Kalasa

Kalasa is a town and Taluk located in Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka. Kalasa is home to the Kalaseshwara Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.[1] Kalasa lies 92 Kilometres South-west of Chickmagalur and is located on the banks of the Bhadra River.

For the Dardic indigenous people in Pakistan, see Kalash people.

Kalasa
town
Kalaseshwara Temple
Kalasa
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13.2340°N 75.3553°E / 13.2340; 75.3553
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictChikkamagaluru
RegionMalenadu
Area
 • Total64 km2 (25 sq mi)
Elevation
807 m (2,648 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total11,198
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
577 124
Telephone code08263
Vehicle registrationKA-18

Santara dynasty

The history of this region is also associated with Santara or Bhairarasa dynasty. Santara or Bhairarasa is the name of a medieval ruling dynasty of Karnataka, India.

Edgar Thurston mentions that the Bhairarasas or Santaras were among the powerful Bunt[2] chiefs who seem to have exercised control over a greater part of the Tuluva country before the rise of the Vijayanagara Empire. The Santaras were Jains and had matrimonial relations with the Saivite Alupa royal family of the canara region. The Santaras built a number of Jain monuments and were responsible for the spread of Jainism in the Tulu Nadu and Malenadu region of Karnataka. During this period the Santara ruler Veera Pandya Bhairarasa erected the monolith of Bahubali in Karkala.

Transport

Kalasa lies amidst Malenadu at a distance of 119 km from Mangalore, 310 km from Bengaluru and 85 km from district headquarters Chikkamagaluru. Horanadu is at a distance of 9 km. Kalasa can be reached by KSRTC and private buses. Nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru railway station. The nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport previously known as Bajpe airport situated in Mangalore.

References
  1. https://kalasheshwaraswamytemple.kar.nic.in
  2. Thurston, Edgar; K. Rangachari (1909). Castes and Tribes of Southern India Volume 1.Pg. 152 Madras: Government Press
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