The Veera Narayana temple, Belavadi was built around 1200 AD by Hoysala Empire King Veera Ballala II. If you plan to travel to Karnataka, ensure that you visit this temple. It's gorgeous!
Walking around the temple, you can see this beautiful piece of stonework. The stonework has been destroyed during invasion. The centre piece depicts Lord Krishna lifting the Govardhana hill; the left and right pieces show the cows and cowherd. The story goes like this - when the angry Lord Indra lashed rains, Lord Krishna lifted the Govardhan hill and held it up. His people and cattle took shelter under the hill. Lord Krishna was the epitome of kindness.
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Detailed write-up about the temple - http://onholidaytours.blogspot.in/2013/11/about-veera-narayana-temple-belavadi.html
Regards,
Asha
Beautiful craftsmanship.
ReplyDeleteI was mesmerized! Sharing a few more photos/write-up of the temple :)
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