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Government Museum Shimoga

 

Type of Museum

Archaeological

Year of Establishment

1982

Ownership& Governance

Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage

History/Background

 

Shivappanayaka palace is a State Monument raised on a 0.75-m high plinth with well-cut and dressed stone slab casing. It consists of a Spacious pillared Hall with open pillared façade and two Rooms at hind corners. Right over the rooms are similar rooms and between them is a Balcony with open pillared façade. Between the pillars are engrailed arches. The balcony is approached by a staircase from the ground floor symmetrically placed beside the rooms. The façade is completely open with four tall wooden pillars and two corner pilasters infusing a majestic appearance to the monument. Within the hall are three rows of pillars. The third and the fourth rows support the balcony. Between the pillars of the second row on the floor are 8 small rectangular stone slabs conventionally looking like Tortoise. The balcony is an oblong hall with two rows of eight pillars each, similar to those beneath the balcony. Between the pillars of the façade and at the edge of projected part of the balcony runs a railing 0.60 m high. The palace has gabled roof measuring 30 m (N-E) by 15 m (S-E) and 9.75 m high at the central ridge. It is now covered with earthen tiles.

 

Sub Monuments behind the Palace is a square pavilion (30 x 30 m). On the south-eastern side along the riverbank, there are remains of stone bastions and fort wall.

 

Material Used Stone, brick, mortar and wood.

Measurement

9.50m X 1.50mtrs

Importance

Keladi period Summer Palace and Wood Palace. The Museum is Situated on the left bank of Tunga river, in Shimoga Town

Historical Background 3

Keladi Shivappanayaka Palace, Stately Monument. essentially wooden  with slopy tile roof, popularly known as the Shivappanayaka paace is undoubtedly in existence from the middle of 17 th Century A.D it was caused to be built probably by Venkatappanayaka (1590-1629 A.D) one of the powerful rulers of the Keladi dynasty (c.1500-1763 A.D).It was renovated and modified during Shivappanayaka the most well known of the dynasty, and in the early part of 19 th century. A quadrangular pavilion was added at the back of the palace perhaps in the early  20 th Century. The monument (30.00(l)X15.00(b)bx9.50(h).mtrs) is raised on a plinth of about 0.5 mtrs high. it consists of spacious pillared hall approaced by five ramps at regular intervals in the front. It has an open pillared facade and two rooms eacy one above the other at the hind corners. Between the rooms is a balcony with projection at the centre. The balcony is approached by two staircases from the front floor. This palace was originally much arger than what is extant now. On the north western side, remnant of brick walls exposed during debris clearence indicate two parallel large halls (9.50x1.50 mtrs) and a spacious quadrangular hall. Some more part of the palace still remains to be traced. The wooden tall pillars are characterised with pushpa bodigai in the Vijayanagar style, but the shaft is tapering and fluted with heavy square base and blossoming lotus motif and the ornamental floral band engraved near the top typical of the post Vijayanagar indigeneous style between the pillars of the balcony are engrailed arches characteristic of the indo-islamic style. the projected part of the balcony was perhaps meant for the rulers to make distinguished appearance on occasions to public gathered in the front. In the front ground floor is a row of eight ornamental, stone plaques at regular interals meant for the sentinals. this is one of few earliest extant palaces known in Karnataka. In the history of Indian secular architecture, relatively much less known is this Palace, therefore merits a prominent place. in the rooms, the pavilion, the open court, and in the premises are displayed prehistoric cultural remains of domestic materal relics manuscripts of the Keladi and later periods and sculptures of various styles and periods and inscriptions.

Collections

Pre-historic to Early historic:

  

 

The Archeological members found during excavations at Chadravalli and Brahmagiri   Neolithic tools, Megalithic potteries are displayed in the gallery.

Coins:

 

 

Museum has total 468 coins collection.  Two Gold , 370 copper, 12 Nickel, 63 silver 11 brass, 10 paper currency. Vijayanagara, Mysore and Edward VII King & Emperor and These coins are ascribable to 19th-20th centuries.  These coins show the currency system in India and show how artistically they are manufactured.

 

Paintings:

 

 

The paintings belongings to artists from north Karnataka area are displayed in the contemporary Paintings section. The paintings like oil, Water,  Pencil sketch, Crayon, Sketch pen, Calligraphy,  Mixed media,  Etching and Poster water colure Paintings are displayed.

Sculptures:

 

 

The Museum as a rare collection of sculptures collected from various part of Shimoga district. They have been displayed here belonging to the period  renging from  8th to 19th A.D. The image of yaksha, Herostone, masti stone, jaina Sculptures, shaiva and vaishnava Sculptures and Kadamba, Chalukya, Hoysala, Vijayanagara and Keladi period sculptures Displayed in Gallery.

 

 

Inscriptions:Number of inscriptions are displayed in this museum. These inscriptions are in Kannada and  Sanskrit belong to the period 8 to 19 century A.D.

 

 

Arms and weapons: Museum has total 79 weapons of Keladi and British period. Sword, pistol etc. Important collections are 1860 Iron Rockets. World First Discovery and Display at Gallery.

 

 

Leaf and Palm manuscripts: Museum has total 17 palm Leaf, 2 kadathas other manuscripts

 

 

Copper plates : 15 copper plates of Vijayanagra and Keladi period belonging to 15th-18 th century.

 

 

Wood carvings: 18 th -19 the century Temple doorway and window and sculpture - 41 objects.

 

 

Metal Objects: 13 th century - 19th century Vishnu, Shiva and other Goddess 130 sculptures

Timing

Open on All days from 10:00AM to 05:30PM

Entrance Fees

For Adults Rs.20/- and for children Rs.10/-

Parking Fees

For Two Wheeler Rs.05/- and for Four Wheeler Rs.10/-

Suitable season for visit

All Season

Approach by Air

Mangalore

Approach by Train

Shimoga

Local Transport

Buses, autorikshas, taxis etc.

Contact

Asst Director, Government Museum, Shivappanayaka Palace, Fort Road, Shimoga-577202.

Phone: 08182-221992

email: thejucdurga@gmail.com

 

 

Last Updated: 20-10-2020 04:23 PM Updated By: Approver


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