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 PNG SPORTS  Minister Don Pomb Polye made the following remarks in full solidarity with the PNG Kumuls, and the PNG Orchids : Both our PNG Kumuls and Santos PNG Orchids are doing well. I am so proud of both teams for representing PNG very well as worthy ambassadors. I have seen the PNG Kumuls promote PNG coffee in the market of the host country. I have also seen the United Nations and United Kingdom Aid support the coffee trade and other trades. Further, I have seen the PNG Orchids doing well in working cohesively with the PNG High Commissioner paying respect  as partner  ambassadors. As far as sportsmanship is concerned, our players have come a long way and I am confident that they are a success story for PNG. The Kumuls and the Orchids representing PNG at the international level in itself to me is a win already. The exposure , the experience, and the strict routine of discipline and diet that they are  being put through are winners. Whatever outcome we realise on the field of play wi

The temples built during the reign of the Hoysala kings of Karnataka happen to be some of the most intricately designed temples in all of India. Their lathe turned pillars, beautifully carved sculptures, ceiling work, reliefs, friezes, iconography, inscriptions and history are some of the best in the business. Out of the 1500 temples that were built during their reign, the 12th century Chenna Keshava temple at Belur happens to be the grandest of them all. Dedicated to the handsome lord Keshava, this 12th century temple marvel and an important pilgrimage site in Vaishnavism was built over three generations and took 103 years to finish. It was commissioned by King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 CE on the banks of the Yagachi river in Belur, also called Velapura, an early Hoysala empire capital. It was attacked and plundered many times by Muslim invaders and was always rebuilt. The Vijayanagara kings took over the mantle of temple management and restoration upon the end of the Hoysala era. The l