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Of temples & megaliths

Edit Deccan Herald 20 Jun 2016
About 5 km northwest of the celebrated temples of the Pattadakal World Heritage Site, north of the Bhadra Nayakana Jalihal village, at Huligemmanna Kolla, is a sandstone rock shelter rearing up dramatically within a dense grove of trees, near a natural spring ... The Malaprabha Valley, where the sites of Aihole, Pattadakal and Badami are located, is rich with a culture of commemoration from the very early times....

Pleas galore to settle workers' wages during chief minister's visit

Edit Deccan Herald 27 Apr 2016
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Wednesday, came across requests from labourers for settling dues under the MGNREGS, pending for several days now ... Some of the workers have not even got the job cards, they told Siddaramaiah ... He also went to the fodder bank to take stock of the situation ... Siddaramaiah has ordered the suspension of Yalaburga tahsildar Shivalingappa Pattadakal and Horticulture department deputy director Shashikant Kotimani ... ....

Cheaper Golden Chariot to soon run with short-haul trips

Edit Deccan Herald 11 Apr 2016
Soon, a royal holiday on the state’s own luxury express train Golden Chariot will no longer cost a princely sum. The tourism department has decided to slash fares, increase its frequency and introduce a number of short hauls to put the train back on tracks ... Similarly, tourists can also book a three-night, four-day trip to Belur, Pattadakal and Goa and back to Bengaluru,” he said ... DH News Service. Pride of South....

Choodamani Nandagopal's cultural voyage

Edit The Hindu 31 Mar 2016
The Kalisanathar temple in Kanchipuram, the Kailasa temple in Ellora and the Virupaksha temple in Pattadakal are all built to replicate Kailas in their architecture.” ... The sculptures of the Chalukyas in Badami and Pattadakal from the 6th to the 8th century and of the Hoysalas in the 12th century depict dance poses perfectly ... You see the early development of the Dravida and Nagara styles in Aihole and Pattadakal....

Policy to adopt World Heritage Sites (Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Mar 2016
(Source. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India). UNESCO, with the help of 21 member World Heritage Committee and advisory bodies such as International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), within the framework of its Operational Guidelines, decides about the cultural and natural sites to be included on the World Heritage list ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... Group of Temples, Pattadakal (1987)....

Revenue Earned from Monuments under Archaeological Survey of India (Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Mar 2016
(Source. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India). LIST OF MONUMENTS/SITES IDENTIFIED/PROPOSED BY STATE GOVERNMENTS FOR CENTRAL PROTECTION. Sl. No. Name of Monument/Site. State. Action Taken. 1. Ancient Buddhist Institute Remains in the locality of Nyarma Thiksay, District Leh. Jammu and Kashmir. The proposal is further processed for issuing Preliminary Notification. 2 ... Odisha. Listed for getting Verified. 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... Group of Monuments, Pattadakal....

CAG report: lack of basic facilities impacting tourism

Edit The Hindu 02 Mar 2016
Lack of basic facilities at prominent tourist destinations in Karnataka are having a negative impact on the tourism industry, with a third of all visitors saying they are dissatisfied with the services ... The CAG said a survey conducted along with the Department of Tourism found that 65 per cent of tourists were dissatisfied with road connectivity around tourist spots at Hampi, Pattadakal, Belur and Halebid ... Going down ... in 2014-15 ... ....

Culture, art extravaganza hopes to revive temple's glory

Edit The Times of India 25 Feb 2016
Bengaluru. The 11th-century Someshwara temple in North Karnataka hit headlines after it was renovated last year with a Rs 4.5 crore-grant provided by the Infosys Foundation. Now, the renovated temple in Lakshmeshwara of Gadag district is set to become a major tourist hub as it is hosting a three-day gala event on the lines of Hampi Utsav and Pattadakal Ustav ... As many as 150 artistes from across the state will participate ... March 12....

A walk into the past

Edit Deccan Herald 22 Feb 2016
Offbeat. One day, we, a group of three travellers, woke up with the lark, the crow and such other birds that begin singing at early hours ... A short way up, the hill flattened out, droppings disappeared and the view finally jolted us awake ... As in the more famous World Heritage Site of Pattadakal, just 12 km away, the interesting thing about Mahakuta’s temples is the blend of different architectural styles within the same complex ... ....

Heritage buffs find Chalukya-Pallava confluence

Edit The Times of India 13 Feb 2016
The team of 40 people from different walks of life first visited Pattadakal, the capital of the Chalukyas between the 7th and 8th century AD, and then set off to see the architectural wonders of Aihole and Badami, known for their cave temples and rock-cut structures ... Pattadakal marks one of the most successful and creative periods of the Chalukyan empire ... The Pattadakal monuments were declared World Heritage monuments in 1987....

Reel sites, real sights

Edit Deccan Herald 01 Feb 2016
Watching a film being shot on a location is one of everyone’s favourite pastime. I was at the Taj Mahal when I saw Shivarajkumar in the middle of a crowd. Suddenly, I realised that even those who do not watch Kannada films were curious about the shooting and the attention shifted from the monument to the movie ... The tempting capital ... Royal appeal ... Charm of monsoons ... Mani Ratnam’s Guru was shot in Badami Caves and Pattadakal ... ....

Charminar, Golconda fort not on ASI's ‘must-see’ list

Edit Deccan Chronicle 29 Dec 2015
... of monuments at Fatehpur Sikri, UPGroup of temples, Pattadakal, KarnatakaGreat living Chola temples at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.Buddhist monuments at Sanchi, MP.Humayun Tomb, Delhi.Qutb Minar, Delhi.Prehistoric rock shelters of Bhimbetka, MPChampaner-Pavagarh Park, Gujarat.Red Fort, Delhi.Hill forts, Ranthambore, Rajasthan.Rani-ki-Vav, Gujarat....

Concept of education tourism gaining ground in State

Edit Deccan Herald 20 Dec 2015
Imagine a scenario where a group of students from Europe or the United States is on a study tour of Hampi village in Ballari district as part of a short-term course offered by Karnataka University. Or another group of foreign students studying various forms of yoga under a three-month course offered by Mysore University ... students.”. A statement issued by KSHEC regarding education tourism said ... study of ruins of Hampi, Pattadakal ... ....
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