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194 km from bangalore is the district headquarters town of hassan. This calm and peaceful town is a convenient base to visit sravanabelagola, belur and halebid. They are best done over two days, with an overnight halt at hassan. You can visit these places from bangalore and mysore too.
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Belur
38 km from hassan with its exquisite temples. The chennakeshava temple is a fine example. It took 103 years to complete and the facade of the temple is covered with I intricate sculptures and frescoes - awe-in¬spiring in their workmanship. In the temple are hand-lathe turned filigreed pillars. Veeranarayana temple and the smaller I shrines are worth a visit.
Halebid
27 km north-west of hassan, 17 km east of belur is halebid. Hoysaleswara temple has a wealth of sculptural de¬tail, the walls covered with gods, god¬desses, animals and dancing girls. No two facets of the temple are alike.
At the southeastern extremity of kar¬nataka, mysore is linked by a good net¬work of roads to bangalore and other ma¬jor centres in the region. Road distances to some of the important places in the area are: bangalore 140 km, madikeri 136 km, hassan 130 km, bandipur national park 90 km, udhagamandalam (ooty) 150 km.
Bus services are the mainstay of the com¬munications network of mysore. Karnataka state road transport corporation connects the city with all the important centres in south india and the state. Bus services of kerala, tamil nadu also service mysore. De¬luxe buses are available to/from bangalore, madurai, trichur,
120 km west of mysore, it is connected by road and rail to bangalore, mysore and mangalore.
The nearest airports are at bangalore (250 km) and mangalore (164). The nearest railway station is at mysore (145 km). Madikeri's access lies along its net¬work of roads which connects it to all major centres in the region. Frequent bus services, including deluxe coaches, operate from bangalore, mysore, man¬galore, hassan, etc. There are two bus stations at madikeri, both close to each other and to downtown.
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Iseat of the vijayanagar empire,though the city was destroyed by marauders, much remains of those days. The remains are preserved under the world heritage order.
