Hassan . The place is called Hassan after the Goddess "Haasanamba", the goddess and presiding deity of the town. It can be called the temple-architectural capital of Karnataka Hassan, the main city in the Hassan district,which has an area of 6814 sq.kms dates back to the 11th century, during the Hoysala dynasty, which lasted from the eleventh to the fourteenth century. Their capital was at Dwarasamundra . The earlier kings were of the Jain faith, but the finest temples were dedicated to Shiva by the later...
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