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{{for|the Dardic indigenous people in Pakistan|Kalash people}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kalasa
| nickname = 
| settlement_type = town
| image_skyline = File:Kalaseshwara Temple, Kalasa.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Kalaseshwara Temple
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|13.2340|N|75.3553|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 = [[Chikkamagaluru district|Chikkamagaluru]]
| subdivision_type3= [[Region]]
| subdivision_name3= [[Malenadu]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
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| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 64
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 807
| population_total = 11198
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 577 124
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 08263
| registration_plate = KA-18
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Kalasa''' is a taluk located in [[Chikkamagaluru district]] in [[Karnataka]]. Kalasa is home to the Kalaseshwara Temple dedicated to Lord [[Shiva]].<ref>https://kalasheshwaraswamytemple.kar.nic.in</ref> Kalasa lies 92 Kilometres South-west of [[Chickmagalur]] and is located on the banks of the [[Bhadra River]].

==[[Santara dynasty]]==
The history of this region is also associated with Santara or Bhairarasa dynasty. Santara or Bhairarasa is the name of a medieval ruling dynasty of Karnataka, India.

[[Edgar Thurston]] mentions that the Bhairarasas or Santaras were among the powerful [[Bunt (community)|Bunt]]<ref>[[Edgar Thurston|Thurston, Edgar]]; [[K. Rangachari]] (1909). [[Castes and Tribes of Southern India]] Volume 1.[https://archive.org/stream/castestribesofso01thuriala#page/152/mode/2up Pg. 152] Madras: Government Press</ref> chiefs who seem to have exercised control over a greater part of the [[Tulu Nadu|Tuluva]] country before the rise of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]]. The Santaras were Jains and had matrimonial relations with the Saivite Alupa royal family of the canara region. The Santaras built a number of Jain monuments and were responsible for the spread of Jainism in the Tulu Nadu and Malenadu region of Karnataka. During this period the Santara ruler Veera Pandya Bhairarasa erected the monolith of Bahubali in Karkala.

==Transport==
Kalasa lies amidst [[Malenadu]] at a distance of 119 km from [[Mangalore]], 310 km from [[Bengaluru]] and 85 km from district headquarters [[Chikkamagaluru]]. [[Horanadu]] is at a distance of 9 km and [[Kudremukh|Kudremukha National park]] is at a distance of 23 km from Kalasa.Kalasa can be reached by KSRTC and private buses. Nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru railway station. The nearest airport is [[Mangalore International Airport]] previously known as Bajpe airport situated in Mangalore.

==References==
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== External links ==
{{commons category|Kalasa}}

{{Chikkamagaluru topics}}

{{Hindu temples in Karnataka}}

[[Category:Hindu holy cities]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Chikkamagaluru district]]
[[Category:Hill stations in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Chikkamagaluru district]]

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