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Keywords: Hoysala Temples, Kedareshwara Temple, Nagalapura The temple is just a few yards from Chennakeshava temple. Location: Nagalapura This ekakuta (single sanctum) temple faces east and is dedicated to Shiva. It is consisted of a garbha-grha (sanctum), an antarala (vestibule) and a navaranga (closed hall). There would have been a porch but it has disappeared. Though the garbha-grha faces east however the main entrance to the temple, through navaranga, is on its southern side. The garbha-grha is modeled on a sixteen-pointed star plan. The shikhara (tower) of the temple has not survived. This temple belongs to the matured Hoysala architectural phase. This phase is distinguished by the series of the bands of the adhisthana of the temple and the eaves over the external wall images. Both these features are evident in this temple. The arrangement of bands found here, over the adhishthana (platform), is consisted of six separate horizontal friezes. These are, from bel...

Keywords: Hoysala Temples, Chennakeshava Temple, Nagalapura This ekakuta temple is very much ruined and has been reconstructed with its falling material. The temple, as it stood today , consists of a garbha-grha (sanctum), antarala (vestibule) and navaranga (closed hall). There might have been a porch attached to navaranga in earlier times, but it has disappeared completely. The external walls of the shrine are embellished with various icons of Vaishnava cult. Noticeable among these are, Hayagriva, Vitthala, Venugopala, Yoga-Narasimha, Ugra-Narasimha, kevala-Narasimha, Vishnu over Adi-Shesha, Dhanvantari etc. Location: Nagalapura

Keywords: Hoysala Temples, Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli Panchakuta Basadi (or Panchakoota Basadi) is located in the Kambadahalli village of the Mandya district, Karnataka state, in southwestern India. Location: Kambadahalli It is one of the finest examples of South Indian Dravidian architecture of the Western Ganga variety, related to the Jain faith and iconography. According to the historian K.R. Srinivasan, the temple complex, which was built by the kings of the Western Ganga Dynasty is assignable to the period 900-1000 CE. The historian I. K. Sarma however assigns an earlier date of 8th century, based on traces of early Pallava-Pandya and Chalukya-Pallava influences. Kambadahalli (whose name in the Kannada language literally translates to "village with pillar") which is located 18 km from the famous Jain heritage town of Shravanabelagola, on the Mandya-Shravanabelagola highway, gets its name from the Brahmadeva pillar (Manasthambha) erected in front of the templ...

Keywords: Hoysala Temples, Lakshminarayana Temple, Sindhaghatta Sindhaghatta forming part of Kaveri basin was ruled by the Gangas and succeeded respectively by the Cholas, Hoysalas, Vijayanagara and the Mysore Wodeyars. Location: Sindhaghatta Temple The temple of Lakshminarayana built upon a raised jagati is assignable to 12th  century AD non ornate variety of Hoysala style of architecture. The extent portion on plan has a square garbhagriha, asukanasi, a pillared navaranga and a pillared mandapa. The adhisthana mouldings are derived into friezes uncarved in the region of garbhagriha. The bhitti is veryaustere. The kapota is marked with offsets over which less conspicuous eave with kudu arches support an ekatala stepped pyramidal Dravida sikhara in the region of sanctum. The tala is composed of karnakutas at corners and a large sala intervened by panjara motif. A prominent griva supports a kuta stupi with finial at top. The kuta stupi sculptured with kirtimukha decoration ...

Keywords: Hoysala Temples, Sangameshwara & Jangameshwara Temple, Sindhaghatta The temple is on the lines of Aghalaya (trikuta) and Govindanahalli (panchakuta), with two Shiva linga sanctums in a row inside the same temple. One of them is identified as Sangameshwara and the other as Jangameshwara (currently). The outer walls are again uncarved, similar to the Vaishnava temple in the town, but the inner carvings - primarily the Bhuvaneshwari designs on the roof tops. The exact timeframe when the temple was built is unclear, although, it is conservatively attributed to the period of Hoysala king Ballala the 3rd, in 1299 AD. There are conflicting gazetteer entries that date the temple back to 1179 AD too, and to the times of Vishnuvardhana and Veera Ballala II. Location: Sindhaghatta Temple This is one of the most amazing shiva temples of the Hoysala period.

Keywords: Hoysala Temples, Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple, Yoga Narasimha Temple, Melukote Melukote in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district, Karnataka, in southern India, is one of the sacred places in Karnataka. It is built on rocky hills, known as Yadugiri, Yaadavagiri and Yadushailadeepa, overlooking the Cauvery valley. Melukote is about 51 km (32 miles) from Mysore and 133 km (83 mi) from Bangalore. Location: Melukote Melukote is the location of the Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple, with a collection of crowns and jewels which are brought to the temple for the annual celebration. On the top of the hill is the temple of Yoganarasimha. Many more shrines and ponds are located in the town. Melukote is home to the Academy of Sanskrit Research, which has collected thousands of manuscripts. Early in the 12th century, the famous Srivaishnava saint Sri Ramanujacharya, who hailed from Tamil Nadu, stayed at Melukote for about 12 years. Early in the 12th century, the great Srivaishnav...