{"id":315318,"date":"2025-11-24T09:59:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/veera-narayana-temple-belavadi\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:59:38","slug":"veera-narayana-temple-belavadi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=315318","title":{"rendered":"Veera Narayana Temple, Belavadi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<span style=\", serif\">Veera Narayana Temple located in <a href=\"http:\/\/myindiantravel.blogspot.in\/2017\/02\/belavadi-ekachakranagara.html\">Belavadi<\/a> is an ancient 12th century temple carved in soapstone. This temple comprising of three shrines was built during the rule of the Hoysala King Veera Ballala II.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\", serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/null\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"4\" data-original-height=\"677\" data-original-width=\"1150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiD2NEQv8Bp8TRTm-lpGWQ98zNrLTg2sqPYFrZDz5rzKF8evhnM6Y2guueblJW-N5FxuD_o5A_wUX705_EhvipQKDWymSL9AfO2EDX8mlpgS0yTcH1YgJCCvaQFYCBsRxLsMlg5mlJK9Xc\/s640\/IMG_9744.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\", serif\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\", serif\">In this temple with unique architecture<\/span><span style=\", serif\">&nbsp;each &nbsp;of the three shrines has a complete by itself with tower on top of the shrine. Among the three shrines, two of the shrines face each other and are located on either side of a wide and spacious open hall with thirty seven bays.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\", serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/null\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"4\" data-original-height=\"740\" data-original-width=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEibr19CYwlr_tLwz8e9bqNUcuXk3TsQKnFWXKYU8yRh1PXaa6_JctQcm-T83QzS8McFZLNducpTlRgCyJ6xYt-8BDoMshC9kEhgeWygaeHY3SIVC3rqmLwhShvmZKMefIkkQJL9aZ-CEKc\/s550\/IMG_9747.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\", serif\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\", serif\">The central shrine is much older and its inner walls are plain with well decorated roof. In all, the temple complex has fifty nine bays that is exhibited by many pillars. While most of these pillars are lathe-turned and bell shaped, some have decorative carvings on them.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\", serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/null\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"4\" data-original-height=\"768\" data-original-width=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgrhW3wguWbNmbhKlpIAp9SLtCBRqVwvkCJNCIl7r7fnyp1eyqyb-NjeQopaLqfiZcWnl-44T8naiRR9RFVmd1n58tCNKRBfi2-OkQH_ODoLI_C8SrpfBvsdJ9Jp3f9P3KyMVCcl70VwnY\/s640\/IMG_9772.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\", serif\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\", serif\">The outer wall of the temple has many eaves running around the temple. Below this are miniature decorative towers on pilasters. A panel of Hindu deities and their attendants are below this eves followed by a set of five moldings that form the base of the wall.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\", serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/null\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"4\" data-original-height=\"768\" data-original-width=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjGyHnEoHaVvAQj0yZhykIIVYHbSjGCC2SQcKEL1FUbgwW-ZW_BhRBSTnzXdxVeO5GcAfPjKV0rXURRRvAlJCW6CotsD-AASoBTZvAhrxPjLs0kC4Y4pkXDA0lxF2IJ7lRz1ZVaI-bU2OY\/s550\/IMG_9774.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\", serif\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\", serif\">All shrines have sculptured decoration on the towers, and the sculptures on the walls are bold and are visible from a distance. These beautiful sculptures represent various forms of deity<\/span><span style=\", serif\">&nbsp;of the temple.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\", serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/null\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"4\" data-original-height=\"768\" data-original-width=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgSBdYhcXpd1wLGFclYufAx56BqNIX3YPgjgQ9tiBO5EDUdKWXO6jtxv5NQAVI0QTiBatxI2zeXr80qVpqmTlBpsU4Mw_kaWocorrLfcwhCEKMdAfhDNuEeKcvCoIxu_uliJ0hCfkBxvys\/s640\/Belavadi.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\", serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veera Narayana Temple located in Belavadi is an ancient 12th century temple carved in soapstone. This temple comprising of three shrines was built during the rule of the Hoysala King Veera Ballala II. 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