“Hoy Sala" (Strike Sala!) said guru Sudatta Muni to his student Sala, who was in armed combat with a tiger. The beast had just attacked the duo, who were immersed in rituals at a Durga or Vasantha ...

The architectural wonders of the Hoysala dynasty. Centuries ago, when a Jain guru called Sudatta Muni sat in prayer in a forest, he was attacked by a lion. Sala, a young man who happened to be nearby, ...

When I embarked on the quest of traversing rustic Karnataka looking for lesser known Hoysala temples, little did I know that I would stumble upon an obscure village that may hold clues to the origins ...

Located on the banks of the Yagachi river, Halebid and Belur are twin towns. They were the capital of the Hoysala dynasty Inner sanctum of the Halebid temple with a Shiva Linga between the 11th and ...

Known for their ornate and intricate style, the Hoysala temples have been added to the 2023 UNESCO World Heritage sites list alongside the other Indian site of Santiniketan in West Bengal. Scattered ...

When farmer Rangappa Holagyar was tilling his farmland last Sunday morning, little did he realise that his name was about to make it to the headlines for a rare ‘discovery’ – entirely by default!

Somanathapura, near Mysore, houses the Keshava temple — the last great temple built by the Hoysala dynasty. By Shreyashi Mukherjee The Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somanathapura are India’s ...

Starting on September 14, Tiong Kian Boon of Malaysia, who has been nominated as the expert by the International Council of Monuments and Sites, will tour Belur, Halebidu and Somanathapura in ...

CHIKKAMAGALURU: Old Shashakapura and now called Angadi village in Mudigere taluk was the origin of Historically famed Hoysala dynasty. Fourth king of Hoysala dynasty Vishnuvardhana was most famous and ...

HASSAN: The 900-year-old ancient Hoysala dynasty Varadarajaswamy temple in Kondajji village near Hassan has been abandoned due to the alleged negligence by the state archaeological department which ...

We are a country that loves stories. There are tales for everything from deities to devils, from demi-gods to mortals. You will often hear this story told and retold if you are in Malenadu in ...