Published: 21st Sep, 2023
Context
Recently, the Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas, which includes three temples in Karnataka, has been inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
- With this several other sites has also been nominated to get included in the list.
About the recent nominations:
- At the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO has released a tentative list of sites.
- The Hoysala Temples will be India’s 42nd UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Rabindranath Tagore’s Santiniketan, the university town in West Bengal, was also included as a world heritage site.
The Hoysala Temples:
- The Hoysala Temples, built in the 12th and 13 centuries by the Hoysala kings, are dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu.
- The three temples include;
- The Chennakeshava temple, the main temple in the complex at Belur (Hassan district), located at the centre of the traditional settlement
- The Hoysaleswara Temple on the banks of Dwarasamudra tank in Halebidu (Hassan district), and
- The Keshava Temple at the centre of Somanathapura village (Mysore district).
| Previously, two other groups of monuments of Karnataka at Hampi (1986) and Pattadakal (1987) along with the Ecological hotspot Western Ghats (2012) had the coveted status form UNESCO from the State. |
- The excellence of the sculptural art underpins the artistic achievement of these temple complexes, which represent a significant stage in development of Hindi architecture.
Hoysala Kingdom:
- The Hoysala rulers ruled over parts of Southern India from the parts of Southern India from the 11th Century to the 14th Century.
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Hoysala Empire |
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Area of Rule |
Karnataka and Kaveri delta in present-day Tamil Nadu. |
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Time Period |
Between the 10th and the 14thcenturies. |
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Preceded by |
Western Chalukyas |
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Succeeded by |
Vijaynagara Empire |
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Founder |
Nripakama II/Sala |
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Most important ruler |
Bittaga Vishnuvardhana. Annexed Chola province of Gangawadi.Defeated Chalukya Vikramaditya VI |
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Capital |
Initially Belur. Later- Halebidu |
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Administration |
Divided into provinces: Nadu, Vishaya, Kampana and Desha |
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Remarkable for |
Art, Architecture, and Religion. Hoysala Architecture |
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Literature |
Kannada and Sanskrit. |
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Important Temples |
Chennakeshava Temple, Belur; the Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu; Chennakesava Temple |
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Architecture |
Hybrid or vesara style |
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Learning Schools |
Ghatikas |
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Religion |
Jainism, Vaishnavism and Lingayatism |
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Contemporary |
Basava, Madhvacharya and Ramanuja in Karnataka |
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Rajaditya |
Mathematician who wrote Vyavaharaganita and Lilavati during Vishnuvardhana’s reign |
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Last Ruler |
Veera Ballala III |
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