Hoysala Kingdom
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The Hoysala Kingdom was a prominent South Indian dynasty that ruled most of what is now Karnataka, as well as parts of Tamil Nadu and southwestern Telangana, between the 11th and 14th centuries CE. Th
Sala fighting a tiger, the emblem of the Hoysala Empire, at the Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
Garuda pillar hero stone (virgal) at Halebidu with old Kannada inscription of about 1220 CE.
Chennakesava Temple, Somanathapura, built 1268 CE.
Old Kannada inscription dated to 1182 of King Veera Ballala II at Akkana Basadi, Shravanabelagola.
Vishnuvardhana
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Vishnuvardhana or Bittideva was a king of the Hoysala Empire in what is today the state of Karnataka, India. He ascended the Hoysala throne after the death of his elder brother Veera Ballala I in 1108
Hoysala Kingdom
…Malnad region of Karnataka. Initially, the Hoysalas served as feudatories of the Western Chalukyas of Kalyana. The dynasty gained prominence under King Vishnuvardhana particularly after the defeat of the Cholas in the Battle of Talakad, which consolidated Hoysala authority in the Deccan. Taking advantage of the…
Panel depicting Vishnuvardhana, at the Chennakesava Temple
Chennakeshava Temple commissioned by Vishnuvardhana, Vesara architecture at Belur
The Hoysaleshwara Temple at Halebidu was financed by Ketamalla and Kesarasetti, rich merchants who dedicated it to King Vishnuvardhana and his queen Shantaladevi
Kappe Chennigaraya Temple built by queen Shantala Devi