Hoysala architecture
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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 st
Profile of a Hoysala temple at Somanathapura
Vishnu with Lakshmi (Lakshminarayana) at Halebidu
Shiva, Parvati, Nandi at Halebidu
Hoysala stepped temple tank (Kalyani) at Hulikere, Karnataka
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 wa
Hoysala architecture
…era remain as examples of the Hoysala architectural style, including the Chennakesava Temple at Belur, the Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu, and the Kesava Temple at Somanathapura. These three temples were accorded UNESCO world heritage site status in 2023. Other examples of Hoysala craftsmanship are the temples…
Keshava temple at Somanathpura (also spelled Keshava temple, Somnathpur)
A part of the Kannada inscription of about c.1268 at Keshava temple entrance.
The platform around the temple serves as the circumambulation passage.
Wall panel relief and molding frieze around the main Kesava Temple