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Discover Alur in India

Alur in the region of Karnātaka is a town located in India - some 890 mi or ( 1433 km ) South of New Delhi , the country's capital .

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Local time in Alur is now 02:39 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Panjim, Mallapur, Kulgeri, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. When in this area, you might want to check out Panjim . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Alur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Unlocking Mumbai's water!

5:45 min by VideoVolunteers
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Imagine how scary it is for slumdwellers to have to think about paying for water? After screening this film (which is an informational video about how there's a plan to privatise the city's water sour ..

street life in india

2:16 min by thebalancebeam
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Street Life in India in a small Town called Badami ..


Bhootnath Temple, Shivalaya Temples & Fort = Badami, KARNATAKA

7:02 min by prakash manjrekar
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The Badami Fort is perched on the top of a hill along with two Shivalaya complexes. Visitors have to walk all the way up to the fort. King Pulakeshi II, a devotee of Lord Vishnu had built the two Shiv ..

Shri Mahakuteshwar Mandir - Badami, KARNATAKA

3:15 min by prakash manjrekar
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Mahakuta is a historical place which is about 14 km fro Badami and about 5 km from Nandikeshavara village. The Mahakuteshvara or Makuteshvara temple has a Nandimantapa in front and its sanctum has a D ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Badami

Badami, formerly known as Vatapi, is a town and headquarters of a taluk by the same name, in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. It was the regal capital of the Badami Chalukyas from 540 to 757 AD. It is famous for rock cut and other structural temples. It is located in a ravine at the foot of a rugged, red sandstone outcrop that surrounds Agastya lake.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.92 75.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Bagalkot district, Former Indian capital cities, Places connected with Jainism, Tourism in Karnataka

Badami cave temples

The Badami cave temples are a complex of temples located at Badami, a town in the Bagalkot District in the north part of Karnataka, India. They are considered an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, especially Badami Chalukya Architecture. Badami, the capital of the Early Chalukyas, who ruled much of Karnataka in the 6th to 8th centuries, lies at the mouth of a ravine with rocky hills on either side and a town tank in which water from the ravine flows.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.92 75.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 6th-century architecture, Bagalkot district, Caves of Karnataka, Chalukya dynasty, Hindu cave temples, Hindu temples in Badami, Jain temples in Karnataka

Mahakuta group of temples

The Mahakuta group of temples is located in Mahakuta, a town in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka state, India. It is an important place of worship for Hindus and the location of a well-known Shaiva monastery. The temples are dated to the 6th or 7th century and were constructed by the early kings of the Chalukya dynasty of Badami.

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Located at 15.93 75.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 7th-century architecture, Architectural styles, Chalukya dynasty, Hindu temples in Bagalkot district, Temples in Karnataka

Ron, Karnataka

Ron is a Taluka headquarters in Gadag district, North Karnataka in India. Of historical importance, the town was termed Dronapur in ancient times. The temples are believed to be constructed by the ancient architect and warrior-priest Dronacharya.

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Located at 15.67 75.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Gadag district, Forts in Gadag district, Forts in India, Forts in Karnataka, Hindu temples in Gadag district