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Tourist attractions in Mysore

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Mysore Palacein the day

Mysoreis the second largest city in the state ofKarnataka,India. It is the headquarters of theMysore

districtand theMysore divisionand lies about 140 km (87 mi) southwest ofBangalore, the capital of

Karnataka. The city is spread across an area of 128.42 km2 (50 sq mi) and is situated at the base of

theChamundi Hills.Mysore is one of the most important tourist centers of theKarnatakastate

ofIndia. Mysore is also known as Palace City of India.[1][2][3]TheMysore Palacein the city is one of the

most visited monuments inIndia, even beatingRed Fort,Qutb Minarin 2006.[4]

Contents

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1 Attractions

2 Around Mysore

3 Gallery

4 See also

5 References

6 External links

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Schematic tourist map of Mysore

Brindavan Garden Fountains at night

Mysore Palace: is a palace situated in the city. It was the official residence of the former royal

family of Mysore, and also housed the durbar (royal offices).The term "Palace of Mysore"

specifically refers to one of these palaces, Amba Vilas.

Brindavan Gardensis a show garden that has a beautiful botanical park, full of exciting

fountains, as well as boat rides beneath the dam. Diwans of Mysore planned and built the

gardens in connection with the construction of the dam. Display items include a musical

fountain. Various biological research departments are housed here. There is a guest house fortourists. It is situated atKrishna Raja Sagara(KRS) dam.

Mysore Sand Sculpture Museum : India's first Sand Sculpture Museum at mysore,Chamundihill

main road.
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Chamundi temple

Jaganmohan Palace: was built in 1861 by Krishnaraja Wodeyar III in a predominantly Hindu

style to serve as an alternate palace for the royal family. This palace housed the royal family

when the older Mysore Palace was burnt down by a fire. The palace has three floors and has

stained glass shutters and ventilators. It has housed the Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery since

the year 1915. The collections exhibited here include paintings from the famed Travancore

ruler,Raja Ravi Varma, theRussianpainter Svetoslav Roerich and many paintings of the Mysore

painting style.

Chamundi Hillsis close to the palace city of Mysore. Its average elevation is 1,000 metres. A

panoramic view of the city is seen from the top of the hills. Among other landmarks, you can see

the racecourse, the Lalitha Mahal palace, Mysore Palace, Karanji and Kukkarahalli lakes. At dusk,

the view of the city is especially beautiful, and on Sunday evenings and during

theDasarafestival, the illuminated Mysore Palace glitters like gold.
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Jaganmohan Palace, Mysore

St. Philomena's Church: is a church built in the honour ofSt. Philomenain the city of Mysore. It

was constructed in 1956 using aNeo Gothicstyle and its architecture was inspired by

theCologne CathedralinGermany. In 1926, Thamboo Chetty who was a secretary to

theMaharaja of Mysore,Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyarobtained a relic of the saint from PeterPisani,Apostolic Delegateof theEast Indies. This relic was handed over to Father Cochet who

approached the king to assist him in constructing a church in honour ofSt. Philomena. The

Maharaja of Mysore laid the foundation stone of the church on 28 October 1933. In his speech

on the day of the inauguration, the Maharaja is quoted to have said: The new church will be

strongly and securely built upon a double foundation Divine compassion and the eager

gratitude of men.. The construction of the church was completed under Bishop Rene Fuga's

supervision. The relic of St. Philomena is preserved in a catacomb below the main altar.

The St. Philomena's Church inMysore

Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion: This palace was built in 1905 by Chamaraja Wodeyar for his eldest

daughter Jayalakshmi Devi. This mansion has three wings and contains a series of twin

Corinthian and Ionic columns, regal pediments and oval ventilators. The mansion was originally

built with a cost of Rs. 7 lakhs. This mansion was acquired by the Mysore University to house its

post-graduate campus. It was renovated in 2002 from funding provided by Infosys foundation.

The main hall in this mansion is the Kalyana Mantapa which has an eight-petal shaped dome

with stained glass windows with a gold-plated Kalasha(tower) at the top. A new gallery called as

Writer's Gallery has been created in the Kalyana Mantapa hall that will exhibit personal items,

photographs, awards and writings of renowned writers of Kannada. A special illumination

system has also been added to this heritage structure. This mansion is said to be the first

university museum complex in the country.
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Rail Museum at Mysore.

Lalitha Mahal: is the second largest palace in Mysore. It is located near the Chamundi Hills, east

of the city. The architect of this palace was Mr E W Fritchley. The palace was built by Krishnaraja

Wodeyar IV in 1921 for the exclusive stay of theViceroy of India. The palace is pure white in

colour and is built in the style of Italian palazzo with twin Ionic columns and domes. It also has asprawling terrace and landscaped gardens.

Regional Museum of Natural History: This museum is located on the banks of theKaranji lakein

Mysore and has exhibits related to biological diversity, ecology and geology of Southern India.[5]

Folk Lore Museum: This museum is located in theUniversity of Mysorecampus and exhibits

over 6500 folk art and crafts from all over the state of Karnataka.[6]

Elephant & calf in the Mysore Zoo

Parks and Gardens: Mysore has about 180 parks and playgrounds. Most of the residential areas

have their own small parks: e.g. Ambedkar Park in Jayanagar a southern city district has a 500

metre perimeter footpath. The newly built Andolan Circle Park has a walking track that takes

five minutes for one round. This park is near Kuvempu Nagar in South Bangalore. But many

Mysoreans prefer to walk around the many lakes which pepper the landscape such as the

central Kukarahalli Kere by the university where the journey around is about 4.5 kilometres.

Another is the Lingabudhi Kere which has a beautiful footpath with bamboo forests and again
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takes more than 20 minutes for one round. This park it is a desirable neighbourhood to the

southwest called Rama Krishna Nagar, 5 km away from the city centre.

Rail Museum: This museum is located near the Mysore Railway station and is the second one of

its kind established in India after the one atDelhi. This museum exhibits ancient locomotives

and carriages some of which are still in working condition. Photographs and books related torailway are also present.[7]

Oriental Research Institute, formerly known as the Oriental Library, established in 1891

contains over 33000 palm leaf manuscripts .

Mysore Zoo: one of the oldest and most popular zoos in India. Located on the outskirts of

Mysore, the zoo is home to a wide range of wild species. The official name for the zoo is Shri

Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, though it is known commonly by its shortened name.

Mysore Zoo is one of the citys most popular attractions. It was established under royal

patronage in 1892, making it one of the oldest zoos in the world.

Happy Man Park : The Happy Man Park nearKamakshiHospital, some three kilometres from the

railway station, is a very popular hangout of children and parents. The park is quite compact in

size but contains a mini zoo and many hens and ducks roam around the lawns freely. The park is

landscaped with a little stream and wooden bridges. Some kind of radio or music is played

through little loudspeakers scattered around the park. The park is open from 4.30pm to 9.00pm

and the crowd is quite big around 6.00pm. It is also open for a while in the morning for the

benefit of joggers. The main attraction of the park is a statue of a Happy Man with a pot belly

representing the unhealthy eating habits of the Mysorean people.

Wax Museum - Melody World : Based on music and musical instruments, this, one-of-its kind inthe world wax museum exhibits over 100 life-size wax statues and over 300 musical instruments

categorised in various bands and stage settings. Representing Stone Age to Modern

instruments, some of the bands displayed are of Indian Classical North & South, Punjabi

Bhangra, South Indian, Jazz, Rock, Middle East etc. It was established in October 2010. It is open

everyday from 9.30am until 7.00pm and located at #1 Vihara Marga, Sidhartha Layout, Mysore.

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Open billed storks, Rangantittu B.S.

Srirangapatna: (also spelt Srirangapatna; anglicized to Seringapatam during the British Raj) is a

town, situated a mere 13 km from Mysore city .The entire town is enclosed byKaverito form an

island . The town takes its name from the celebratedRanganathaswamy templewhich

dominates the town, making Srirangapattana one of the most importantVaishnavitecenters ofpilgrimage in southIndia. Srirangapattana became the de facto capital of Mysore underHyder

AliandTipu Sultan. Other attractions include the Jumma Masjid (a Mosque) and theDaria

Daulat Gardens. TheKarighatta(Black Hill) and its temple of LordSrinivasais situated a few

kilometres from the town. The deity is that ofKari-giri-vasa (one who resides on the black hill).

The famousNimishambhatempleis located in the nearbydistrictofGanjam. The summer

palace of Tipu Sultan is also a very interesting place.

Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary: is a small Bird Sanctuary,being only 0.67 km. in area, and

comprises six islets on the banks of theKaveriRiver. Ranganthittu is located near the historic

town of Srirangapatna. The islets came into being when a dam across the Kaveri river was built

in the 18th century. The ornithologistDr. Salim Aliobserved that the isles formed an important

nesting ground for birds, and persuaded theWodeyarkings of Mysore to declare the area a

wildlife sanctuary in 1940.The islands are host to numerous small mammals, includingBonnet

Macaque, colonies ofFlying Foxand common small mammals likeCommon Palm

CivetandIndian Gray Mongooseand the monitor lizard.The Mugger Crocodile or Marsh

Crocodile is a common inhabitant of the riverine reed beds. Roughly around 180 birds[8]have

been observed here till date. Breeding water birds includePainted Stork,Asian Openbill

Stork,Common Spoonbill,Woolly-necked Stork,Black-headed Ibis, Black-headed Ibis,Lesser

Whistling Duck,Indian Shag,Stork-billed Kingfisherand other common birds

likeegrets,cormorants,Oriental Darter, andherons. TheGreat Stone Plover, andRiver Ternalsonest here. The park is home to a large flock ofStreak-throated Swallows.

Shivanasamudra Falls

Shivanasamudra Falls: is the second biggest waterfall inIndiaand the sixteenth largest in the

world.[9]It is situated on the banks of the river Kaveri and is the location of the first Hydro-

electric Power station in Asia, which was set up in 1902.[10]This is a segmented waterfall.
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Segmented waterfalls occur where the water flow is broken into two or more channels before

dropping over a cliff, resulting in multiple side by side waterfalls. It has an average width of 849

meters, a height of 90 m, and an average volume of 934 cubic meters / sec. Gaganachukki on

the left is a large horsetail waterfall[11]and Barachukki (also spelled Bharachukki) on the right is a

jagged crashing cascading waterfall. During the monsoon season this waterfall grows enormous,

perhaps a thousand feet in width. The right waterfall is the Bharachukki.[12]Asia's first hydro-

electric power stations, still functional, is located at the waterfall.[13]This station was

commissioned by theDiwanofMysore, SirK. Seshadri Iyer. The electricity produced here was

initially used in theKolar Gold Fields. Thus,Kolar Gold Fieldsbecame the first town inAsiato get

hydro electricity.

Talakad: or Talakadu is a town on the left bank of theKaveririver at a spot where the river

makes a sharp bend. It is 45 km fromMysore. A historic site, Talakad once had over 30 temples

that today are buried in sand. Now it is a scenic and spiritualpilgrimagecenter.[14]Here the

eastward flowing Kaveri river changes course and seems magnificently vast as here the sand on

its banks spreads over a wide area.[15]

Temple Recovered from Sand Dunes at Talakadu

At Talakad sand covers the temples. Stone pillars, square at the base and made to fit into a wheel below

theabacus, lie scattered about.[14]Among the temples of Talakad, the Pathaleshwara, Maruleshwara,

Arkeshwara, Vaidyanathee-shwara and Mallikarjuna temples, the fiveLingamsbelieved to represent the

five faces of Shiva, form thePancha pathiand have become famous.[16]In honour of these

fiveShivatemples, a fair is held once every 12 years calledPanchalinga Darshana, last held in 2006. The

Panchalinga Darshana is held on a new moon day in the month of Karthika when two stars conjoin, the

stars of Khuha Yoga and Vishaka. There is also aVishnutemple, Keerthinarayana.
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Inside the Golden Temple atBylakuppe

Bylakuppe: is the location of "Lugsum Samdupling" (established in 1961) and "Dickyi Larsoe"

(established in 1969), two adjacent Tibetan refugee settlements, in the west of Mysore district .

It consists of a number of small camps/agricultural settlements close to each other, and has a

number of monasteries, nunneries and temples in all the major Tibetan Buddhist traditions.

Most notable among them are the large educational monastic institutionSera, the smaller

Tashilunpo monastery (both in the Gelukpa tradition) andNamdroling monastery(in

theNyingmatradition).Particularly well known among the temples is the spectacular Golden

Temple which is also a major tourist spot in the area.

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Lalitha Mahal, Mysore

Entrance to the Ambavilas Palace, commonly known asMysore Palace

Statue of the demonMahishasuraatop theChamundi Hills
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Karanji lake in Mysore

Ranganatha Temple

Painted stork colony, Rangantittu B.S.

Sculpture fromTalakaduLord Shiva Temple.

Temple Recovered from Sand Dunes at Talakadu
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North Karnataka[edit source|editbeta]

North KarnatakaRegion Tourism

North Karnatakahas monuments that date back to the 5th century. Kannadaempires that ruled

theDeccanhad their capitals here.Badami Chalukyasmonuments are locatedatPattadakal,AiholeandBadami. Aihole has been called the cradle ofIndian architecture

[6]and has over

125 temples and monuments built between 450 and 1100 BC.Rashtrakutamonuments at Lokapura, Bilgi

andKuknurandKalyani Chalukyasmonuments built inGadag style of

architecture[7][8]

atLakkundi,Gadag,Itagi(inKoppal District) and theVijayanagar empiretemples

atVijayanagaraare some examples.HampiinBellary Districthas ruins spread over an area of 125 km.

With some fifty four world heritage monuments and six hundred and fifty national monuments (ASI). An

additional three hundred monuments await protection. The Deccan sultanate monuments

atBijapurandGulbargashow unique and discreet Hindu influences and rival the Muslim monuments of

North India. Archeologically important locations likeSannati,KanaganahalliinGulbarga districthave

thrown more light onBuddhistcenters of the 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE. The first ever statue of

emperorAshokawith his queens and aPrakritinscription Rayo Ashoka (ASI) has been found.

Badamisurroundings important locations areKudalasangama,Aihole,Pattadakal,Mahakutaand

Banashankari.

Hampisurroundings region, they can be visited from Hampi/Hosapete, or fromHubli. There

areKuknur,Itagi,Gadag,Lakkundi,Dambal,Haveri,Kaginele,Bankapura.

World heritage centres[edit source|editbeta]
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Mallikarjuna and Kasivisvanatha temples atPattadakal

Hampi,Bellary District:[9]

The site of the capital ofVijayanagara(1336) and formerly the seat of

theVijayanagar Empire. Foreign visitors in the 15th and 16th centuries described Hampi as being

bigger thanRome. The city was destroyed and deserted in 1565 by marauding Moghul invaders and

its ruins now lie scattered over a 26 sq. km area south of the riverTungabhadra. The rocky area

nearAnegundito the north of the river has been identified asKishkindhaofRamayanatimes.[citation

needed]Hampi is home to a 29-foot-tall (8.8 m) monolithicNarasimha, which was installed

byKrishnadevarayain 1529. The remains of palaces and gateways can be seen.

Group of 8th-century CE monuments,Pattadakal:[10]

Located on the banks of the river Malaprabha,

Pattadakal was the second capital of theChalukyasand contains examples of 7th- and 8th-century

temple architecture. Four temples are in the south IndianDravidianstyle, four in the North

Indian Nagara style and the last one, the Papanatha temple represents a hybrid of the two styles.

The oldest temples are the Sangameshwara, Mallikarjuna and Virupaksha Temples.

Historical locations[edit source|editbeta]

Western Chaluky a[edit source|editbeta]

Ravana Phadi cave atAiholenearPattadakal

Aihole:[11]

a former Chalukya trading city. There are around 140 temples including examples of

earlyChalukya,Rashtrakutaand later Chalukya dynasties from the 6th to 12th centuries. It has a

Jain and Vedic rock-cut shrine, both of about the 6th century. It has Tirthankara images and a Durga

temple. The meguti on a hill is a jaina basti which has an Aihole inscription of Pulikeshin 2 and also a

Buddhist two-storied rock -cut shrine below it. All the other Jain and Buddhist temples are built of

stone and resemble Hindu temples. The temples were built during the Middle Ages before any style

was established and hence there is a mixture of styles.
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Cave temple 3Badami

Badami:[12][13][14]

the capital of the early Chalukyas in the 6th century, is at the mouth of a ravine

between two rocky hills. The town is known for its cave temples (all carved out of sandstone hills).

Badami have four caves, the cave temple dedicated to Vishnu is the largest. In front of the cave

temple, there is a reservoir called Aghastya Teertha dotted with temples on its bank. Among them,

two are dedicated to Vishnu, one to Shiva and the fourth is a Jain Temple. Carvings in the cave

temples display the Hindu gods, Narashima and Hari Hara. The temples also have paintings on the

ceiling and bracket figures on the piers.

Basavana Bagewadi: It is 43 east of Bijapur. In the 12th century, SaintBasaveshwarawas born here.

It was an agrahara. The main temple here is in the Chalukya style and it was called as Sangamantha

in records. The Samadhis of Siddharameshwara and Gurupadeshwara of the Inchageri school of

spiritual pursuit are seen here.

Basavakalyana,[15]

Bidar District: former capital of the LaterChalukyas. It has an old fort renovated by

theBahamanicontaining an Archaeological Museum. FewChalukyaor Kalachuri remains exist

except the Chalukya Narayanapur temple in the outskirts of the town. There is a modern

Basaveshwara temple, Prabhudevara Gadduge, Jurist of theKalyani Chalukyasperiod.

Vijnaneshwara's Cave, Madivala Machiahs Pond, Akka Nagammas Cave, fully renovated

Siddheshwara temple and a new structure called Anubhava Mantapa, the Qajis mosque and Raja

Bagh Sawar Dargah.

Annigeri(30 km fromHubli): It has an Amriteshwara temple of the time of theKalyani Chalukyas. It

was the birthplace of great Kannada Poet Pampa and there is a Jain basadi of Parshwanatha. It was

once a headquarters of Belvola-300. It was the capital ofChalukyaSomeshwara 4. In addition to
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Veerashaiva Mathas; there is a ruined Banashankari Temple and seven mosques and also an

ancient Veerabhadra temple.

Bankapura(80 km fromDharwad): Under Chalukya many temples were raised in the city including

the Nagareshwara temple in the fort and another chalukya temple called Siddheshwara. Ali Adilshahi

destroyed many temples in about 1567. There is a mosque in the fort.

Doddabasappa Templeat Dambal,Gadag district

Dambal(21 km fromGadag): It was a Buddhist centre. There are two notable chalukya temples

calledDoddabasappa Templeand Somewshwara Temple. Doddabassapa as polygonal star shaped

temple garbhagriha and fine sculptural representations and huge nandi Temple. Someshwara could

have been an old basati. The temple has a 400-year-old vast tank. There is an old Ganapathi image

in old ruined fort. And we can also find a huge Ganapathi image in a small shrine.

Haveri: This town hasSiddheshvara Templethat was built in the 12th century. Siddeshvara Temple

situated in the heart of the city of Haveri, in side the well maintained garden.

TrikuteshwaraTemple complex at Gadag

Gadag: It is a twin city municipality and it is 55 km fromHubli-Dharward. It is a great centre ofKalyani

Chalukyasart with the largeTrikuteshwaratemple. It was latter expanded byKalyani Chalukyasinto

a vast complex.[16]

The complex has triple shrines once housing Shiva, Brahma and Surya. The

Saraswathi temple has the shining decorative pillars, and the Saraswathi image, and it is one of the

largest examples of Chalukya art. The place has Someshwara and Rameshwara temples of

Chalukya style. It has Veeranarayana temple of Chalukya times.
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LakkundiMonuments

Lakkundi, 10 km from Gadag,Gadag District: There were 100 temples and 100 wells but now few

can be visited. These include Bhramhajeenalaya,Kasivisvesvaraand Kalyani.

Someshwara temple complexLakshmeshwar

Someshwara temple complex is inLakshmeshwarin theShirahattiTaluk,Gadag District,North

Karnataka. The temple complex has the Someshwara temple ofShivaalong with so many Shiva temples

in side the fort like compound.

GalaganathaGalageshwara temple

It is located in theHaveri District. The temple has big open hall and pyramidal shaped Garbhagudi. The

temple is situated along theTungabhadrariver.

GalaganathaGalageshwara temple,Haveri District,North Karnataka

ChaudayyadanapuraMukteshwara temple, nearRanebennurinHaveri District,North Karnataka

Mahadeva Temple (Itagi)

Mahadeva Temple at Itagi in theKoppal district,North Karnataka, built during 1112 CE. This temple is an

example ofdravida articulation with a nagara superstructure. This Temple is also called Devalayagala

Chakravartiin Kannada (Emperor among Temples).

Shambulinga TempleKundgol
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Kundgolis about 15 km fromHubli-Dharwad. This place is famous[citation needed]

for Hindustani music[17]

and

Huge Shambulinga Temple.

HooliPanchalingeshwara Temple

Lakshmeshwarhas Someshwara temple complex, Jinalaya.

Someshwara temple atLakshmeshwar,North Karnataka

Kudalasangama

Kudalasangamahas Sangamanatha temple which belongs toChalukya. It is a Karma Bhumi

ofBasavanna. Kudalasangama development authority has developed this place as one of the

International tourism place. From KudalasangamaAlmatti Damis about 12 km, it has gotNorth

Karnataka's biggest Rock Garden.

Rashtrakuta dynasty[edit source|editbeta]

Malkhed,Gulbarga District

Naregal,Gadag District
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Kadamba dynasty[edit source|editbeta]

Large domical ceiling in the main hall atTarateshwara temple Hangal

Halasi

Halasi The place is in Background of Western Ghats in lush green atmosphere. It was the second capital

of theKadambasofBanavasi. The huge Bhuvaraha Narasimha temple has tall images of Varaha,

Narasimha, Narayana and Surya. The place has a fort, and also temples of Gokarneshswara,

Kapileshwara, Swarneshwara and Hatakeshwara.

Hangal

Hanagal was the capital of HangalKadambas, feudatories ofKalyani Chalukyas. It was mentioned as

Panungal in records and identified by tradition with Viratanagara ofMahabharathadays. It is on the left

bank of the Dharma River. The Tarakeshwara temple here is a huge structure with series of images and

polished tall Chalukya pillars. The other temples are Virabhadra, Billeshwara and Ramalinga etc. There is

a Veerashaiva Kumaraswamy Matha here.

Banavasi

Banavasi was the capital ofKadambas. The place is on the bask of the Varada river and its laterite fort is

surrounded by the river at its three sides. It is an ancient place as Ashokais said to have sent his

missionaries to 'Vanavasa'. There are also someBuddhistbrick monuments. Chutu prince Nagashri built

a Buddhist Vihara, a tank and installed a Naga image at the place according to a Parkrit record at the

place. There is also a monument at Banavasi, Mudhukeshvara temple and also Kadamba Nagara

Shikhara is seen on the garbhagriha of this temple. Records here indicate

thatBuddhismandJainismwere popular.
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Deccan Sultanates[edit source|editbeta]

Jumma Masjid atLakshmeshwar,North Karnataka

Bijapur:[18]

The former capital of the Adil Shahi Kings (14891686).Gol Gumbaz[19]

is the mausoleum

of Muhammed Adil Shah and was built in 1659. It houses the world's second largest dome,

unsupported by pillars. Malik-e-Maidan is a 55 ton cannon perched on a platform. The head of the

cannon is fashioned into the shape of a lion whose jaws are trying to devour an elephant.

Bidar:[20]

a centre forBidriware. It is the location of the tombs of 30 rulers including the Chaukhandi of

Hazrat Khalil-Ullah Shah and Sultan Ahmed Shah Al Wali Bahamani from the Bahamani dynasty.

Gulbarga

Raichur

Lakshmeshwar: The Jumma Masjid, built during the rule ofAdilshahi, has a large crowning onion

dome and Koranic scripture written in gold.

Rattas[edit source|editbeta]

Saundatti: The town proper has a fort on the hill built during the 17th century, by Sirasangi Desai,

with eight bastions. It was the capital of Rattaswho latter shifted their headquarters to Belgaum.

There are two temples of Ankeshwara, Puradeshwara, Mallikarjuna, Venkateshwara and the

Veerabhadra. The Renukasagar waters touch the outskirts of Saundatti. Tourist atrractions of thisregion areHooliPanchali

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