Agrahara Bachahalli is a village in the southern state of the Indian state of
Karnataka.
[ , Census Village code= 2306400][ Agrahara Bachahalli, Mandya, Karnataka] It is located in the
Krishnarajpet
Krishnarajapete, colloquially known as K.R. Pete, is a municipality and taluk in Mandya District in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Geography
Krishnarajpet is located at . It has an average elevation of 790 metres (2591 feet).
Demogr ...
taluk of
Mandya district.
Agrahara Bachahalli is one of the most prosperous towns from the
Hoysala period.
Monuments
A unique monument found there is the Garuda Lenka Sthambas (Pillars), also known as "the hero stones" and dedicated to Hoysala Garuda Pace (soldiers who handle every situation). The Hero stones at Agrahara Bachahalli number around 11 and are almost 800 years old. As per inscriptions on these pillars, the family (or) individuals in whose name the stones were installed served the Hoysala rulers from the times of King
Ereyanga
Ereyanga (r. 1098–1102 CE) was the son of Vinayaditya and distinguished himself as a Chalukya feudatory during their campaigns against Dhara of Malwa. Though his rule as a monarch of Hoysala Empire was short, he served his father as the ''Y ...
(1098-1102). Many inscriptions survive from the time of King
Veera Ballala II (1173-1220).
Culture
It is home to numerous temples built during the Hoysala and
Chola
The Chola dynasty was a Tamils, Tamil thalassocratic Tamil Dynasties, empire of southern India and one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of the world. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated ...
Periods. The "Huniseshwara Temple" is the most prominent and well-maintained temple there. It was constructed in the name of ''Hunasenayaka''.
* Agrahara Bachahalli is also famous for other temples built in the period of Hoysala and Chola kingdoms:
* Sri Lakshmi Devi Ammanavara Temple - Known as Bachalamma (Due to place name Agrahara Bachehalli / Daanabachehalli she will be call it as Bachalamma) and she is the "Kshetradevate(ಗ್ರಾಮದೇವತೆ)"
* Lord Sri Channakeshava temple (the beloved and worshipped god from Hoysala Dynasty in their ruling period).
* Lord Sri Amrutheshwara Temple - Built by Chola Kingdom, because Cholas used to believe Shiva to be the most widely quoted.
* Lord Sri Bhairaveshwara Temple - Built in the period of Hoysala only and believed from surrounding village people.
See also
*
Mandya
*
Districts of Karnataka
References
External links
* http://Mandya.nic.in/
Villages in Mandya district
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