Halebidu near Belur, Shiva temple, Karnataka

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Unnikrishnan Karingal
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This place was once Dwara Samudra, the capital of the Hoysala Dynasty. It was destroyed in 1311 by Delhi Sultanate forces belonging to Alla-Ud-Din-Khilji. Despite the citys fall, several large Hoysala temples survive,
two of which the Hoysaleshwara and Kedareshwara are superb, covered in exquisite carvings.