Bangalore Weekend Getaway: Visit Hassan & stay at Hotel Southern Star at 25% discount! Premier Room @ Rs. 3515 including Breakfast & Taxes

Hotel Southern Star

The location of Hotel Southern Star, Hassan has been strategically chosen as Hassan is an important destination for domestic and inbound tourists alike. The location is also an important religious and pilgrim destination for Jain pilgrims with its proximity to Sravanabelagola.

Tucked away in a tranquil setting in Hassan, you'll find The Southern Star, named for an important religious and pilgrim destination for Jain pilgrims. Hassan is an important destination for domestic and inbound tourists. At Southern Star, we facilitate guests with screened accommodations, comfortable beds, hot showers, clean bathrooms and on site activities.

Popular Destinations

Belur

Belur town, renowned as Dakshina Varanasi: i.e the Banaras of South, is situated 37kms from Hassan on the banks of the river Yagachi. Once the capital of the Hoysala Empire, this quaint hamlet has several temples like Chennakeshava Temple and monuments that displays ancient Hoysala sculpture and architecture.

Gorur

Situated 12kms from Hassan, Gorur is a dam site across the river Hemavathy.

Special permission is needed to enter the premises of this pleasant picnic spot.

Goruru Ramawamay Iyengar, an invaluable asset to the world of Kannada literature hails from this place.

Mahamastakabhisheka

Mahamasthakabhisheka is an event of great significance, organized once in 12 years in the town of Shravanabelagola. This is the head anointing ceremony performed to the 57 feet high monolithic statue of Lord Gommateshwara Bahubali. The event lasts for several days and the main ritual i.e the mahamastakabhisheka is performed in a particular day.

On the day of the mahamastakabhisheka, the area in front of the statue presents a glorious sight. One hundred and eight coloured 'kalashas' have been arranged in a geometrical pattern. Each pot has a coconut with mango leaves tied to it with a holy coloured thread. These pots are used for anointing the monolith statue of Gommateshwara. The ritual usually commence by sprinkling consecrated water onto the participants by devotees carrying 1008 specially prepared vessels. The statue is then bathed and anointed with hundreds of pots of water, coconut, sugarcane juice, milk, curd, ghee, saffron, rice flour, turmeric paste and various concoctions. The previous Mahamasthakabhisheka ceremony was held during the year 2006.

Halebid

Situated at a distance of 31km from Hassan,

Halebid (Halebidu) earlier known as Dwarasamudra was the ancient and wealthy capital city of the Hoysala Empire. Halebid means ruined city. The place is famous for the remnants of the glorious Hoyasala period and has one of the finest Hoysala temple named Hoysaleswara temple.

Getaways, Shopping & Temples

Historically Speaking

The history of Hassan involves two of the greatest dynasties that ruled Karnataka, Western Ganga Dynasty of Talkad (350 - 999 CE.) and the Hoysala Empire (1000 - 1334 CE). Hassan was the seat of power for the Hoysala Empire that ruled large parts of south India in the 11th to the 13th century. The Hoysala rulers had built a huge number of temples during their reign and as many as fifty of these amazing sculptures and architectural structures survive today and are being looked after by the Archeology Survey of India. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Hassan became a land of contention between the Keladi Nayakas of Shimoga and the Mysore Kingdom. It finally merged as an independent Mysore kingdom.

Pilgrimage Centers near Hassan

• Sringeri (146 kms)
• Baba Budan Giri Hills (84 kms)
• Belavadi (10 kms)
• Arsikere (40 kms)
• Jinanathapura (14kms)