HOYSALAS

HOYSALAS
Much said and written Now see..the lesser known temples of Hoysalas..

Tuesday, 17 January 2017

IS PRESERVATION A BURDEN ??

   CHIKKA GANDSI..CHENNAKESHAVA TEMPLE..small village, 9.5 kms south of Arsikere..on channarayapatna arsikere road.













CHOLDALA OR CHOULAGALA OR CHOWLAGALA..CHENNAKESHAVA TEMPLE.. a small village about 22 kms from channarayapatna,on channarayapatna  arsikere road.















CARE TAKER


HISTORY ERASED..

DHARMAPURA..CHENNAKESHAVA and ESHWARA TEMPLES. a small village 15 kms from Bilikere off mysore - hunsur road.
These two temples are constructed using hard granite which  is not the usual material used to construct temples during the hoysala period , .but the entrance and the deity is of  chlorite schist.











sanctum sanctorum doorway is of soft stone.





CARE TAKER..







DINDAGUR.CHENNAKESHAVA AND MALLESHWARA TEMPLES..8kms from Channarayapatna,on Channarayapatna Tiptur road..



whats left of the inscriptions..














                                          MALLESHWARA TEMPLE..






CARE TAKER OF BOTH TEMPLES..

INSCRIPTION ...











Tuesday, 10 January 2017

GADHE RAMESHWARA TEMPLE..Chennarayapatna..1.5 kms from Chennigaraya temple..
                                                            whitewashing history..

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CHATTAMGERE..a small village 15 kms from K R pete ..Mandya.
HEROES ARENT HEROES ...TILL KNOWN WHAT THEY DID DIE FOR..
A village full of hero stones...Greatness gone unnoticed..

                                              












Wednesday, 4 January 2017


BRAMHASAMUDRA.a small village near sakarepatna or sakkarayapatna,Kadur ..A fully renovated Veera Narayana temple..anda  fully destroyed temple ,should have been Vaishnava temple..ONE MORE ..HISTORY LOST..















BYLAHALLI..Lakshmi Janardhana swamy temple..20 kms from hassan on hassan belur road..
Development or Restoration ....is it Protection or Destruction ??