{"id":260928,"date":"2023-09-20T20:26:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T14:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=260928"},"modified":"2023-10-08T08:16:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T02:46:09","slug":"three-hoysala-temples-declared-world-heritage-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/three-hoysala-temples-declared-world-heritage-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Hoysala temples declared World Heritage Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article <\/span><b>\u201c<\/b><b>Three Hoysala temples declared World Heritage Sites<\/b><b>\u201d\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in<\/span><b> The Hindu on 19th September 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sacred Ensembles of Hoysalas were declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What are <\/b><b>Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas comprises three temples in Karnataka namely the Channakeshava temple in Belur, the Hoysaleshvara temple in Halebidu and the Keshava temple in Somanathapura.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These temples were constructed during the 12th and 13th centuries by the Hoysala kings and are dedicated to deities Shiva and Vishnu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These temples are k<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nown for their ornate and incredibly detailed stone carvings that are put together in a stellate plan on a star-shaped raised platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The material used in temple construction is chlorite schist which is also known as soapstone that is soft and amiable to carving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temples have horizontal friezes and many of the sculptures are signed by artists which is unique in the history of Indian art while the doorways show intricate carvings showcasing the excellence achieved by the artist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/karnatakas-sacred-ensembles-of-hoysalas-inscribed-on-unesco-world-heritage-list\/#:~:text=What%20are%20Sacred%20Ensembles%20of,the%20Keshava%20temple%20in%20Somanathapura.\"><b>Click Here to read more<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cThree Hoysala temples declared World Heritage Sites\u201d\u00a0 published in The Hindu on 19th September 2023 What is the News? The Sacred Ensembles of Hoysalas were declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites. What are Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas? Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas comprises three temples in Karnataka&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/three-hoysala-temples-declared-world-heritage-sites\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Three Hoysala temples declared World Heritage Sites<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11212,9],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-260928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","category-public","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260928\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}