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Information : Belgaum
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About
Belgaum
In the heart of
Belgaum, near the bus terminus is the fort . At the
entrance are two shrines. One devoted to Ganapati &
another to Durga. Inside the Fort are two bastis in
the Late chalukyan style. Of these , the famous is Kamala Basti , Built in 1204 Come out
of the Kamal basti and you will
find another ruined Jain temple to its right.
Co-existing harmoniously with these temples are
two ancient mosques - the Safa Masjid
and the Jamia Masjid. Near the 16th century Jamia
Masjid is a dargah of Khanjar Wali. Step out of the
fort and you have a wide choice of temples and
churches to visit .

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The Kapileshwaras
temple - said to be the oldest , the Ananthashyana
Temple , the Maruti Temple and
the temples of Shiva , Vithoba ,
Dyamavva and Militrary Mahadeva. Belgaum
also has some very impressive churches. St.
Marys's Church . St. Xavier's Church , St Anthony's Church
, the Cathedral of our lady and the Methodist church.
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No
story of Belgaum is complete without a mention
of Kittur Rani Chennamma. One of
the India's freedom fighter , the queen 's heroic
resistance is still commemorated locally - in song
& story. Her status stands sentinel over Belgaum at a
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Languages
Spoken : Kannada ,Marathi, Hindi ,
Urdu , English

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