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Banavasi means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Wikipedia: India HistoryBanavasi is an ancient temple town in Uttara Kannada in the South Indian state of Karnataka. Banavasi was the ancient capital of the Kannada empire Kadamba who ruled entire Karnataka state. They were the first native empire to give prominence to Kannada and Karnataka. Banavasi is the oldest town in the Karnataka state. It has grown up around the Madhukeshwara Temple built in the 9th century and dedicated to Lord Shiva the supreme God in Shaivism, a major branch of Hinduism. Banavasi contains some of the oldest architectural monuments in South India.
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Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Kannambadi < [Chapter II - Temples of Kulottunga I’s Time]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
The Pallavas of the Prakrit and Sanskrit charters < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Origin of the Pallava Dynasty < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Later or the Imperial Pallavas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Hoyasala Commander < [October 1950]
"Prabhu Devara Ragale" < [April 1940]
Reviews < [November-December 1931]
Annadatri-carita (study) (by Sarannya V.)
5. The Grand feast in Sangam Literature < [Chapter 1 - The Myth of Grand Feast]
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 3 - Gonka II (A.D. 1137—1161-62) < [Chapter I - The Velanandu Chodas of Tsandavole (A.D. 1020-1286)]
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