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Lesser Known Temples Of The Hoysala Empire
Lesser known temples built by the Hoysala Empire during the period of their ascendancy (1119-1286 C.E.) are included in the table below. These constructions incorporate many of the artistic features usually associated with Hoysala architecture 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 ....Hardy(1995), pp317-348 References Citations Bibliography * * * * {{refend Hindu temples in Karnataka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoysala Empire
The Hoysala Empire was a Kannada people, Kannadiga power originating from the Indian subcontinent that ruled most of what is now Karnataka, India, Karnataka between the 10th and the 14th centuries. The capital of the Hoysalas was initially located at Belur, Karnataka, Belur, but was later moved to Halebidu. The Hoysala rulers were originally from Malenadu, an elevated region in the Western Ghats. In the 12th century, taking advantage of the internecine warfare between the Western Chalukya Empire and Kalachuris of Kalyani, the Hoysalas annexed areas of present-day Karnataka and the fertile areas north of the Kaveri delta in present-day Tamil Nadu. By the 13th century, they governed most of Karnataka, minor parts of Tamil Nadu and parts of western Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the Deccan Plateau. The Hoysala era was an important period in the development of South Indian art, architecture, and religion. The empire is remembered today primarily for Hoysala architecture; 100 survi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallikarjuna Temple, Hirenallur
The Mallikarjuna Temple at Hirenallur is a Hoysala era construction. Hirenallur is a village, about 12 km from Kadur, Chikkamagaluru district, in the Karnataka state, India. The monument is protected by the Karnataka state division of Archaeological Survey of India. The monument which was in a state of dis-repair was renovated around 2004 by the "Sri Dharmasthala Manjunathaeshwara Dharmothana Trust", with assistance of the Department of Culture, Government of India. References Further reading * Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples, Abhinav, 1996 * * Adam Hardy, Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries, Abhinav, 1995, New Delhi, . {{coord missing, Karnataka Gallery Rear view of trikutachala shrines in Mallikarjuna temple at Hirenallur.JPG, Rear view of ''trikutachala'' ("three towers") shrines in Mallikarjuna temple at Hirenallur Rear profile of Mallikarjuna temple at Hirenallur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Bhadravati
Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, also referred to as Lakshminarasimha temple of Bhadravati, is a 13th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, built by the Hoysala ruler Vira Someshwara. It is located in Bhadravati, Shimoga District of Karnataka state, India. The temple opens to the east and has three sanctums, one each dedicated to Venogopala, Lakshminarasimha and Vishnu-Puroshottama. It is notable for its Vesara architecture, with artwork that includes legends and deities of Vaishnavism, as well as those of Shaivism, Shaktism and Vedic deities. Important reliefs include those of Ganesha, Dakshinamurti, Bhairava, Sarasvati, Brahma, Surya, Harihara (half Shiva, half Vishnu), and others. The temple's original ''shikaras'' were ruined, and have been restored with a conical structure. According to Adam Hardy – a scholar of Indian temple architecture, this temple has two "exceptional" stellate structures highlighting the architectural sophistication of the Hoysalas.Hardy (1995), p.325 T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshminarasimha Temple, Vignasante
The Lakshminarasimha temple at Vignasante is a 13th-century Vishnu temple in the village of Vignasante, Tumkur district, Karnataka, India. The three-shrine temple is dedicated to Venugopala, Narasimha and Lakshmi Narayana. One of the late temples built before Hoysala empire came under sustained attacks from the Delhi Sultanate, it illustrates the mature Hoysalanadu architectural tradition. The fully carved, three storey Vesara vimana of this temple is notable. The monument is protected by the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India. Location and date Vighnasante is about east-northeast of Hassan city, and west of Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka. It is connected to India's national highway network with NH 75. The inscriptions here name the location as "Igganasante" (now Vignasante). The temple was built in 1286 CE, by three brothers named Appayya, Gopala and Madhava, during the rule of the Hoysala king Narasimha III. Architecture This three shrined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turuvekere
Turuvekere is a panchayat town and Taluk in Tumakuru district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Geography Turuvekere is located at , about 12 km, South of the Banasandra railway station. It has an average elevation of 794 metres (2604 feet). Demographics India census, Turuvekere had a population of 13,275. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Turuvekere has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 69%. In Turuvekere, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. History Turuvekere was once an "Agrahara" or "Rent-Free Village" granted to scholarly Brahmins in the 13th century A.D. Temples Turuvekere is home to a number of Hoysala The Hoysala Empire was a Kannadiga power originating from the Indian subcontinent that ruled most of what is now Karnataka between the 10th and the 14th centuries. The capital of the Hoysalas was initially located at Belur, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennakeshava Temple, Turuvekere
The Chennakeshava temple (also spelt "Chennakesava" or called "Chennigaraya"), dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu is located in Turuvekere, a small town in the Tumkur district, Karnataka state, India. Turuvekere, founded as an Agraharam town (a place of learning) in the 13th century is located about 77 miles from the state capital Bangalore. The temple was built around 1263 A.D. during the rule of the Hoysala Empire King Narasimha III.Hardy (1995), p347 This temple is a protected monument under the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India. Temple plan According to the art historian Adam Hardy, the temple plan is a distinctive ''dravida'' (south Indian) single ''vimana'' (one sanctum and superstructure over it, called ''ekakuta'') structure built on a semi-stellate base (semi-star shape). The building material is the standard Soap stone and the hall (''mantapa'') is a closed one. The temple has all the basic elements of a standard Hoysala temple and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoga Madhava Temple, Settikere
The Yoga Madhava temple, dedicated to the Hinduism, Hindu god Vishnu is located in Shettikere, in the Tumkur district of Karnataka state, India. Temple plan According to the art historian Adam Hardy, the temple which was built in 1261 A.D. by an officer of the Hoysala empire (ruled by King Narasimha III) is a three ''vimana'' (shrine) plan with the central shrine being semi-stellate (star shaped). The other two shrines on each side of the closed ''mantapa'' (hall) are ''semi-vimanas'' because they exhibit no tower. The building material is Soap stone.Hardy (1995), p.343 The temple has all the standard features of the Hoysala architecture, Hoysala architectural idiom:an open entrance ''mantapa'' (''mukhamantapa'' or porch) followed by a closed ''mantapa'' with no windows, ''sukhanasi'' (Vestibule (architecture), vestibule) and a ''garbhagriha'' ("sanctum").Kamath (1980), p.134 The temple gets an elevated look due to the ''Jagati (temple), jagati'' it stands on (a platform that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moole Shankareshvara Temple, Turuvekere
The Shankareshvara temple (also spelt "Shankareshwara" or "Sankaresvara"), dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva is located in Turuvekere, a small town in the Tumkur district, Karnataka state, India. Turuvekere, founded as an Agraharam town (a place of learning) in the 13th century is located about 77 miles from the state capital Bangalore. The temple was built around 1260 A.D. during the rule of the Hoysala Empire King Narasimha III.Hardy (1995), p347 This temple is a protected monument under the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India. Temple plan According to the art historian Adam Hardy, the temple plan is a ''Bhumija Nagara'' style (north Indian) on a semi-stellate base (called ''mula-prasada''). The building material is the standard Soap stone and the hall (''mantapa'') is a closed one. The temple has all the basic elements of a standard Hoysala temple and comprises a sanctum (''garbhagriha'') which is connected to a closed hall by a square vesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahalingeshvara Temple, Santebachalli
The Mahalingeshvara Temple at Sante Bachalli village (also spelt "Mahalingesvara"), is a 12th-century Hoysala era construction in the Mandya district of Karnataka state, India. According to noted art historian Adam Hardy, the temple architecture comprises a single ''vimana'' (''etakuta'', one shrine with a superstructureFoekema (1996), p.25) with closed '' mantapa'' ("hall") and the building material is Soap stone Soapstone (also known as steatite or soaprock) is a talc-schist, which is a type of metamorphic rock. It is composed largely of the magnesium rich mineral talc. It is produced by dynamothermal metamorphism and metasomatism, which occur in the zo ....Hardy (1995), p.343 The monument is protected by the Karnataka state division of Archaeological Survey of India. Notes References * Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples, Abhinav Publications, 1996, New Delhi, * Adam Hardy, Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channarayapatna
Channarayapatna is a town and Taluk headquarters in Hassan district of Karnataka, India. It lies on the Bangalore-Mangalore National Highway 75 in Karnataka, India.It has number of temples like Channakeshava temple, Anjaneya temple, Tejigereyamma temple... etc. Famous Jain pilgrimage Shravanabelagola belongs to this taluk. Channarayapatna has major railway connection from Bengaluru to Mangaluru, Karwar and Mysuru. Taluk Channarayapatna Taluk is one of the eight taluks in Hassan district of Karnataka state. There are 40 panchayat villages in Channarayapatna Taluk, for 407 villages. Geography Channarayapatna is in Hassan District in Karnataka state, India and located at . It has an average elevation of 827 metres (2716 ft). Located within Channarayapatna is Bagur Navile Tunnel, the longest water tunnel in India. Demographics As of 2011 India census, Channarayapatna has a population of 279,798. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Channarayapatna has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belur, Karnataka
Belur () is a town and tehsil, taluk in Hassan district in the state of Karnataka, India. The town is renowned for its Chennakesava Temple, Chennakeshava Temple dedicated to Vishnu, one of the finest examples of Hoysala architecture and the largest Hindu temple complex that has survived from pre-14th-century Karnata-Dravida tradition. A historic site inspired by the teachings of Ramanujacharya, it has been a Vaishnava Hindu pilgrimage center since at least the 12th century. It was also the first capital of the Hoysala dynasty, before they built Dwarasamudra (modern Halebid). Belur is also Town Municipal Council and taluka. The Hoysala monuments at Belur and Halebidu have been proposed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO (2014)Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala UNESCO Geography Belur is situated on the banks of Yagachi River in the Hassan district of south Karnataka. It is about northwest of Hassan, Karnataka, Hassan and about west from the fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoysala Architecture
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 Deccan Plateau region. Large and small temples built during this 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.Hardy (1995), pp. 243–245Foekema (1996), p. 47, p. 59, p. 87 Other examples of Hoysala craftsmanship are the temples at Belavadi, Amruthapura, Hosaholalu, Mosale, Arasikere, Basaralu, Kikkeri and Nuggehalli.Hardy (1995), p. 320, p. 321, p. 324, p. 325, p. 329, p. 332, p. 334, p. 339, p. 340, p. 346Foekema (1996), p. 53, p. 37, p. 71, p. 81, p. 41, p. 43, p. 83 Study of the Hoysala architectural style has revealed a negligible Indo-Aryan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
