Jalasangvi (or Jalasangavi or Jalsangi[1]) is a village in Homnabad Taluk, Bidar district, Karnataka, India. It is located close to Dubalgundi, on the Gulbarga - Bidar state highway, at the northern end of Karnataka State. Jalasangvi is famous for its temple ruins.
Jalasangvi | |
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village | |
 Iswara temple in Jalasngvi | |
  Jalasangvi Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°49′50″N 77°10′27″E / 17.83056°N 77.17417°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bidar |
| Talukas | Homnabad |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA |
| Website | karnataka |
Chalukya temples
editJalasangvi is a historical place, built by king Vikramaditya VI of the Chalukya dynasty. There is a big pond in the village area, close to which there are some Chalukya temples in various states of ruin.
The Kamalishvara Temple is famous for its outstanding Salabhanjika or Madanika sculptures. These well-endowed feminine figures in seductive tribhanga poses are "...moon breasted, swan-waisted and elephant-hipped", according to the traditional Indian artistic canons. The sculptures of the Jalasangvi temple were the source of inspiration for the later Hoysala bracket-figures of Belur, Halebidu and Somanathapura.[2] This Chalukya temple is built on a star-shaped plan.[3]
People in the area are mainly engaged in dairy-farming, sheep-rearing and sugar-cane cultivation.[4]
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Iswara temple – Jalsangi – Humnabad – Bidar". Archived from the original on 15 February 2019.
- ^ India Travelogue - Jalasangvi
- ^ Picture of the Jalasangvi temple
- ^ "Social conditions of Hudgi" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
