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Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries. New Delhi: Abhinav. ISBN 81-7017-312-4. "Monuments of Bengaluru Circle, Archaeological Survey of India-Various districts of Karnataka". Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Archived from the original on 25 June 2012
The temple is about 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) away from Halebidu Temple. The nearest airport to the temple is Bangalore Airport, from which it is a 220 km (137 mi) long drive of about 3.5 hours on National Highway 75 heading west. [6] The Hoysaleswara Temple is located in Halebidu town in Hassan district of Karnataka state. It is about 30 km (19 ...
Profile of a Hoysala temple at Somanathapura. Hoysala architecture is the building style in Hindu temple architecture developed under the rule of the Hoysala Empire between the 11th and 14th centuries, in the region known today as Karnataka, a state of India. Hoysala influence was at its peak in the 13th century, when it dominated the Southern ...
The Hoysala Kingdom was a Kannada dynasty originating from the Indian subcontinent that ruled most of what is now Karnataka, parts of Tamilnadu and South-Western Telangana between the 10th and the 14th centuries CE. [1] [2] [3] The capital of the Hoysalas was initially located at Belur, but was later moved to Halebidu. [4]
The Hedathale village is well known for the Lakshmikantha Swami (literally the Lord of Lakshmi) temple situated at the centre of the village which was built which was built in 1187 AD by the then ruler of the Hoysala Kingdom King Veera Ballala II (r. 1173–1220 CE), the most notable monarch of the Hoysala Empire. Its uniqueness lies in its ...
The Chennakesava Temple, also referred to as Chennakeshava Temple and Keshava Temple, is a Vaishnava Hindu temple on the banks of River Kaveri at Somanathapura, Mysuru, Karnataka, India.The temple was consecrated in 1258 CE by Somanatha Dandanayaka, a general of the Hoysala King Narasimha III. It is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) east of Mysuru ...
Thus, the temple is a medley of the Hoysala and Vijayanagar styles of temple architecture. Tradition holds that all the islands formed in the Kaveri River are consecrated to Sri Ranganathaswamy ( PrabhaVishnu mentioned in Vishnu Sahasranama ) and large temples have been built in very ancient times dedicated to that deity on the three largest ...
Jain hoysala complex in Halebidu, Hassan district consists of three Jain Basadis (Basti or temples) dedicated to the Jain Tirthankars Parshvanatha, Shantinatha and Adinatha. The complex is situated near Kedareshwara temple and Dwarasamudra lake .