Hoysala

Agrahara Bachehalli – The memory stone pillar of the Garudas and Lenkas, the suicidal bodyguards of Hoysala kings.

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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.

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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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