Malenahalli Ranganatha Temple

Malenahalli located around 8 KMs from Holalkere and 4 KMs from Holalkere railway station.  Here we can see Ranganatha temple built during 16th century (1580) by Sri Venkappaiah. Temple was build in dravidan style.  In Garbhagudi we can see 4 ft height Ranganatha statue.  In Sukanasi we can see Kurma and in Navaranga 6 pillers are there with well carved. Opposite to temple we can see Mantapa with well carved 4 Pillers. But this Mantapa will develop as Rajagopura and has 3 steps with Gopura on top. On second floor we can see 12 piller manatapa and on 3rd fllor one more mantapa is there. Temple has Nagara style Gopura. Here Shankaralinga bhagavan a great Philosopher has living long time and deliver his thoughts to people throught country has rennovate this temple.  On memory of his small meditation center is there.  In this complex we can see Laxmi temple and Shiva temple.

Hangal Tharakeswara temple longest temple of Kalyana Chalukya

 Hangal is around 30 KMs is from Haveri and  Sirsi of Karnataka has beautiful temples of Kalyana chalukya's.  Tharakeswara temple is one of big temple built by chalukya during 11th century famous for its beauty.  Tarakeswara temple in longest of temple (50 Mts) of Kalyana chalukya.  Temple has Garbhagudi, Antharala and Mukhamantapa with 3 entrance.  But main attraction of temple one of big Rangamantapa adjacent to mukhamantapa. It has 20ft biggest Kamala in Bhuvaneswari known to be big in South India of it s kind.  Mantapa has 56 pillers with number of good carvings at all and Samvarana style Shikara.  Temple has Shekari Nagara style gopura with Shivalinga in Garbhagudi. Outer walls are carved in Kalyana Chalukya style. 

Hangal Ganapthi Temple

Hangal is around 30 KMs is from Haveri and  Sirsi of Karnataka has beautiful temples of Kalyana chalukya's.  Tharakeswara temple is one of big temple built by chalukya during 11th century famous for its beauty.  But on south to this temple we can see one small temple buit in Nagara style known as Ganesha temple. Temple has Garbhagudi, Antharala and Open Mantapa.  But main attraction of this temple is its Nagara Shikara.  Here Shikara built above pancharatha.  But here number of Nagara small shikara built one above another.  Totally 25 shikara are there and known to be Shekhari nagara style.  Entire temple buit in Nagara style only with Kurakha, padma and Kanta.