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
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
Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
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The Chennakeshava Temple, also referred to as the Keshava, Kesava or Vijayanarayana Temple, is a 12th-century Hindu temple in the Hassan district of Karnataka, India. It was commissioned by King Vishn
Vishnuvardhana
…success against the Cholas, he built the Jain Basadis at Kambadahalli and Shravanbelgola and several Hindu temples in his Kingdom, and the spectacular Chennakesava Temple at Belur (also called the Vijayanarayana temple), dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Around the same time, the Hoysaleswara Temple, more ornate than…
The entrance Gopura and courtyard of Chennakeshava temple at Belur
View of the Gopuram from inside the courtyard of the Chennakesava Temple Belur
Belur Chennakeshava Tempel
Belur Panorama