Dambal
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| State : | Karnataka | ||
| District : | Gadag | ||
| Sub-district : | Mundargi | ||
| Location : | 15 ° 18 ′ N , 75 ° 46 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 595 m | ||
| Area : | 71.53 km² | ||
| Residents : | 11,351 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 159 people / km² | ||
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Dambal or Dambala ( Kannada ಡಂಬಳ ) is a larger village with around 11,500 inhabitants in the Indian state of Karnataka . It is known for a Hindu temple from the beginning of the 12th century.
location
Dambal is located in the north of Karnataka on the Dekkan Plateau at an altitude of approx. 595 m above sea level. d. M .; the village is located approx. 23 km (driving distance) southeast of the district capital Gadag and approx. 14 km southeast of the temple town of Lakkundi . The climate is subtropical and warm; Rain almost only falls in the summer monsoon months .
population
Approx. 85% of the majority Kannada- speaking population are Hindus and about 14% are Muslim ; other religious groups hardly play a role in the rural regions. The male and female proportions of the population are roughly the same.
economy
The area around Dambal is largely agricultural; Craftsmen, traders and service providers of all kinds have settled in the village.
history
The area around Dambal belonged to the rulership of the Chalukyas of Badami and the Rashtrakutas in the early Middle Ages . In the 11th and 12th century, the town came under the sphere of influence of the Chalukyas of Kalyani until the Kalachuri and the Hoysala gradually took power, which the in 1348 Vijayanagar followed -Reich, itself in the 1565 battle of talikota the united armies of the Dekkan sultanates . However, these were divided among themselves and so the Hindu princely state of Mysore was able to take over power for a time, which was contested by the sultans of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur . From 1761 to 1799 Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan , two more or less independently ruling generals of the princely state of Mysore, occupied power; thereafter the British extended their influence to southern India.
Attractions
- The most important sight of Dambal (medieval name Dharmapura or Dharmovolal ) is the Doddabasappa temple, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva and completed around 1125. It consists of four merging components: cella ( garbhagriha ), vestibule ( antarala or sukhanasi ), a closed vestibule ( mandapa or navaranga ) and an entrance portico open at the side . The temple does not rest on a platform ( jagati ), so that the ritual circumnavigation ( pradakshina ) is only possible on the ground level covered with stone slabs. The outer walls of the building are richly structured and ornamented (niches with canopies etc.), but the lack of figures that may never have existed or were destroyed in Islamic times is striking . The cella, which appears almost star-shaped because of the many graduations ( rathas ) in the ground plan, is elevated by a horizontally stepped tower structure ( vimana ), the top of which, however, has disappeared. The soapstone columns in the vestibule are turned , their plinth areas are richly carved; the ceiling segments are decorated with small rosettes. In front of the entrance there are two reclining Nandi figures, which are mandatory for a Shiva temple . A lingam made of black stone with a surrounding yoni stands on a multi-tiered base in the cella .
- An inscription stele from the 12th century was set up in the immediate vicinity of the temple.
- In the bush about 1 km outside of the temple was in the early 21st century, a umstandener numerous temples cry stepwells ( Jappadbavi Well exposed) and restored.
Web links
- Dambal, Doddabasappa Temple - Photos + Info (English)
- Doddabasappa Temple in Dambal (English)
- Doddabasappa Temple in Dambal - Video
- Dambal, stepwell - video