Belavadi

Belavadi is a village, located at a distance of 29 km from Chikmagalur town and about 12 km from Halebidu, Karnataka, India.. The place is described as Ekachakranagara of Mahabharata and the village is known for Veeranarayana temple of Hoysala architecture.

Belavadi
Village
Veeranarayana temple at Belavadi
Belavadi
Belavadi
Coordinates: 13.284134°N 75.997893°E / 13.284134; 75.997893
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
DistrictChikmagalur
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Elevation
843 m (2,766 ft)
Population
 (1983)
 • Total2,002
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA
Nearest cityChikmagalur
Websitekarnataka.gov.in

Description

A festival called Bandi-Bana is celebrated annually by villagers in memory of Bhima slaying Bakasura. There is a big tank ascribed to one Dhanakaraya, a local chief in whose honor a temple has also been constructed on the bank. It was originally a Jaina centre. later Krishnaraja Wadiyar II gave this village as a grant to the Sringeri Matha.

The Veeranarayana temple is one of the unique Hoysala monuments. The hoysala temple is in trikutachala form and is located at that village centre. Main presiding deity is veeranaryana along with yoga narasimha and kolalu gopala. This kolalu gopala is a beautiful statue in India according to archaeological dept of India. On 23 March (when day and night are of 12 hours each) every year sun light directly enters the sanctum sanctorum of Veeranarayana temple.

There is a Ganapati temple and the main deity is variously known as Huttada (ant hill) Ganapati, Udhbhava Ganapati and Varada (boon) Ganapati. This temple is being maintained by sringeri matt and also a free high is run by the matt where free mid-day meal is given to students. Near this temple there is another temple of Shankareshwara. The ruined temple of Basaveshwara has been reconstructed recently. The other temples of Belavadi are Beeredevru, Kariyamma and Bindigamma.

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References

Page 39, Places of interest, Gazetteer Department, Karnataka [1983] [1]

Notes
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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