OTHER TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN HASSAN DISTRICT

RAMANATHAPURA:

It is  situated on the left bank of the cauvery.  It is a noted centre of pilgrimage and has been called Dakshina Kashi.

There are temples dedicated to Subramanya Swamy, Pattabi Ramachandra which is built in the Dravidian style.  Opposite to this temple is situated the temple of Laxminarasimha.  This temple is of the period of Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar.

Prasanna Rameshwara Temple is the most important structure at Ramanathapur.  It is an old Hoysala structure.  There is also temples of Agasthyeshwara Swamy, Durga Rameshwari at this place.  Ramanathapura is about 50 KMs from Hassan.

KONDAJJI :

It is noted for temple of Chennakeshava (Allalanatha).  It has a gigantic image of the deity which is about 14 feet high from the Panivatta.  It is originally constructed during the 14th Century.  During the middle of Vijayanagar period it fell into ruins and later restored.  There is a hillock called Shigada-Gudda near the village from where one can have a five view of the beautiful scenery.  It is about 17 Kms. from Hassan.

NUGGEHALLI : 

Nuggehalli is a village 18 Kms. North-East of Channarayapatna.  It was once a flourishing town as seen from the inscription. Ch.238. The record states that in the reign of Someshwara Hoysala Bommanna Dannayaka made Nuggehalli into an Agrahara under the name Somanathapura and got installed in Saka 1168 Parabhava and Vijayaor 1246 A.D. the Gods Keshava, Narasimha and Gopala and in 1249 A.D. Kilaka got installed Sadashiva.  It will thus be seen that the original temple was a Hoysala structure built about 20 years before that of Somanathapur in T.Narasipura Taluk.  At a later date very probably during the Vijayanagar period, the present Navaranga with its square granite pillars was constructed in front of the ;original porch which has lathe turned soap-stoned pillars.   The Hajara in front and the Patalankana with 18 sided high fleeted pillars are possibly still later constructions belonging to somewhere about 1700 A.D.   The South and North towers are also about the same date and are of brick and mortar.  The temple is generally known as the Laxminarayana Temple though the main God is Keshava.

DODDAGADDAVALLI: 

Doddagaddavalli is a village about 3 Kms directly West from the spot of the main road of Hassan-Belur Road.  This temple with its many towers attracts the eye from a distance.  It is a temple of Laxmi where the Goddess is the Chief deity.  A small Virabhadra shrine of the Hoysala days is built to the North-east of this temple.   In the absence of inscriptional evidence the Archaeologists would probably ascribe the temple to the late Chalukyan or very early Hoysala period owing to the comparative plainness of its walls and towers and the occurrence of the stepped Pyramids.  But the inscriptional evidence shows that the temple was constructed in the year 1113 A.D. in the reign of Vishnuvardhana.

HARANAHALLY : 

Haranahally is a small town in Arsikere Taluk, about 10 Kms from Arsikere town.   There remains of an old Fort which is said to have been erected in 1070 A.D. by a Chief named Someswaraya.  Among the more important temples at this place are Chennakeshava and Someshwara, which are good specimens of Hoysala Architecture.  They were built in 13th Century A.D.

KORAVANGALA : 

Koravangala is Dudda Hobli of Hassan Taluk.  It is about 8 Kms from Hassan Town.  This  village contains temples in Hoysala style or architecture built in 12th Century A.D.  The Bucheswara temple here is an excellent specimen of Hoysala style.  This temple was built by Buchiraja.

MOSALE  :

Mosale is a village in Hassan Taluk and it is 12 Kms from Hassan on Mysore Road.   The ;two temples at this place is dedicated to Nageswara and Chennakeshava stand side by side.  They are good examples of Hoysala art.  There is no clue as to the precise date and the construction of these temples, but from the styles and architecture character they may be assigned to 13th Century A.D.

MANJARABAD FORT :

Manjarabad Fort is situated about 6.4 Kms from Sakleshpur town, at the height of about 3,240 ft. above the sea level.  The fort is constructed of stones and mud, there are chambers all around.  Tippusultan during an inspection of this work is said to have observed fog (in Kannada Manju) round about this place and called this fort as Manjarabad.   The beautiful land scrape here attracts a large number of tourists.

The district has mountainous region to the west and south west called Bisle Ghat. Bisle Ghat is situated about 65 kms from Sakaleshpur on Sakaleshpur-Subramanya road. This place is full of panoramic sceneries and a favourite place for trekkers.

GORUR :

Gorur is situated about 25 kms from Hassan in Hassan-Arakalgud road. The temple of Yoganarasimha Swamy, built in the year 1586 AD, situated on the banks of river Hemavathi, is in Hoysala style. Trikuteshwara, Vasudeva and Kailaseshwara temples are situated here. The dam constructed across Hemavathi river is a picnic spot.