Architecture Hoysalathumb|Partie d'un temple Hoysala L’architecture Hoysala (Kannada : ಹೊಯ್ಸಳ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ) est le style architectural mis au point dans l'Empire Hoysala entre le et le , dans la région connue aujourd'hui comme le Karnataka, un État de l'Inde. L'influence Hoysala était à son apogée au , quand ils ont dominé la région du sud du plateau du Deccan. De nombreux temples comme le temple de Chennakesava de Belur et le Temple de Hoysaleśvara de Halebid ont été construits au cours de cette période et restent des exemples majeurs du style architectural Hoysala.
Parshvanathathumb|left|250px|Parshvanath à Lodhruva près de Jaisalmer en Inde; thumb|250px|Parshvanatha. Parshva appelé aussi Parshvanatha (IAST Pārśvanātha) est considéré par les Jaïns comme leur vingt-troisième Tirthankara, un Maître éveillé de notre époque. Parshva aurait vécu en Inde, et serait né à Bénarès au avant notre ère. D'après les écritures jaïnes, les parents de Mahâvîra, le vingt-quatrième Tirthankara, suivaient ses enseignements. Les jaïns le représentent toujours avec une canopée de serpents au-dessus de sa tête car il aurait sauvé deux serpents du feu.
ChavundarayaChavundraya or Chamundaraya (Kannada Cāmuṇḍarāya, Cāvuṇḍarāya, 940–989) was an Indian Jain ruler. He served in the court of the Western Ganga dynasty of Talakad (in modern Karnataka, India). A person of many talents, in 982 he commissioned the construction of the monolithic statue of Bahubali, the Gomateshwara, at Shravanabelagola, an important place of pilgrimage for Jainism. He was a devotee of the Jain Acharya Nemichandra and Ajitasena Bhattaraka and was an influential person during the reigns of Marasimha II Satyavakya, (963–975).
Neminaththumb|250px|Swami Neminatha. Neminath appelé aussi Nemi ou Aristanemi est le vingt-deuxième Tirthankara, un Maître éveillé du jaïnisme de notre époque. Il serait né à Shauripur près de Mathura dans l'Uttar Pradesh en Inde, mais d'autres historiens disent que son lieu de naissance est Dwarka dans le Gujarat. Issu d'une lignée royale, Neminath a renoncé aux fastes et à la vie luxueuse lors de son mariage avec une princesse, à cause du très grand nombre d'animaux qui devaient être tués pour l'occasion, qu'il libéra.
Chandragiri hillChandragiri (ಚಂದ್ರಗಿರಿ) is one of the two hills in Shravanabelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka, the other one being Vindhyagiri. It is also near Indragiri. The recorded history surrounding the hill started in 300 BC when last Shruthakevali Bhadrabahu and Chandragupta Maurya visited the place in order to attain kaivalya(beatitude). The small hill derives its name of Chandra because Chandragupta was the first of the rishis who lived and performed penance there.
MysoreMysore, en français Maïssour et officiellement Mysuru (kannada : ಮೈಸೂರು), est la deuxième ville de l'État du Karnataka, en Inde, chef-lieu du district homonyme, ancienne capitale du royaume de Mysore. La ville est située dans les contreforts des collines à environ au sud-ouest de Bangalore la capitale du Karnataka et s'étend sur . Les services de la Mysore City Corporation sont responsables de l'administration municipale, qui est également le siège du District de Mysore et de la division de Mysore.
Chandragupta basadiChandragupta basadi (ಚಂದ್ರಗುಪ್ತ ಬಸದಿ) is one of the smaller basadis (Jain temples) located on the Chandragiri Hill in Sravanabelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka. Archaeological Survey of India has listed the Chandragupta basadi in group of monuments in Shravanabelagola as Adarsh Smarak Monument. The basadi originally consisted of three cells standing in a line and opening into a narrow passage. The basadi is south facing and the cells on either side have small towers over them resembling the chole type.
MahamastakabhishekaThe Mahamastakabhisheka ("Grand Consecration", "The Great Indian Festival") refers to the abhiṣeka (anointment) of the Jain images when held on a large scale. The most famous of such consecrations is the anointment of the Bahubali Gommateshwara statue located at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, India. It is an important Jain festival held once every 12 years. It is an integral part of the ancient and composite Jain tradition. The festival is held in veneration of a high monolithic statue of the Siddha Bahubali.
Kannada people_Kannadiga The Kannadigas or Kannaḍigaru (ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು), often referred to as Kannada people, are a Dravidian ethno-linguistic group who natively speak Kannada and trace their ancestry to the South Indian state of Karnataka in India and its surrounding regions. The Kannada language belongs to the Dravidian family of languages. Kannada stands among 30 of the most widely spoken languages of the world as of 2001. Evidence for human habitation in Karnataka exists from at least the 2nd millennium BCE, and the region is said to have had contact with the Indus Valley civilization.
MalkhedaMalkhed originally known as Manyakheta (IAST: Mānyakheṭa, Prakrit: "Mannakheḍa"), and also known as Malkhed, is a town in Karnataka, India. It is located on the banks of Kagina river in Sedam Taluk of Kalaburagi district, around 40 km from Kalaburagi. The city reached the peak of its prosperity during the 9th and 10th centuries, serving as the capital of the expansionist Rashtrakuta dynasty, which united almost all of the Deccan.
