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'194 kms from Bangalore is the district headquarters town of Hassa. This calm and peaceful town is a convenient base to visit Sravanabelagola, Belur and Halebid. They are best done over two days with the overnight halt at Hassan. ISRO's Satellite Tracking System Centre is also located in Hassan. For a visitor to Hassan there are quiet a few places to visit as the Hasanamba Shrine, a temple with an anthill representing the god Hasanamba. Also the museum has a good collection of sculptures, paintings etc for the art lovers.
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Karnataka is the 4th most popular place in India. It is also the second state having the highest number of protected monuments in India. There are 25 wildlife sancturies and 5 national parks here. Karnataka also has the very well known Udupi Krishna Temple, the Marikamba Temple at Sirsi, the Sri Manjunatha Temple at Dharmasthala, Sri Subramanya Temple at Kukke etc.
Destinations in Tamil Nadu
How to reach
120 kms West of Mysore it is connected by road and rail to Bangalore, Mysore and Mangalore.
What to see
Belur
38 kms from Hassan with its exquisite temples, the Chennakeshava temple is a fine example. It took 103 years to complete and the facade of the temple is covered with intricate sculptures and frescoes awe inspiring workmanship. In the temple are hand lathe turned filigreed pillars. Veeranarayana temple and the other smaller shrines are worth seeing.
Halebid
27 kms north west of Hassan and 17 kms from Belur is Halebid. Hoysaleswara temple has a wealth of sculptural detail the walls covered with gods and goddesses, animals and dancing dolls. No two facetes of the temple are alike. Guarded by the Nandi bull it was never completed despite 86 years of work. Belur and Halebid are 222 and 216 kms respectively from Bangalore.
Shravanabelagola
It is one of the important Jain centres in India. The statue of Gomatheswara here dates from 978-993 AD. There are two hills here Chandragiri and Vindyagiri. The 57 feet monolithic statue of the Bhagavan Gomateshwara Bahubali is located on the Vindyagiri. Every twelve years, thousands of devotees congregate here to perform the Mahamastakabhisheka, a spectacular ceremony in which the statue is covered with milk, curds, ghee, saffron and gold coins. The next Mahamastakabhisheka will be held in 2018. More than 800 inscriptions have been found at Shravanabelagola, dating to various times from 600 to 1830.
Gorur Dam
12 kms from Hassan the Hemavathi river forms a reservoir called the Hemavathi Reservoir. At the enterance of the Gorur dam is the Paravasudeva temple and the temple of Yoganarasimha is also seen nearby.
