Kedareshwara temple,Balligavi

This is an excellent example of trikuta(triple towers) temple in transitional Western Chalukya-Hoysala architecture.It is the oldest example of such a combinational style in Karnataka.The western shrine is the oldest dating from the 7th or 8th century.Two Hoysala emblems were added in 1060 CE by Hoysala Vinayaditya. Balligavi,a town in Shikaripura taluk Shimoga district of Karnataka,is today known as Belagami or Balagamve.Its ancient names are Dakshina Kedara,Valligrame.A place of antiquity,it is known for its ancient monuments.It is also famous as the birth place of the great Virashaiva saint Allama Prabhu and is closely associated with Vachana poetess Akka Mahadevi who was born in nearby Udugani.She was contemporary of Allama Prabhu and Basavanna,the founder of the Virashaiva movement.Balligavi is also the birth place of Shanthala Devi,the queen of Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana.Many famous Hoysala sculptors like Dasoja,Malloja,Nadoja,Siddoja hailed from here.

Badami Temple

Bhuthanatha Temple in Badami.The huge lake with rocky hills surrounding it on three sides and sandstone temples at the feet of these hills.

Iskcon,Bangalore

Iskcon,an abbreviation for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness,popularly called Hare Krishna after the mantra that they chant,is a worldwide religious organisation founded by Prabhupada in 1966 in New York and is based on the Gaudiya Vaishnavism sect of Hinduism inspired by Chaitanya's life and teachings in the 16th century.The organisation has the stated aim to foster bhakti(devotion)towards Krishna that it considers a personal Godand the supreme Godhead.