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Hangal is a town in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is 75 km away from Hubli-Dharwad, The Tarakeshwar temple and a famous Veerashaiva Kumaraswami matha are located in this town.
The town is on the left bank of the Dharma river, and has ruins of some fortification on the
river bank.
al was the capital of the Hangal Kadambas, feudatories of the Kalyani Chalukyas. It is
mentioned as Panungal in early records and identified by tradition with
Viratanagara of Mahabharata days.
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Hangal is a town in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is 75 km away from Hubli-Dharwad, The Tarakeshwar temple and a famous Veerashaiva Kumaraswami matha are located in this town.
The town is on the left bank of the Dharma river, and has ruins of some fortification on the
river bank.
History
Hangal was the capital of the Hangal Kadambas, feudatories of the Kalyani Chalukyas. It is
mentioned as Panungal in early records and identified by tradition with
Viratanagara of Mahabharata days. It was once the headquarters of a district called Panungal-500.
The Tarakeshwara temple here is a huge structure with wonderful series of images and polished tall Chalukya pillars spread over a vast area. The Virabhadra , Billeshwara and Ramalinga are other important temples and the Ganesha temple
near Tarakeshwara has a northern curvilinear (Nagara) Shikhara.
Kadambas of Hangal
The Kadambas, the earliest known dynasty to patronize Jainism was that of the Kadambas who ruled around 485 A.D. This is evident from Kamalajinalaya built near Banavasi by Ravivarma. There were several other Jaina monuments built under Kadamba patronage. Parsvanatha temple at Kuppatur built for Kadamba queen Maladevi and Jaina temple built in Hangal, fort are two such examples.
Kadambas is an ancient dynasty of south India who primarily ruled the region which is present day Goa state and nearby Konkan region (part of modern Maharashtra and Karnataka state). The early rulers of this dynasty established themselves at Vaijayanti or Banavasi in 345 AD and ruled as independent rulers for more than 2 centuries. In 607 AD, Chalukyas of Vatapi (Badami) sacked Banavasi and Kadamba kingdom was incorporated into expanding Chalukya empire. In eighth century AD, Chalukyas of Vatapi were overthrown by Rashtrakutas who ruled supreme in south India till 10th century. In 980 AD, descendents of Chalukyas and Kadambas rose against Rashtrakutas and Rashtrakuta empire fell resulting in establishment of second Chalukyan dynasty (called Western Chalukyas). Chatta Deva, a scion of Kadamba family who helped Western Chalukyas in this coup, re-established Kadamba Dynasty. He was mostly a feudatory of Western Chalukyas but his successors enjoyed considerable independence and were almost soverign rulers of Goa and Konkan till 14th century AD. The successors of Chatta Deva occupied both Banavasi and Hangal and are known as Kadambas of Hangal. Later Kadambas kept paying nominal allegiance to other major power brokers of Deccan like Yadavas and Hoysalas of Dorasamudra and thus maintained their independence.
Four different families of Kadambas ruled in southern India which were Kadambas of Hangal, Kadambas of Goa, Kadambas of Belur and Kadambas of Banvasi.
Tourism attractions
Tarakeshwara temple
Here is a huge structure with wonderful series of images and polished tall Chalukya pillers.
The Tarakeshwara temple at Hangal is noted for its very large domical
ceiling in the main hall, which rises, in concentric circles of cusped mouldings, and then, at the apex, falling again in a great rosette or pendant.
Very large domical ceiling in the main hall at Tarateshwara Temple at Hangal.
Veerabhadra Temple
Veerabhadra Temple located in the Hangal Fort, it is very beautifully carved temple. There is a need to carry out conservation and restoration work form Archeological Survey of India.
Billeshwara Temple
Main attraction of the Billeshwara Temple is its very beautifully carved entrance to garbhagudi.
Kumaraswamy Matha
Geography
Hangal is located at . It has an average elevation of 555 metres (1820 feet).
Demographics
India census, Hangal had a population of 25,011. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Hangal has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 60%. In Hangal, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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