By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore
About ten years ago myself and my friends planned to visit some interesting places in Shivamogga town. It was also our desire to visit Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Shivamogga Kendra. We learnt that Balligave is very near and hence we visited Balligave and saw the temples described below.






