#Hassan district in Karnataka is home for several historical places and pilgrim centres.
All the eight taluks of Hassan district - Hassan, Alur, Arkalgud, #Channarayapatna, Belur, #Holenarsipur and #Sakleshpur - bear the evidences for the glorious past. Temples of Sri Chennakeshava (Belur), Sri Hoysaleshwara (Halebeedu), #Bahubali (#Shravanabelgola), Hasanamba (Hassan), Jenukallu Siddeshwara (Arsikere), Sri Nageshwara Swamy (Nagaranavile) are only a few names as the list is very long. Gorur (Dam), Alur, Shettihalli (Rosary Church), Bisle Ghat, Rudrapatna, Konnur (hanging bridge), Nuggehalli (Sri Lakshminarasihma temple, Water Tunnel and Sri Jayagondeshwara temple) and a host of other places beckon the connoisseurs of nature art, architecture and sculpture, devotees, trekkers, lovers of music and literature alike. It is said that every hamlet in Hassan has a history and every structure has a story. Who can forget the enchanting streams, rivulets, green forests and wild life of Western Ghats that run through Hassan district?