A travel blog about my experiences in travel and treks
1 November 2013 I usually take a detour to visit some places whenever I drive to my native. One such detour was to visit the Hoysala Temples of Turuvekere. It was during Deepavali last year when I drove to my native place. … Continued
29th April 2012 Nuggehalli is a small village near Hassan about 20 km from National Highway 48. In the village are two beautiful Hoysala Temples, Sadashiva and Lakshmi Narashima Temple. Built during 13th century, these Temples are still in good shape and are … Continued
28 April 2012 The village of Koravangala has three Hoysala Temples. Bucheshwara Temple mentioned in the earlier post is well maintained by ASI. The other two Temples under the control of Karnataka Government are completely in ruins. These ruins lie opposite … Continued
28th April 2012 Koravangala is a small village which is about 10 km from Hassan. Here is a masterpiece of Hoysala architecture, Bucheshwara Temple. Built during 12th century, this Temple is dedicated to Shiva. Thanks to ASI, this Temple complex is well … Continued
28th April 2012 This year’s Hoysala trail started from the village of Anekere. As the names suggests, the village is situated next to a big lake. It may be a lake for bathing the elephants during old times but now it is an … Continued
22nd April 2011 The village has a strange name “Mosale” meaning crocodile in Kannada. I don’t know why such a peculiar name exists for the village but more importantly it houses two great Hoysala Temples. These two twin Temples … Continued
9 September 2010 Haranahalli, a small village near Arasikere is known for Keshava and Someshwara Temples built during Hoysala period. It is very sad that these Temples are now in a bad shape due to negligence. Keshava Temple As I … Continued
