Bankapura

Bankapura is a panchayat town in Haveri locale in the territory of Karnataka, India. It is in Shiggaon taluk, is only 2.5 km from the Pune-Bangalore national expressway NH-4, 22 km from Haveri town. Bankapura is around 45 km from Hubli-Dharwad. A verifiable site, Bankapura is well known for the Nagareshwara sanctuary, Bankapura fortification, The Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary. Baada, the origin of Kanaka Dasa is close to Bankapura.

There are in excess of 50 well known archeological landmarks in Haveri District like Siddeshwar sanctuary Haveri and Galaganatheswar sanctuary Galaganatha in Haveri taluk, Shiva sanctuary in Chaudayyadanapura of Ranebennur, Tarakeshwar sanctuary at Hangal. The great Bankapur fort area has the eye getting 66 pillared Nagareshwar sanctuary was worked in a sadness to cover it from intruders in the eleventh century in Chalukya style in a gloom.

There are many all around cut columns. The stronghold territory contains 139.10 sections of land of place that is known for, which 52.10-section of land is saved for the prevalently known Mayura Vana, the home the peacocks for three decades. According to the 16 engravings, has references to the historical backdrop of this place, it was devoted to Shiva. The sanctuary likewise once it was an inside for study and research on Jainism.