Devgaon, Degulahalli, Kasamalagi and Halasi. Even though these places are close to Dharwad, I'd never heard people mention these places. A colleague who'd been to Halasi on a research project to take impression of an inscription at Narasimha temple. Directions I got; Halasi is close to Bidi. I knew Bidi is near Kittur.
I left Dharwad at 6AM, drove on NH4 towards Kittur. Few kilometers before Kittur, I saw Karnataka Tourism board with a list of tourist place in the vicinity.
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I decided to visit all places... possible since they are all close by and roads are in pretty decent shape. At Kittur I turned off NH4 to my left towards Bidi.
About 5km down the road I turned left towards Devgaon. It’s a little village and anybody can direct you to the only temple- Kamalanarayana Gudi.
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The temple is small but looks solid, lot of intricately sculpted stone art works.
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Even though the side with sloping roof is the front portion the main entrance of the temple is on the right side.
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This is the temple's main door.
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As you step in and look up you see this wonderful wheel hanging from the ceiling. There are two such domes with delicately carved stone wheels.
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Move in further, you can see two sanctum sanctorum.
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Inscription in Halegannada (old Kannada) and Devanagiri.
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I spent about 45 minutes looking around. I struggled to take pictures in here (I do not like to shoot with flash), either they would blur or turn out too dull. I shot a short video walking around the temple.
It's an interesting place to visit. If you are visiting Dharwad do not miss this monument. Make it a point to visit Kittur fort and Devgaon. If time permits you can visit Degulahalli, Kasamalagi and Halasi also.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEEmH_gGJ1bhhx-ljKJolpjYJQuPlmgT2Rvm7SrN2_kqR8_CixhaP3ciPtP1idzrjOMaWIYL2uDwaOcVlYpnuLEw6-aNg395pPHa9931R74cR-rlmzBqaizbY1Yk8JXHpm7F3jfxZ2Io1/s400/Kittur+Devgaon+Halasi.JPG)
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I left Dharwad at 6AM, drove on NH4 towards Kittur. Few kilometers before Kittur, I saw Karnataka Tourism board with a list of tourist place in the vicinity.
I decided to visit all places... possible since they are all close by and roads are in pretty decent shape. At Kittur I turned off NH4 to my left towards Bidi.
About 5km down the road I turned left towards Devgaon. It’s a little village and anybody can direct you to the only temple- Kamalanarayana Gudi.
The temple is small but looks solid, lot of intricately sculpted stone art works.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Z8ozG1FCcjbmj4Xhi5w93hQapMiZl_WDDYknUBcD9UI1q5NqVJRkfPA-1fk2cgNBUDpQ-cbFYoH59uB4OsKjK4NUTIYnGftPnOencqq7-DwbkVIqBM7KBuVuoC2d8Ov9ouUKlf1q-y4f/s400/Devgaon+Kamalanarayana+Temple+01.jpg)
Even though the side with sloping roof is the front portion the main entrance of the temple is on the right side.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KwTsUXP6raeIZqhIr-wb6dBlpVRW9ArvVfPP1NIlQiKxDjWUrnwGpx8nJBH6csyk2eXYVGaIqN2aqDy4zO_LwUwSyl7NG_2Tp26t_OmHNmNfxyegUOTBahE0Jt73LlFM1U1whZgwoVGj/s400/Devgaon+Kamalanarayana+Temple+01a.jpg)
This is the temple's main door.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMstVOGPng0hLOdUSOCiJrlyGL0KDHWnK1R6-jCZ7p5K85BXUinKb3QSSJv84TwcUsNeE5XZ8HWzAw-1bI-emsuFUCZ7nL5Am79bQFaXTUQd-vBcX2rIZStFiLHXere4b1PQJq7-iTWbq/s400/Devgaon+Kamalanarayana+Temple+03.jpg)
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As you step in and look up you see this wonderful wheel hanging from the ceiling. There are two such domes with delicately carved stone wheels.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOHxPhZpfNj6GmPugbKKVUXmHntQ6zW8COUwcprMQzYqazSgVBftXmZaOKxQiQMUUEISHuu3pWU_WvjbOZtUSa8tm9UUBJCvmr68eqJBWwZLn6_-tNquu2Vft0ZJt2YMPcBKn1dPrATdR/s400/Devgaon+Kamalanarayana+Temple+09.jpg)
Move in further, you can see two sanctum sanctorum.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTxPgOa9vlEYYIRLqW8eA70ouRfEh620ZlHsquRArNdHNcdbIuxAi3ixwP1GpWl-k5vIh1Q2xOOfDDr4gaR4hFN661vvFdaftd2ENH9aR0Ao0bUPhINAFT9glrVUYZbN65CS4n-5Dnr-P/s400/Devgaon+Kamalanarayana+Temple+06.jpg)
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Inscription in Halegannada (old Kannada) and Devanagiri.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHCVUrm-3KhITpRS1vg0qBCBlk1dt8_7Y12xiVmcro9r9k6oJkc_fNhldWpWZVJYVMAEgVsEJoJL0XEgV-DslZv35wNfAT30KIDMnKmqAdH6IbXBxD39tVD5obnEAomMotwK3kXpkYm_p/s400/Devgaon+Kamalanarayana+Temple+10.jpg)
I spent about 45 minutes looking around. I struggled to take pictures in here (I do not like to shoot with flash), either they would blur or turn out too dull. I shot a short video walking around the temple.
It's an interesting place to visit. If you are visiting Dharwad do not miss this monument. Make it a point to visit Kittur fort and Devgaon. If time permits you can visit Degulahalli, Kasamalagi and Halasi also.
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Detail:
Kamalanarayana Temple, Devgaon