It’s a land strewn with as many stories and myths as beautiful sculptures and carvings. The Veerabhadra Swami temple here, which has found a place on UNESCO’s tentative list of world heritage sites in India for 2022, is obviously the focal point. For every part of the temple, there are two layers of stories — one that links it to …
In November 2020, ahead of the byelections to Basavakalyan and Maski Assembly constituencies and Belagavi Lok Sabha seat that were scheduled for April 17, 2021, the then Chief Minister B.S. Laying the foundation stone to the New Anubhava Mantapa at Basavakalyan in January 2021 was his next move to consolidate the dominant Lingayats. The idea of building a New Anubhava …