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LAKSHMIDEVI TEMPLE (1113/ Hindu) |
This is Hoysala temple 12 km from Hassan. It has shrines on four corners with a fence enclosing the precincts. The temple has four shrines with one mandapa connecting the four shrines. There is another small shrine with one mandapa connecting the four shrines. There is another small shrine nearby in the precincts and has nine towers. Only the east shrine tower is richly sculpted. The others are simple stair type pyramids. There are not many sculptures on the wall either. It looks more like the later Chalukya style. |
| Doddagadduvalli |
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| About 16km (10 miles) from Hassan on the way to Belur is Doddagaddavalli, a village popular for the 12th century Lakshmi Devi temple.Doddagaddavalli is set in a scenic rural environment. According to the legends the temple was built in 1114 A.D. by a merchant called Kallahana Rahuta, a merchant or high officer in the Hoysala court. To be precise this temple was constructed under the patronage of Rahuta’s wife Sahaja Devi. 3km (2 miles) walk to the Doddagaddavalli village from the main road. No auto-rickshaw services available here.The main temple is located at the center of the compound.This temple has four shrines facing each other and sharing the common hall within the temple. In fact this temple has four shrines facing each other and sharing the common hall within the temple.The shrines contain both Vaishnava and Shaiva deities, namely Lakshmi, Siva, Vishnu and Kali. |
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| District: Hassan |
| Nearest City: Hassan City. |
| Best time to visit: Any time |
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| This is one of the earliest Hoysala style temples built with its peculiar architecture. Though it is one of the oldest temples in Karnataka, the Lakshmidevi temple is in an amazingly well preserved condition. Many of the Hoysala temple built much later than this temple are in a dilapidated condition or even vanished over time. The temple of Doddagaddavalli is amazingly intact |
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| Nearest Railway Station:Hassan is connected by trains |
| Nearest Airport:Bangalore International Airport |
| Road Transport:From Hassan head towards Belur. Take the BM Road ( Bangalore Mangalore Road) |
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| Police Station:100 |
| Nearest Hospital:At the Nearest City. |
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