Halasi, a small town in Khanapur Taluk, Belgaum District in Karnataka was known in the olden days as Palasika. It is about 14 km from Khanapur and about 25 km from Kittur. It was once a center of the early Kadamba Dynasty (c. 500) and is said to have been a minor capital of the Goa. The Kadamba dynasty(established) by Mayura Sharma in the 4th century CE) was an ancient ruling family of Karnataka, primarily known for ruling over parts of present-day Karnataka from Banavasi (in Uttara Kannada district) between the 4th and 6th centuries CE. They are known for their distinctive temple architecture, particularly the Kadamba shikhara (tower) which is a pyramidal structure above the sanctum. They were succeeded by Badami Chalukya.
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This temple, under the protection of the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI), is in the ''List of Monuments of National Importance'' in Belgaum district.
It is said to have been built by ruler king Shivachitta in the 5th Century CE. A large stone inscription tablet inside the temple mentions the record of gifts given in different years. The first dated 1169 (Kali Yuga 4369) registers the gift of a village by the sixth Goa Kadamba Permadi or Shivchitta to Brahmins for the performance of rites to the holy Narasiṃha whose shrine had been established in the city of Halasi by Matayogi. The second inscription belongs to Vijayaditya II and is the only inscription of his reign. Dated 1171–72 (Kali Yuga 4272–73) in the twenty-fifth year of his reign, it records the gift of a village named Bhalaka.
Inside the temple there are two garbhagrihas facing each other. In the right one is the deity of Lord Śri Viṣhṇu in a sitting posture. The deity of Suryanarayaṇa and Mahalakṣmi are just behind the main deity. The chamber on the left side has the deity of Bhuvaraha Swami, lord Vishnu's Varaha avatar, carrying the Earth (or Bhoodevi) on his tusk. Just outside the main temple are smaller shrines dedicated to Ganesha, Shiva and Vitthala. Also included stone idol of Radha Krishna?
It has been a tradition to hold a yearly function at the temple on the full moon of Ashvin. On the full-moon day of Karttika or Kartik Purnima, the palanquin of Varaha Narasiṃha is carried in procession to the temple of Rameśvara.
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