Jalasangvi (or Jalasangavi or Jalsangi) is a village in Homnabad Taluk, Bidar district, Karnataka, India. It is located close to Dubalgundi, on the Gulbarga - Bidar state highway, at the northern end of Karnataka State. Jalasangvi is famous for its temple ruins.

Chalukya temples

Jalasangvi is a historical place, built by king Vikramaditya VI of the Chalukya dynasty. There is a big pond in the village area, close to which there are some Chalukya temples in various states of ruin.

Jalasangvi

The Kamalishvara Temple is famous for its outstanding Salabhanjika or Madanika sculptures. These well-endowed feminine figures in seductive tribhanga poses are "...moon breasted, swan-waisted and elephant-hipped", according to the traditional Indian artistic canons. The sculptures of the Jalasangvi temple were the source of inspiration for the later Hoysala bracket-figures of Belur, Halebidu and Somanathapura. This Chalukya temple is built on a star-shaped plan.

Jalasangvi

People in the area are mainly engaged in dairy-farming, sheep-rearing and sugar-cane cultivation.

Jalasangvi

See also

Western Chalukyas

Malkhed

Hudgi

Salabhanjika

Basavakalyan

External links

Jalasangvi

Jalasangvi Chalukya temples

References

Cities and towns in Bidar district

Archaeological sites in Karnataka