Halasi

Halasi Halasi (Palāśikā)
Former capital of Kadambas
Bhuvaraha Narasimha temple at Halasi
Halasi Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 15°32′24″N 74°35′27″E / 15.54°N 74.59083333333332°E / 15.54; 74.59083333333332
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Elevation	649 m (2,129 ft)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	591120
Telephone code	08336
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Nearest city	Belgaum

Halasi (Kannada: ಹಲಸಿ, also Halsi or Halshi, in earlier times also called Halasige or Palasige) is a town in Khanapur Taluk, Belgaum District in Karnataka, India. It is 14 km from Khanapur and about 25 km from Kittur. As known from inscriptions, the ancient name of the town was Palāśikā.^[1] A centre of the early Kadamba Dynasty (c. 500), it was a minor capital of the Goa Kadambas (980-1025).^[2] The town is notable for a series of medieval temples. The most famous are the Varāha Narasiṃha temple and Suvarṇeśvara temple in the town, and a third temple of Rāmeśvara. On a hill about 1.9 km. south-west of the town is a pilgrimage place known as Rāmatītha.