About Belagola
Belagola is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Shrirangapattana taluk of Mandya district in Karnataka. It is around 7 km from famous K.R.S. dam. As of 2001 India census, Belagola had a population of 9216 with 4644 males and 4572 females. The nearest city is Mysore while the official language is Kannada. Mandya is the Lok Sabha constituency. One can see a distinct migration of Chalukyan school of art to the Hoysala period art in the Jain center of Hale-belagola or Old town Belagola. The Jain shrine located here was built in 1094 A.D. by prince Eriyanga, the son of king Vinayadatta. An idol of Dharavendra is erected in the center of the shrine. The inscription about Eriyanga greatly glorifies the prince and his teacher Gruru Gopal, and mentions the prince's generosity of donating the twelve villages of Belagola and Rachanahalli for religious cause.
Source: Wikipedia, Kamat Potpourri