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From: "Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar" <>
Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] A church submerged in water ...
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:13:19 +0530

Monday, Aug 04, 2008

Shettihalli - A church from another era submerged in water

The derelict church at Shettihalli evokes memories of the past.
The Holy Rosary Church was built by French Missionaries way
back in the 18th Century.

Shettihalli (near Hassan, Karnataka state) was first mentioned
in the Jesuit records by the missionary Fr. Manuel De Almeyda
in 1727, but it became a separate mission station only in 1740.
The church was attributed to Fr. Dubois, commonly referred to
as Abbe Dubois. He had built the church and a presbytery there,
possibly in 1810. However, there seemed to have been a church
even prior to that, but it is believed to have been destroyed.

The Church was renovated around 1860. However, the roof of the
abandoned church was finally removed in 1982, and today it stands
as a derelict monument that is reminiscent of the colonial days. Much
water has indeed flowed under the bridge since then, as it now stands
submerged by the backwaters of the Hemavathy reservoir.

http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/08/04/stories/2008080450650200.htm

Some other pages on this church, with photographs:

http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/11/stories/2005081102190200.htm

http://www.ghumakkar.com/2008/02/01/shettihali-a-church-submerged-in-the-waters/

http://backpakker.blogspot.com/2008/01/shettihalli.html

--- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

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