It is a bright sunny day and I am caught in a mêlée of traffic. The buses are snarling their way through the roads and the auto-rickshaws and cyclists are jostling for space. As I wade through the sea ...

Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas is a serial property comprising three component sites in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. The three components of the serial nomination, viz., the Channakeshava ...

The wall will not let you move quickly You arrive expecting a temple. What you find at Belur is a wall that refuses to be seen all at once. The Chennakeshava temple's outer surface is divided into ...

BENGALURU (ANI) – India is celebrating on as the ‘Sacred Ensembles of Hoysalas’ in Karnataka have been officially included in the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage list. The announcement was made by ...

The inscription of Hoysala King Veeraballala II has been found in an old Shiva temple located near Tank Bund, to the south of Hemavati (Capital of Nolamba Pallava kingdom), of Sri Sathya Sai district, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Just a short drive from Bengaluru lies a hidden gem that seems to defy time and water. The Venugopalaswamy Temple, perched near the KRS backwaters in Mandya, is not only a 12th-century Hoysala marvel ...