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Harihar is located in the central part of
Karnataka and about 275 km from the capital city of Bangalore.
The region of Harihar had been under the control of the Hoysalas from
11th to 13th Century AD. Having a very pleasent climate throught the
year.
Harihar is famous for a Harihareshwara
temple, which is also know as "Dakshina Kashi". It is situated on the
banks of Tungabhardra river.
Some of the other popular attraction in Harihar are Raghavendra Temple, Grama Devatha temple.
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Harihar Arogya Matha Church:
"Harihar Arogya Matha" church is one of the newest churches in karnataka.
It was established in 31-08-1992 by Urban development minister K.K. George in presence of Ignesious Pinto.
 Harihareshwara
Temple:
The Harihareshwara temple, dating back to the 12th century during the
period of Hoysalas. This temple astpounding for his wealth of
Sculptural details.
The syncretic deity known as
Harihara is an attempt to combine the worship of Shiva ("hara") and
Vishnu ("hari"), the two polar Hindu deities, into a single object of
devotion. On his right side, Harihara holds Shiva's trident and wears his
hair in the Shiva ascetic (piled-up) style; on his left side, Harihara
displays Vishnu's discus and wears a crown. The two smaller figures are
personified attributes.
Vishnu Trivikrama
Fr om
the south side of the temple. This is
Vamana, the fifth avatar of Vishnu. In this incarnation, Vishnu
recovered the universe from a demon king who had seized it from the gods.
Appearing in the form of a dwarf, Vishnu asked the king to give him as
much of the world as he could cover in three steps. When the king agreed,
Vishnu grew to giant size and covered it all.
Here Vishnu's uplifted foot is raised
high, to take a giant step.
Shiva and Ganesh
From the south wall.
Ganesh, photo right, is shown in standing posture, while
Shiva, photo left, poses in front of his mount,
Nandi.
How to Reach
BY AIR - The nearest international ariport from Harihar
is 275 km away in Bangalore, from where one can take flights for most
of the important cities in India.
BY RAIL - Harihar is connected with most of the metros like Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai through regular trains.
BY ROAD - There is a good network of roads that connects Harihar to other important cities of the rigion.
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