Hoysala Temples
Recently, the Union Culture Ministry announced that the Hoysala Temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura in Karnataka are India’s official nominations for the UNESCO World Heritage List for the year 2022-2023.
- The ‘Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala’ have been on UNESCO‘s Tentative List since April 15, 2014, and they are testimony to the rich historical and cultural heritage of this country.
About the Temple
- The Hoysala Temple is also known as the Hoysaleswara temple or ‘Halebidu’ temple.
- It is said to be the largest monument in Halebidu, a town in Karnataka and erstwhile capital of the Hoysala Empire.
- This 12th-century temple, which is ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material before the last six months of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Related Content
- 1 Constitution Released in Sindhi Language
- 2 'Watan Ko Jano’ Programme
- 3 Adi Shankaracharya
- 4 Baisakhi Festival
- 5 Babu Jagjivan Ram
- 6 Jagadguru Basaveshwara
- 7 Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar: Architect of Equality and Modern India
- 8 Stepped Reservoir Unearthed at Elephanta Island
- 9 Samrat Samprati Museum
- 10 India’s First Petroglyph Conservation Park to be Set Up in Leh
