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Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu
A 12th-century Hoysala temple in soapstone, its exterior wrapped in continuous friezes of elephants, horsemen and mythological scenes carved in extraordinarily fine relief.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Hassan
Karnataka, India · Asia
About Hassan
Hassan is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Haralahalli, 25km from Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu.
Hassan is in Karnataka, India, with about 160,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Haralahalli, about 4 km away.
Hassan Assembly constituency is one of the 224 seats in Karnataka state assembly in India. It is part of Hassan Lok Sabha constituency.
K. H. Hanumegowda (1930-2018) and H. S. Prakash have won this seat four times each. Hanumegowda lost three elections from here, in 1983 and 1994 as Congress candidate, and in 2008 asRead more
Bahujan Samaj Party candidate. H. S. Prakash lost in 1999 and 2018.
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Within an hour or so of Hassan: Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu (25 km), Chennakeshava Temple, Belur (31 km).
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Hassan is in Karnataka, India, about 4 km from Haralahalli.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 155,006
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Karnataka
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 13.0071, 76.0962
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Worth the detour from Hassan
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
A Hoysala temple on the Yagachi River, built over three generations from 1117 CE, famous for its 42 madanika bracket figures and lathe-turned stone pillars. Still an active place of worship.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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