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Hassan

  Hassan is having a good number of sites which serves the purpose of excursion for the tourists and localites. Gorur is the most preferred tourist picnic spots near the city. It is a beautiful dam site built over the river of Hemavathy. It is 22 km far from the main city of Hassan.

Moving for 40 km from the city of Hassan is the belur. It is also a beautiful city built over the river of Yagachi and posses the pride of being the first city capital of the Hoysalas.

Chhanekeshava Temple is another pride of Belur. Halebid is another important site of excursion from Hassan. The place of Halebid is 39 km far from the city of Hassan.

Reaching Hassan is not an uphill task. You can be transported by all means of transportation.

Aircrafts, railways, and roadways operates regularly in this city transporting huge amount of tourist from various parts of India and abroad. The airport of Mangalore is the nearest airport from the city Hassan.

It operates with most of the south Indian as well as the central Indian cities. It is 168 km far from the city of Hassan. Bangalore is the next nearest and also the international airport that can transport foreign tourists for Hassan.

The airport of Bangalore is 186 km distant from Hassan. Railways and roadways also serve excellent service for ground travelers.

The small township named after the presiding deity, goddess ' Hasanamba' was founded during the early part of the eleventh century by Channa Krishnappa Naik. Tourist and visitors come and stay at this small town to travel the nearby area famous for the antique temples.

Major Travel Attractions of Hassan
Shravanabelagola : Toward the south east of Hassan at a distance of 31 km is situated one of the most important Jain Pilgrimage centre.

There is to be found the 17 m high monolith of Lord Bahubali, which is counted among the world's tallest monolithic statue. Thousands of devotees gather at this place to perform the Mahamastakabhisheka ceremony held once in every 12 years. During the much awaited ceremony the statue is bathed with milk, curds, ghee, saffron and gold coin.

Belur : Belur, 38 km from Hassan is located on the banks of the Yagachi river. It was once the all important capital of the Hoysala empire which ruled the southern territory in the period between 11th to 14th century. The place is unforgettable for the Exquisite temples.

One of the famous temples located there is the Chennakeshava Temple decorated with intricate sculptures and friezes. Mural paintings of Elephants, dancers in various poses are to be seen there.

The filigree pillars are even more attractive in its design. Nearby is the Veeranarayana Temple which too attracts a lot of attention from the visitors.

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