Introduction – Nagamangala is situated in Mandya district of Karnataka. Its earlier name was Phani-pura (city of snakes) which later got changed to Nagamangala, blessed with serpents1. However, in the […]
Introduction – Basaralu is a large village in Mandya district of Karnataka. Its old name was Basurivala as evident from inscriptions found here. The earliest known antiquity of the town […]
Introduction – Hosaholalu is a village in Mandya district of Karnataka. Not much is gleamed about this village from old gazetteers. The earliest inscription found here is dated from twelfth […]
Introduction – Nagalapura is a small village situated in Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district of Karnataka. This otherwise ordinary town has two Hoysala period temples, one dedicated to Shiva and […]
Introduction – Aralaguppe is situated in Tiptur taluk, in Tumkur district of Karnakata. Not much is known about the early history or legends associated with this village. In its inscription, […]
Introduction: Amruthapura town is located in Tarikere taluk of the Chickmagalur district of Karnataka. This otherwise ordinary town, is famous for its splendid Amruteshvara Temple. The history of the town […]
![Introduction – Nagamangala is situated in Mandya district of Karnataka. Its earlier name was Phani-pura (city of snakes) which later got changed to Nagamangala, blessed with serpents1. However, in the […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_1177-620x350.jpg "Nagamangala – With Serpent’s Blessings")
![Introduction – Basaralu is a large village in Mandya district of Karnataka. Its old name was Basurivala as evident from inscriptions found here. The earliest known antiquity of the town […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Basaralu-023-620x350.jpg "Basaralu – Mallikarjuna Temple")
![Introduction – Hosaholalu is a village in Mandya district of Karnataka. Not much is gleamed about this village from old gazetteers. The earliest inscription found here is dated from twelfth […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Hosaholalu-117-620x350.jpg "Hosaholalu – Lakshminarayana Temple")
![Introduction – Nagalapura is a small village situated in Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district of Karnataka. This otherwise ordinary town has two Hoysala period temples, one dedicated to Shiva and […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Nagalapura-002-620x350.jpg "Nagalapura – Twin Hoysala Temples")
![Introduction – Aralaguppe is situated in Tiptur taluk, in Tumkur district of Karnakata. Not much is known about the early history or legends associated with this village. In its inscription, […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Aralaguppe-006-620x350.jpg "Aralaguppe – Preserves The Best Specimen of Sculptural Art")
![Introduction: Amruthapura town is located in Tarikere taluk of the Chickmagalur district of Karnataka. This otherwise ordinary town, is famous for its splendid Amruteshvara Temple. The history of the town […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Amruthapura-005-620x350.jpg "Amruthapura – The Amruteshvara Temple")
![Introduction – Kubatur is situated in Sorab taluk, Shimoga district of Karnataka. It is situated near Anavatti, another village which sometimes is confused with Kubatur. This confusion leads sometimes assignment […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Kubatur-008-200x110.jpg "Kubatur – The Forgotten City of Chandrahasa")
![Introduction Balligavi is an open air museum of the Karnataka temple architecture and the cradle to the Kalamukha and Lingayat (Veerashaivism) sects. Though now reduced to a small hamlet, in […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Balligavi-004-200x110.jpg "Balligavi – Communal Harmony Exemplified")
![Introduction – Bandalike, referred as Bandanike or Bandhavapura in inscriptions, is situated in Shivamogga district of Karnataka. As per the inscriptions, the town was the capital city of Nagarakhanda-70 region, […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Bandalike1-200x110.jpg "Bandalike – A Celebrated Jain Tirtha")
![Introduction – Lakkundi is a small village in Gadag district of Karnataka. Bombay gazetteer informs that the population of the village was 3263 in 1881. It informs that there were […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Lakkundi-211-200x110.jpg "Lakkundi – Forgotten Hoysala Capital")
![Introduction – This large village in Haveri district had population of 1340 in 1881, which grows to 5196 in 2011 census. It is referred as Nareyamgal in inscriptions. It appears […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Naregal-003-200x110.jpg "Naregal – A Rashtrakuta Agrahara")
![Introduction: Hangal is a town in Haveri district in Karnataka. It is situated at the bank of Dharma river. It is referred as Panungal, Hanungal, Viratkote, Panthipura, Viratapura and Viratanagara […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Hangal-004-200x110.jpg "Hangal – A Capital of Kadambas")
![Introduction – Haveri is the district headquarter of the district bearing same name. Population of this town in 1872 was 5,465 which grew to 5,652 in 1881 as reported in […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Haveri-007-200x110.jpg "Haveri – Nalapuri of Ancient Times")
![Introduction – Lakshmeswar is a town municipality in Gadag district in Karnataka. It was known as Purigere, Puligere, Hurigere, Huligere and Purika-nagara in the past. There are more than fifty […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Lakshmeswar-007-200x110.jpg "Lakshmeswar – Dakshina-Somanatha")
![Introduction – Rattihalli is now reduced to a small village however in medieval times it was the capital of a division of the Banavasi country. The division was known as […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Rattihalli-001-200x110.jpg "Rattihalli – Epitome of the Kalamukhas")
![Introduction – Haralhalli is a small village on the left bank of Tungabhadra river. In 1881, its population was mere 129. Bombay gazetteer refers the village as Haralhalli while Dharwad […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Haralhalli-006-200x110.jpg "Haralhalli – A Kalamukha Center")
![Introduction – Sudi is a small town in Gadag district of Karnataka. It is referred as Sundi in inscriptions. Though now it is reduced to a small town, it was […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Sudi-008-200x110.jpg "Sudi – Twin Temples of Karnataka")
![Introduction – Bankapur is a small town in Haveri district. The earliest known reference of Bankapur is found in a Kolhapur Jain manuscript, dated 898 CE, where it is mentioned […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Bankapur-005-200x110.jpg "Bankapur – Lost Rashtrakuta Capital")