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Important Lingayat historic place

by bradbeaman

KUDALA SANGAMA is the place of Basava's religious reforms around 800 years ago. The famous rivers Krishna and Ghataprabha merge here.

To improve this historic place, the Government has established a Kudala Sangama Development Board to develop this place into a premier pilgrimage centre.

Kudala Sangama is 15 Km’s from Almatti (Dam Site ) and 45 Km’s from Bagalkot.

You can ascend a staircase that goes below the water to protect Kudala Sangama when the Almatti dam was built.

Bijapur - The Capital of the Adil Shahi Sultans

by utpalbasu

"The Gol Gambuj"

The Gol Gambuj,built during the reign of Sultan Muhammad Ali Adil Ahah
(1626-1656),is a simple building:just a majestic square hall,enclosed by
four lofty walls,that are buttressed by four octogonal,seven-storeyed-high
towers at the four corners.The whole structure is surmounted by a huge
hemispherical dome,covering an area of 18,000 square feet,thus,making
the dome the "Second Largest" Dome in the world

"The Gol Gambuj 2"

"The Langarkhana of the Gol Gambuj"

Bijapur

by bradbeaman

Bijapur means the city of victory.

The Gol Gumbaz is the second largest dome in the world, 124 feet in diameter. The acoustics of the dome make it a whispering gallery. Any whispering on one side of the dome can be heard on the other side. Standing in the dome an echo can be heard 9 times (11 times with fading).