The Belgaum Fort in 1945, Belgaum
The Rampart from inside the fort, Belgaum
Today's Missing Temples as seen in the Fort of Belgaum in 1860
These are some images of the temples as seen in 1860. No one knows where are these located today and whether they have been demolished because of 21st Century's Cement Buildings Evolution.
If government had really taken necessary action and preserved these temples, may be we could have had chance to see them as an antique and preserved monument under the Act of ASI, Dharwad.
Lets us hope so that the available monuments in Belgaum Fort do not get a bad ending and get listed in Endangered List of human revolution.
Lead Half Karshapana of Kuras of Belgaum/Kohlapur 30BC - 65AD RARE
Ruler : King Vasithiputra
Year : 30 BC - 65 AD
Units : Pb (lead) Karshapana, 20mm 3.4gm
Obverse : Bow & Arrow, legend in Brahmi: Siri Vasisthiputrasa
Reverse : Tree in railing on right; Multi arched hill on left
The south west region was ruled by the Kuras during the 1st century AD and they were the major power. Brahmapuri and Madhavapur (Kolhapur and Belgaum) were the two major seats. Some of the military achievements over Chutus show the influence of Chutus in their coinage. They mainly ruled between 30 BC and 65 AD as could be understood by the victory of Nahapana over Kuras. The King Vilivayukura is even quoted in Ptolemy's work and seems to be the last king who was defeated by the Satavahanas giving way for Chutus to circulate their coins in this area. All the coins minted by the Kuras were in lead. The bow and arrow decorated the coin obverse and the reverse of their coinage usually carried Chaitya, railed tree and river symbols along with the Brahmi legend along the periphery.
Lead Half Karshapana of Kuras of Belgaum/Kohlapur 30BC - 65AD, Overstruck, Lion facing right RARE
Year : 30 BC - 65 AD
Unit : Pb (lead) Karshapana, 20mm 5.3gm
Obverse : Overstruck, Lion facing right, legend in Brahmi
Reverse : Tree in railing on right;
Reference: Unpublished
The south west region was ruled by the Kuras during the 1st century AD and they were the major power. Brahmapuri and Madhavapur (Kolhapur and Belgaum) were the two major seats. Some of the military achievements over Chutus shows the influence of Chutus in their coinage. They mainly ruled between 30 BC and 65 AD as could be understood by the victory of Nahapana over Kuras. The King Vilivayukura is even quoted in Ptolemy's work and seems to be the last king who was defeated by the Satavahanas giving way for Chutus to circulate their coins in this area. All the coins minted by the Kuras were in lead. The bow and arrow decorated the coin obverse and the reverse of their coinage usually carried Chaitya, railed tree and river symbols along with the Brahmi legend along the periphery.
Lead Karshapana of Kuras of Belgaum/Kohlapur 30BC - 65AD RARE
Ruler : King Vasithiputra
Year : 30 BC - 65 AD
Unit : Pb (lead) Karshapana,30mm 18.4gm
Obverse : Bow & Arrow, legend in Brahmi:Siri Vasisthiputrasa
Reverse : Tree in railing on right; Multi arched hill on left
Reference : TA#014, RRR
The south west region was ruled by the Kuras during the 1st century AD and they were the major power. Brahmapuri and Madhavapur (Kolhapur and Belgaum) were the two major seats. Some of the military achievements over Chutus shows the influence of Chutus in their coinage. They mainly ruled between 30 BC and 65 AD as could be understood by the victory of Nahapana over Kuras. The King Vilivayukura is even quoted in Ptolemy's work and seems to be the last king who was defeated by the Satavahanas giving way for Chutus to circulate their coins in this area. All the coins minted by the Kuras were in lead. The bow and arrow decorated the coin obverse and the reverse of their coinage usually carried Chaitya, railed tree and river symbols along with the Brahmi legend along the periphery.
Queens Garden Belgaum in 1878.One Comment from vismardolkar53rediffmail says :
About 50 yrs back this was a real garden and we used to sit on branches of the trees there and study for the Annual exams .And many of my friends will agree with me when i say that we have carried a part of it in our hearts forever.Especial mention has to be made of the lemon trees and its serpentine branches which were favorites with us and also the snakes! Around 10AM the newspapers arrived from Bombay at the green hotel and we watched its distribution amongst the various vendors. That used to be our break from studies for about 15 minutes.
Belgaum Railway Station as seen in 1925.
Belgaum Railway Station as seen in 1940.
Belgaum Railway Station as seen in 1945.
Belgaum Railway Station as seen in 2009.
Belgaum Railway Station as seen in near future.This is how the Belgaum railway station will look after renovation is complete. The work is in progress and raising the height of the platform has been done. Now the main building work is under progress and multi-level parking building is also under construction. It will take another 12-16 months or even more for the new look.This is how the Belgaum railway station will look after renovation is complete. The work is in progress and raising the height of the platform has been done. Now the main building work is under progress and multi level parking building is also under construction. It will take another 12-16 months or even more for the new look.
Hindalga Ganpati as seen in 1917.
Hindalga Ganpati as seen in 2009The Hindalga Ganesh Temple is in Belgaum, Karnataka. This is also known as Nagtya Ganpati. Now under the maintenance of the MLIRC.
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Belgaum Weather Check !
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