A Study Report of Ancient Nageshwara Temple, Begur is a more than 1100 years old Indian Heritage. This Heritage Report is made by Pradhan Birua. Under this report you may know the interesting facts with photos about this site like Hero stones, Ancient Script etc.

1. A Study Report of Ancient Nageshwara
Temple, Begur
Welcome to the world of more than 1000 year old Temple
Submitted to GoUNESCO
By –Pradhan Birua, GCA, Bangalore
MBA Student, Pride, Periyar University.

2. Contents
14 to 21 Hero stones of the Site
Ancient Architecture of the temple
32 The reason for less footfall
22 Two Worshipped bulls 33 How it can be preserved
23 to 24 New temples in the campus 34 Thank You
Page no. Topic Page No. Topic
1 Title of the study 25 Two Worshipped pillar
2 Contents 26 Wonderful Worshipped carving
3 Declaration 27 Ancient carving Sculpture
4 Architecture Heading 28 Ancient Script in the stone
5 Historical Background 29 Wooden Modern Rath
6 Significance of the past 30 One Tree and One Well in the campus
7 to 13 Interesting facts 31 Discussion With People Photos

3. I hereby declare that the Study work entitled “A Study Report of
Ancient Nageshwara Temple, Begur” submitted to the GoUNESCO is a record of an
original work done by me and this Study Report work is submitted in
the partial fulfillment of the #Task_2 of GoUNESCO Campus
Ambassador Programme .
I didn’t used any copyrighted photos or contents in this submitted
study report. All Photos are clicked by My camera only.
Date :- 26/02/2015 Pradhan Birua
City- Bangalore(Karnataka) GoUNESCO Campus Ambassador

4. Nageshwara Temple, Begur is situated in under the
Bangalore City.
It is 1100 year old temple.

5. -> This temple Belongs to Western Ganga Dynasty Period.
-> After Western Ganga Dynasty Period it comes under Chola Kingdom.
-> Temple have 1100 years old inscriptions
-> temple Inscriptions say that 1100 years ago Bangalore word was existing
Historical background

6. Significance in the past of this Temple
Two shrines within the temple complex, the
Nageshvara and Nageshvarasvami were commissioned
during the rule of Western Ganga Dynasty Kings
Western Ganga Dynasty King Nitimarga I also called
Ereganga Neetimarga ruled r. 843-870
and Ereyappa Nitimarga II also called Ereganga
Neetimarga II,ruled r. 907-921

7. INTERESTING FACTS
What I observed in this temple campus
I Saw Hero stones in Temple Campus
After Discussing with Local peoples I found that these Hero stones are found
after Excavation.
Ancient Scripts are written in Stone
Ancient Architecture as well as Modern Style Architecture
1 Small Sun temple is there where people worship sun

8. This Temple have Interesting Hero
Stones found after Excavation

9. These Hero Stones are the Memorial of
Ancient honorable death of a hero in battle
or any Social reason

10. Ancient Hero Stones in Campus

11. Females in Hero Stones in this Campus

12. Wonderful Hero Stone

13. Broken Hero Stones after Excavation

14. Ancient Architecture

15. Ancient Architecture
 .

16. Architecture style

17. Main Temples

18. One of the Main Temple

19. Main Temple Campus

20. Ancient Architecture Design on Top Side

22. People Worship here One Big and one
Small Bull. Its Called here Nandi

23. New Temple gate in the West Side

24. Two New temple Construction work
is going on
 One New Temple in West Side
One New Temple in east Side

25. People Worships these two Pillar.
Local people call it “Gadgamba”

26. One Wonderful Worshipped Carvings is
made on down side of the Pillar

27. Ancient Carving Sculptures in the Stones

28. Ancient Scripts is written in Stones

29. Wooden Modern Rath in The campus

30. One Tree and One Well in The campus

31. Discussion With People About the Temple
and wrote various things

32. The Reason for less Footfall
My Findings
 1) The Temple is not situated in the Prime Main Route.
 2) The Bus connectivity from Bangalore City is very less frequent.
 3) There is very less awareness in the People of the City about this
Ancient Heritage site.
 4) The Distance is also quite far i.e. 17 km. from city.
 5) Even if someone wants to visit this location then they have to change
at least 3-4 buses to get there.
 6) People of the City have no knowledge about this site’s ancient script
and Hero Stones that is present there.
 7) Peoples are also not aware that this site belongs to Historical Chola
Period.

33.  This Site should be Highlighted among the City people
via Print Media, Electronic Media, Social Media,
magazines, Newspaper, that this sites belongs to
 Historical Chola Dynasty
 More than 1100 year old temple
 In this temple campus ancient script is there in stone.
 Different type of Hero stones are there in this campus
and tallest hero stones length is 2170 mm.
How it can be Preserved