A slew of tourist facilities have been planned for the Hoysala temples at Somanathpur in Mysuru district, and at Belur and Halebidu in Hassan districts which are India’s official nomination for 2022 for being inscribed by the UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.
While the monuments at Belur and Halebidu belong to the 12th century, the Somanathpur temple belongs to the 13 th century CE.
Sources in the Department of Archaeology Museums and Heritage said that the UNESCO team will tentatively visit the three sites sometime in September and the key issue pertaining to site management plan has already been approved and submitted to the Government of India.
