page_title: Basavakalyan
section_title: Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Basavakalyan / Tourism
caption_attribution_description: English: Basava Kalyan Fort Viewer From Basavakalyan, Dinesh B Ganure
context_page_description: Basavakalyan or Basavakalyana is a City and taluka in Bidar District, Karnataka, India. and was historically known as Kalyan and Basavakalyan is the Second Largest Municipality City in Bidar District.
context_section_description: At Jalasangvi, Narayanapura and Shivapura there are temples of the Chalukya dynasty.
  Basaveshvara temple is at the centre of Basavakalyan. There are some Islamic monuments Moti Mahal, Hydari Mahal, Peeran Durga. And other religious places such as Gachchina Matha, Kambali Matha and Sadananda Matha.
  Basavakalyana Fort was constructed by Chalukyas. Later on it was under the Nizam’s rule.
  There is museum in a side fort and has immense collection of historic valuables and information. There are Jain idols of the 10th-11th century.
  Historical Lord Shiva Temple  constructed by Chalukyas during 12th century at Narayanpur village (Just 2.5 kms away from Basavakalyan)
  108 feet statue of Basaveshwara
  Sai Baba Temple
  Munde Pali Hanuman Temple
  Basaveshwara Temple
  Anubhava Mantapa
  Hingulambika Mandir.
  There is a statue of Allamaprabhu, as the guru of the Basavanna and the related photos of Basavanna which he has worked for the people.
  There is lake beside it and full of trees surrounding its Temple.
  Basava Dharma Peetha Charitable Trust with the intension of reviving Sharana cultural heritage purchased a land of 3 acres on 21-12-2001 by the side of main road nearby the entrance of Basava Kalyana town. Later on the Trust purchased 17.5 acres just adjacent to the previous land and has built a prayer hall and living rooms. Haralayya Tirtha - an attractive water reservoir is formed.
  Sri Basaveswara cave and Akkamahadevi cave have been chiselled and carved in laterite rock-soil. Sharana village formed pictures the concept of 12th century Sharanas engaged actively in their kayakas (occupations).
  The Trust is running an orphanage. There is a hillock which is named as Sharana Shaila. On Sharana Shaila is erected Lord Basavanna’s statue of 108’ height. It is structured on a pedestal of 24 feet height, 60’ x 80’ size. ruins of lord Shiva temple of great architectural styles and written scripts can be found in a village soldapka, which is situated 20 km away from Basavakalyan.
caption: Basavakalyan Fort
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