Jalasangvi Explained

Jalasangvi
Settlement Type:village
Image Alt:Iswara temple in Jalasngvi
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:17.8306°N 77.1742°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bidar
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Homnabad
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:KA
Iso Code:IN-KA

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.

Chalukya temples

Jalasangvi 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]

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References

  1. Web site: Iswara temple – Jalsangi – Humnabad – Bidar. https://web.archive.org/web/20190215165010/http://www.karnatakaarchaeology.gov.in/iswara-temple-jalsangi-humnabad-bidar/. 15 February 2019.
  2. http://www.indiatravelogue.com/dest/kar/kar5.html India Travelogue - Jalasangvi
  3. http://kannadasiri.kar.nic.in/archaeology/eng/getimage.asp?imgname=1-State-Monuments\105-10%20%20S%20109.jpg Picture of the Jalasangvi temple
  4. Web site: Social conditions of Hudgi . 26 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181238/http://dspace.vidyanidhi.org.in:8080/dspace/bitstream/2009/3309/3/GLB-1993-007-2.pdf . 21 July 2011 . dead .