Nuggehalli
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| State : | Karnataka | ||
| District : | Hassan | ||
| Location : | 13 ° 1 ′ N , 76 ° 29 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 895 m | ||
| Area : | 6.97 km² | ||
| Residents : | 4,748 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 681 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Website : | Nuggehalli | ||
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Nuggehalli is a small town with around 4,500 inhabitants in the Hassan district in the southern Indian state of Karnataka . The small town is known for its numerous Hindu temples , including two Hoysala temples from the mid-13th century.
location
Nuggehalli is located on the Dekkan Plateau in southern Karnataka at an altitude of approx. 895 m, almost 50 km (driving distance) east of Hassan ; the place Shravanabelagola, which is important for the religious group of the Jains , is only about 23 km south. Because of the altitude, the climate is rather moderate by Indian standards; Rain falls almost exclusively in the monsoon months May to October.
population
The inhabitants of Nuggehalli are almost without exception Hindus ; in rural areas, Muslims are only numerically small minorities. The male population is about 5% higher than the female. The main languages are Kannada and Hindi .
economy
Nuggehalli is a regional transport hub. Wheat, potatoes, sugar cane, etc. are grown in the area. Craftsmen, small traders and service providers of all kinds have settled in the village.
history
Little is known about the history of the place: In the Middle Ages, the religiously important place ( agraharam ) Vijaya Somanathapura (old name of Nuggehalli) was located in the border area between the Chola Empire and the emerging Hoysala Empire. In the 15th and first half of the 16th century, the area was part of the Vijayanagar Empire, whose power was lost with the lost battle of Talikota (1565) against the Deccan sultanate , which in turn was conquered by the Mughal Empire in 1685 were. A few years later (1690) the area came under the control of the Princely State of Mysore , whose rule, however, in the second half of the 18th century by that of Generals 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. Urban development did not take place until the 19th and 20th centuries.
Attractions
- The from soapstone Lakshmi Narasimha Temple was built was According to an inscription around the year 1245 by a senior military of the Hoysala king Vira Someshwara founded and is the Hindu god Vishnu ordained; however, there is much evidence that an older temple structure has been expanded. The three-tower complex ( trikuta ) with a central vestibule ( mandapa ) rises on an approx. 1 m high platform ( jagati ), which is based on the basic dimensions of the temple and allows an increased walk ( pradakshina ) of the building. While the main shrine also has an anteroom ( antarala or sukanasi ), this is missing in the side shrines, the tower structures of which are clearly more recent. The outer walls of the temple and the vimana- like tower structure of the main temple are almost completely decorated with statues of gods and accompanying figures as well as with ornamental decoration. At the rear of the main tower, which ends in a 'umbrella dome' with a kalasha vase, is a shrine dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi, Vishnu's wife.
- The only one tower ( ekakuta ) Sadasiva temple is dedicated to Shiva ; it has the same founder and was created only a few years later (around 1249). While its platform ( jagati ) is extremely impressively shaped, the richly articulated outer walls of the temple have remained completely devoid of decoration. The roof structure with small accompanying turrets ( urushringas ) is generally more similar to the north Indian Nagara style . The interior of the temple shows a richer decor, which also includes the turned columns characteristic of Hoysala architecture.
Sadasiva temple
Vestibule ( mandapa ) and cella ( garbhagriha )
Ceiling decoration with hanging keystone
God figure, animals and flowers
Web links
- Nuggehalli, Lakshmi Narasimha Temple - Photos + Info (Wikipedia, English)
- Nuggehalli, Lakshmi Narasimha Temple - Photos + Info (English)
- Nuggehalli, Lakshmi Narasimha Temple - Video
- Nuggehalli, Sadasiva Temple - Photos + Info (Wikipedia, English)