belur, Hassan district 09, Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pathaleshwara Temple, Belur, Hassan district 06, Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pathaleshwara Temple, Belur, Hassan district 07, Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sankaresvara temple, Belur, Hassan district 06, Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paathaleshwara temple Belur, Tirthatanay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Belur, Karnataka 573115, India - panoramio - Robert Helvie, Robert Helvie, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ornated pillars in the main mandapa, Cvijayram, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ceiling of the main mandap, Cvijayram, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hanging pillar - Chennakeswara Temple, Jishnu PK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- SHEELABAALIKE FROM BELUR CHANNAKESHAVA TEMPLE, Trimurthypapu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chennakeshava temple, Belur bhvrvb2k23 (1107), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chennakeshava temple, Belur bhvrvb2k23 (1106), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chennakeshava temple, Belur bhvrvb2k23 (1105), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chennakeshava temple, Belur bhvrvb2k23 (1104), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chennakeshava temple, Belur bhvrvb2k23 (1103), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chennakeshava Temple, Belur (50352936098), Lodo from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Belur temples (31201895871), Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chennakeshava temple, Belur bhvrvb2k23 (1102), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chennakeshava temple, Belur bhvrvb2k23 (1100), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chennakesava Temple, Belur (51057090696), Emilien Lebourgeois, Public domain
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