Bagali

Bagali
State :	India
State :	Karnataka
District :	Go away
Location :	14 ° 51 ′ N , 75 ° 59 ′ E Coordinates: 14 ° 51 ′ N , 75 ° 59 ′ E
Height :	590 m
Residents :	3,377 (2011)
	Bagali - Kalleshvara Temple

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Bagali is a village with approx. 3,500 inhabitants in the district ( taluk ) of Harpanahalli in the district of Davanagere in the southwest Indian state of Karnataka . The place has an interesting medieval temple.

location

Bagali is located near the geographical center of Karnataka at an altitude of approx. 590 m above sea level. d. M .; the district capital Davanagere is about 48 km (driving distance) south. Because of the altitude, the climate is rather moderate by Indian standards; Rain falls mainly during the monsoon months May to October.

population

Approx. 95% of the majority Kannada- speaking population are Hindus and about 5% are Muslims ; other religions hardly exist in the rural areas of Karnataka. The male population is around 10% higher than the female.

economy

The inhabitants of Bagali live mainly as farmers, artisans, small traders and small service providers or day laborers . Mainly wheat , lentils and chickpeas are grown in the fields in the area , but coconut palms also play an important role in the economic life of the region.

history

Bagali belonged to the Rashtrakuta , and later to the Chalukya and Hoysala empires. In the 15th and first half of the 16th century, the area was part of the Vijayanagar Empire, in 1690 it came under the control of the princely state of Mysore , whose rule, however, in the second half of the 18th century by Hyder Ali (r . 1761–1782) and his son Tipu Sultan (r. 1782–1799) was interrupted. After that, the British played the dominant military and economic role in South India until independence (1947).

Attractions

Portico ( mandapa ) of the Kalleshvara Temple

The Kalleshvara Temple, which was probably built under the Rashtrakuta dynasty in the 9th century and consecrated to the Hindu god Shiva , is an outstanding building in the otherwise abundant historical temple region of Karnataka. In the centuries that followed, the temple was supplemented and redesigned under the Chalukyas and Hoysalas. The cella ( garbhagriha ) raised by a newer tower ( vimana ) and a small closed vestibule ( mandapa or antarala ) are the oldest parts of the temple; later a large open vestibule ( sabhamandapa ) with numerous turned and carved soapstone columns was added. In both lobbies there is a resting Nandi sculpture, which is oriented precisely towards the Shiva- Lingam of the cella. The richly ornamented portal of the closed vestibule lined with guard figures ( dvarapalas ) in the lower part is one of the early masterpieces of South Indian sculpture; Immediately above the entrance is a representation of gajalakshmi . While the outer walls of the temple are structured, the sculptural decoration is limited to rather primitive-looking erotic representations.

There are other small shrines in the walled temple area; several medieval inscription steles were also set up here. A 4.5 m high victory pillar rises outside the wall.