Category: Historical trail
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Nidugal Cholas and their capitals -Govindavadi (Govinadawada) PART 1
Nidugal Cholas, These Cholas they claimed as descendants of the legendary Chola king of Karaikal and they bore titles such as “Lord of Uraiyur” (Early Chola’s capital) In many inscriptions, you can witness these titles and they ruled from the early 11th Century to the 13th Century A.D. These chiefs ruled Pavagada, Sira, Madhugiri regions of […]
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Robert Bruce Foote museum – A journey into our pre-historic past!
If you are fascinated by pre-historic period, then it is better to visit Bellary once to know about the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages. The Robert Bruce Foote Museum in Bellary is a unique prehistoric museum of the stone age-related to Sanganakallu, A pre-historic site near to Bellary city. This museum was renamed “Robert Bruce Foote” […]
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Agrahara Bachehalli – The memory stone pillar of the Garudas and Lenkas, the suicidal bodyguards of Hoysala kings.
Agrahara Bachehalli is a small village towards north-east of the main town of KR Pete in Mandya district. There is a unique hero stone with inscription of the existence of feudal group of warriors in the Hoysala polity called Garudas in the temple premises of Hunaseshwara , a Shiva temple in the village. According to […]
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Kalya- The bygone centre of glory that witnessed the clash of religions and the re-tracing of poet Palkuriki Somanatha’s descendants.
Kalya, as it remains a small village , but before ten centuries , it was a prominent ancient town inhabited by Buddhists, Jains, Sri Vaishnavas & Shaivites. This centre of religions has witnessed several names like Kalyaha, Kalleha, Kalyana Pura, Kalavati pattana as recorded in many inscriptions. From the Turuvekere inscription of 1553 AD , […]
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Manne, The ancient landmark as the “Capital of Ganga Dynasty “, now decimated to ruins
“Manne” also called “Manyapura”, the once ancient capital of a renowned Karnataka Dynasty – Gangaru (Gangas). They ruled between 350 to 1000 CE in the present districts of Kolar, Bengaluru, Tumkur, Mysuru, Mandya, Hassan, Chamarajanagar and a few parts of Kongu region of the present Tamilnadu state. Manne (Manyapura) situated in Nelamangala taluk of Bengaluru […]
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The Vijayanagara after Rakkasa-Thangadi Battle
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Nidugallu(Nidugal) – The unparalleled Ancient fort monument stood since the Iron Age …
Nidugallu is located in the Pavagada taluk in Tumkur District, state of Karnataka and it is approx. 180 km from the state capital, Bengaluru. The history of Nidugallu dates back to the Iron age of medieval timeline, later it was ruled by the Gangas, Chalukyas, Cholas, Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara kingdom, Hyder Ali & Tippu […]
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A 15th Century Ancient Veerabhadreshwara Temple -Linganthyaru, Bangadi Village Belthangady
It was an unanticipated surprise visit to this temple on my way to Kolli Shri Durga Temple to catch the spectacular view of Kudremukha Hills during Monsoon in first week of June 2020. As I was in Belthangady to attend my Bro-in-law marriage in Navooru village and the previous night had witnessed a heavy downpour […]
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The Magnificient seven folded fortress of Chitradurga …..
A Glimpse ….. The picturesque “Chitradurga” is presently a district located a distance of 202 km northwest of Bangalore, in the heart of the Deccan Plateau in the southern state of Karnataka, India. Chitradurga owes its name to “Chitrakaladurga,” or “Picturesque castle”. This is a massive fortress on top of granite hills that rises dramatically […]
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BADAMI- A rare jewel of Chalukya’s Architecture
BADAMI (Erstwhile known as Vatapi in the Vedic period): It’s exists in the history of Karnataka since thousands of years and located in the present Bagalkot district .From a historic record , it was the capital of Badami Chalukyas in the 6th Century AD during the rule of Pulikeshin I. This place was also called VATAPI,VATAPIPURA, BADOMOYI […]