Halasi

Halasi
Halasi (Palāśikā)
Former capital of Kadambas
Bhuvaraha Narasimha temple at Halasi
Bhuvaraha Narasimha temple at Halasi
Halasi is located in Karnataka
Halasi
Halasi
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 15°32′24″N 74°35′27″E / 15.54°N 74.59083333333332°E / 15.54; 74.59083333333332
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBelgaum
Elevation
649 m (2,129 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
591120
Telephone code08336
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Nearest cityBelgaum

Halasi (Kannada: ಹಲಸಿ, also Halsi or Halshi, in earlier times also called Halasige or Palasige) is a town in Khanapur Taluk, Belgaum District in Karnataka, India. It is 14 km from Khanapur and about 25 km from Kittur. As known from inscriptions, the ancient name of the town was Palāśikā.[1] A centre of the early Kadamba Dynasty (c. 500), it was a minor capital of the Goa Kadambas (980-1025).[2] The town is notable for a series of medieval temples. The most famous are the Varāha Narasiṃha temple and Suvarṇeśvara temple in the town, and a third temple of Rāmeśvara. On a hill about 1.9 km. south-west of the town is a pilgrimage place known as Rāmatītha.

  1. ^ SIDDHAM: the asia inscriptions database: Halsi Grant of Ravivarman, https://siddham.network/inscription/in01055/
  2. ^ James M. Campbell, Gazetteer of The Bomaby Presidency, vol. 21 Belgaum (Bombay: Central Government Press, 1884), 565