Banashankari Temple, Amargol Explained

Banashankari Temple of Amargol^[1] is an ancient temple dedicated to Banashankari in Dharwad, Karnataka.

Location

Amargol is located in between Dharwad and Hubli, about 9 km from Hubli city centre and adjacent to Navanagar. Banashankari Temple at Amargol^{[1] [2]} is 4 km from Unkal lake and Chandramouleshwara Temple Hubli.

Banashankari temple at Amargol

Near to the Banashankari Temple at Amargol there is a temple of Shankarlinga built by Jakkanacharya.

In the early 13th century, the temples of this period have nagara articulation, built in the stepped diamond and the square plan natural to a nagara superstructure. Notable among temples with a stepped-diamond style are the Ganesha Temple at Hangal, the Banashankari Temple at Amargol (which has one dravida shrine and one nagara shrine), and a small shrine that is a part of the ensemble at the Mahadeva Temple (Itagi)

Conservation and restoration work is in progress, belongs to Archaeological Survey of India.^[3]

See also

• Western Chalukya architecture
• Chandramouleshwara Temple Hubli
• Kundgol
• Annigeri
• Gadag
• Lakkundi
• North Karnataka
• Tourism in North Karnataka

Notes and References

1. Web site: TEMPLES BEING MANAGED BY THE UNION GOVERNMENT. 2008-09-15.
2. Web site: ABOUT TWIN CITY, Amargol. 2008-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20080704184009/http://www.hdmc.gov.in/cityprofile.php. 4 July 2008. dead.
3. Web site: Alphabetical List of Monuments - Karnataka - Dharwad, Dharwad Circle, Karnataka. 2008-09-15.