Basaralu
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| State : | Karnataka | ||
| District : | Mandya | ||
| Location : | 12 ° 43 ' N , 76 ° 49' E | ||
| Height : | 755 m | ||
| Residents : | 3,694 (2011) | ||
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Basaralu is a town with a population of around 3,700 in the Mandya district in the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka . The place is known for its Hoysala Temple, built around the year 1234 .
location
Basaralu is located on the Dekkan Plateau at an altitude of approx. 750 m above sea level. d. M. approx. 26 km (driving distance) north of the district capital Mandya or almost 70 km northeast of Mysore . Because of the altitude, the climate is rather moderate by Indian standards; Rain falls mainly during the monsoon months May to October.
population
The rural population, mostly speaking Kannada , consists almost without exception of Hindus ; Muslims and other religions are numerically small minorities. The male and female proportions of the population are roughly the same.
economy
For centuries, the inhabitants of Basaralu lived almost exclusively as farmers. While in earlier times the business was almost exclusively self-sufficient, other sales markets have been added as the transport options have improved. The fields in the area mainly grow wheat , lentils and vegetables. Even coconut trees play an important role in the economy of the region.
history
Basaralu was already an important place in the Hoysala Empire in the Middle Ages . 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.
Attractions
The Mallikarjuna temple, built around 1234 and mostly made of soapstone , belongs to the smaller one-cella type ( ekakuta ) and is the foundation of a wealthy military officer at the court of the Hoysala ruler Vira Narasimha II (r. 1220–1235); it is consecrated to the Hindu god Shiva , but in the cella ( garbhagriha ) there is next to the Shiva lingam also a stone image of the locally venerated deity Chandikeshwara , who is also a manifestation of Shiva. The temple , which consists of three components ( mandapa , antarala / sukhanasi and garbhagriha ) rests on a platform ( jagati ), the dimensions of which follow the plan of the temple. A stepped tower ( vimana ) rises above the cella with a 'umbrella dome' and a vase ( kalasha ). The vestibule ( sukhanasi ) bears a lion-slayer figure that is often seen in high medieval Indian temples, which here bears the name sala . The outer walls are adorned below with geometric decoration; In the upper part there are figures of gods and accompanying figures, above them small turrets, which must be understood as elements of sovereignty. Inside the porch ( mandapa ), which is illuminated by openwork stone windows ( jalis ), there is a lying Nandi bull, Shiva's companion animal ( vahana ) and the characteristic turned soapstone columns of the Hoysala architecture ; the ceiling segments contain representations of the 8 sky guardians ( lokapalas ).
Ornaments and figure reliefs on the outer wall
Shiva- Nataraja with the elephant skin stretched out
Durga as a mahisasur cardini
literature
- Gerard Foekema: Hoysala Architecture: Medieval Temples of Southern Karnataka built during Hoysala Rule. Books & Books, New Delhi 1994, ISBN 978-81-8501-641-2 .
- Gerard Foekema: Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples. Abhinav Publ., New Delhi 1996, ISBN 81-7017-345-0 .
- S. Settar: The Hoysala Temples. Kala Yatra Publ., Bangalore 1992, ISBN 978-81-9001-721-3 .
Web links
- Basaralu, temple - photos + information (Wikipedia, English)
- Basaralu, temple - photo + information (English)
- Basaralu, temple - photos
- Basaralu, temple - video (kannada)