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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dambal
| other_name = Dambal
| nickname =
| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline = Dodda Basappa Temple.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Doddabasappa Temple]] at Dambal, 12th century CE
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|15|19|41|N|75|48|37|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gadag District]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluks of Karnataka|Taluk]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Mundargi]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Constituency]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Haveri-Gadag]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 590
| population_total = 10,095
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 582 113
| registration_plate = KA 26
| website = {{URL|karnataka.gov.in}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]
| footnotes =
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}}

'''Dambala''' is a village in the [[gadag district]] of the state of [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. It was an ancient center of [[Buddhism]] and remained so as late as the 12th century.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.dharwad.com/dcforum/dharwad/321.html
|title=The Buddhist Legacy – Buddhism in Karnataka
|access-date=2006-12-18}}</ref> Dambal is at an elevation of {{cvt|590|m}}.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Dambal.html
|title=Dambal, India Page
|access-date=2007-01-25}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], Dambala had a population of 10,095 with 5,166 males and 4,929 females and 1,815 Households.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=808105&category=VILLAGE |title=Census of India: View Population Details |publisher=Censusindia.gov.in |access-date=2013-01-20}}</ref>

==History==

Under the rule of the [[Mauryas]] and [[Satavahana]], the teachings of Buddha flourished in [[Karnataka]]. Buddhist relics are found scattered around the town.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.kamat.com/database/books/kareducation/buddhist_education.htm
|title=Kamat Research Database - Buddhist System of Education
|access-date=2007-03-12}}</ref>

In a temple of the Buddhist deity [[Tara (Buddhism)|Tara]] in Dambal, there is an inscription dated 1095 AD, a temple built by 16 merchants for the deity Tara and a vihara for Buddhist monks. Although Buddhism was assimilated by the growing popularity of [[Hinduism]], there was a Buddhist centre in Dambal as late as the 12th century.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.dharwad.com/dcforum/dharwad/321.html
|title=The Buddhist Legacy
|access-date=2007-03-12}}</ref>

==Doddabasappa Temple==
[[File:Dodda Basappa temple Stellate plan.JPG|left|thumb|[[Doddabasappa Temple]] at Dambal, 12th century CE]]
There are three Hindu temples here.
The [[Doddabasappa Temple]] is of the [[Western Chalukya]] architectural style and has a twenty-four pointed stellate plan for the [[vimana (shrine)|vimana]] with so many star points that it almost becomes circular in appearance.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.indoarch.org/
|title=Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent
|access-date=2006-12-18 }}</ref> Each right angle is divided into four 22.5 degrees angles. Then each angle is again divided and covered with intricate carvings.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.indoarch.org/place.php?placelink=R%3D5%2BS%3D18%2BP%3D227%2BM%3D1052
|title=Dodda Basappa temple - 12th century
|access-date=2006-12-19 }}</ref>

==Jappadbavi==
Recently discovered the temple well locals call it as ''Jappadbavi''

==Kappata gudda==
''Kappata gudda'' hill is very near to Dambal, the famous ''Kappata Malleshwara Temple'' is about 5 miles from Dambal.

==See also==
* [[North Karnataka]]
* [[Tourism in North Karnataka]]
* [[Gadag]]
* [[Lakkundi]]
* [[Mahadeva Temple (Itagi)]]
*[[Vesara]]

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070203120944/http://chitralakshana.com/history-12.htm History of Indian Art]
* {{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Mahbubur |year=2012 |chapter=Architecture |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Architecture |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}
* [http://www.deccanherald.com/content/287165/F Deccan-herald: Dambal]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130625081542/http://puratattva.in/2012/12/08/dambal-a-religious-symphony-2048.html Dambal a religious symphony]
* [http://www.deccanherald.com/content/287165/dusty-dambal-think-again.html Dusty Dambal? Think again!]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

{{Settlements in Gadag district}}
{{Hindu temples in Karnataka}}

{{Gadag}}

[[Category:Buddhist sites in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Gadag district]]
[[Category:Western Chalukya Empire]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Gadag district]]
[[Category:Buddhist temples in Karnataka]]

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>Walrus Ji at 10:49, 23 January 2021