Monday, February 6, 2017

Belavadi, the Ekachakranagara

Belavadi is a small village in the state of Karnataka. It is believed that Belavadi is the same place that is referred by the name Ekachakranagara in the mythology Mhabharata. As per the epic it was here Bheema, one of the Pandava brothers slayed the demon Bakasura and protected the village and its people.



This village is known for Veera Narayana Temple built during the Hoysala rule. Other famous places of interest are Belur and Halebid just 12 kms away.



19 comments:

rupam sarma said...

Beautiful place.Great pics.

Teamgsquare said...

One of most beautiful temple visited by us.

Maggie said...

Hi Rajesh,
once again you have shown us some fascinating places that we would perhaps never get to visit in real life. Thank you so much for being our guide.
Happy Mosaic Monday
Maggie

Anonymous said...

Cool :)

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

There are so mnay special places to visit in India. You do a wonderful job cataloging them all on your blog, Rajesh!

Gillena Cox said...

Splendid pics thanks for the factiod notes; have a good Monday

much love...

Klara S said...

Details of Indian temples always amaze me. They are so beautiful. Good captures.

carol l mckenna said...

I am always amazed by the temples and buildings in your beautiful country ~ lovely images and such history ~ thanks,

Wishing you a Happy and Peaceful Week ~ ^_^

Jeevan said...

The temples built there exhibit marvelous!

photowannabe said...

The architecture is so ELABORATE.
Amazing

Kay L. Davies said...

I don't know how you do it, Rajesh, so many beautiful temples to photograph. You must spend all your time traveling! I always enjoy seeing your world through your lens.
Kay
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

MelodyK said...

Wonderful photo's... what always strikes me when I visit your entry for abc that I see a lot of names which are difficult to speak for my ;-) A total different language although in English written ofcourse

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Leslie: said...

EXQUISITE architecture!

Leslie
abcw team

Hildred said...

S many beautiful places in the world, - beautiful architecture.

Al said...

Impressive - beautiful shots.

Photo Cache said...

Exquisite design.

Roger Owen Green said...

as usual, I love the detail
ROG, ABCW

riitta k said...

It's always fascinating to see your exotic photos. So beautiful tradition! Thank you for sharing.

NatureFootstep said...

nice place.