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Hubli
Brief
Hubli is important to the traveller principally as a major railway junction on the routes from Mumbai to Bangalore,Goa & norther Karnataka. Hubli is more of an industrial city & hence from a tourist point of view there might be precarious little to see. However the city has a good network of well maintained roads within the city & ready availability of any important resources one would like to have during travelling.Though a steady development is happening throughout the city,generally all the main services (hotel ,restaurants ,amusement centres )are generally close to the railway station & in & around the bus stand.
History
Hubli is an important city of Karnataka. It is well know for its commercial religious and cultural importance. Concordance of religion is its inherent slogan. It was here that the message of 'Ahimsa Paramodarmaha' found its fragrance and evenacense.The place was the abode of Jainism during the period of Kalyana Chalukyas. Between 10th and 12th centuries it was the part of Beluvala-300 and Halasige-12000. In an inscription of 11th century Hubli is called as Eleyapurvadhahalli. In a treaty between the Vijayanagara Kings and Portugese (1547 A.D.) it was called Hobeli. it was for a period of Hubli was the main seat of Yapaniya sect of Jainism. However this sect merged with the Digambara sect in the due course.The 10 Jain temples (ancient and modern) of the place denote the symbolic representation of religious awareness.
CultureClimate & Geogaphical Location
The climate is hot and wet during the summer and rainy seasons and pleasant during winter.
How to Reach
Hubli is a major rail junction on the Bombay to banglore route and for trains to Bijapur and Hospet.