Lesser known temples of the Hoysala Empire

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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.[1][2]

Name Location District Period Deity
Lakshminarasimha[3][4] Adagur Hassan 1100 Vishnu
Kirtinarayana[5] Talakad Mysore 1117 Vishnu
Chennakeshava[6] Anekere Hassan 1119 Vishnu
Narayanaswamy[7][8] Aane Kannambadi Hassan 1120 Vishnu
Keshava-Ishvara[9] Marle Chikkamagalur 1120 Vishnu,Shiva
Chennakeshava[10] Honnavara Hassan 1149 Vishnu
Chennakeshava[11][12] Hullekere Hassan 1163 Vishnu
Chennakeshava, Rameshvara[13] Arakere Hassan 12th c. Vishnu, Shiva
Trimrthi Narayana[14] Bandalike Shimoga 1200 Vishnu
Chatteshvara[15] Chachattnahalli Hassan 1200 Shiva
Chennakeshava,Kedareshvara[16][17] Nagalapura Tumkur 1200 Vishnu,Shiva
Yoga Narasimha Baggavalli Chikkamagaluru 12th-13th c. Vishnu
Sankareshvara[18] Belur Hassan 12th-13th c. Shiva
Mallikarjuna Hirenallur Chikkamagaluru 12th-13th c. Shiva
Chennakeshava[15] Channarayapatna Hassan 12th-13th c. Vishnu
Chennakeshava[19] Grama Hassan 12th-13th c. Vishnu
Someshvara[20] Kabli Chikkamagalur 12th-13th c. Shiva
Chennakeshava[5] Tandaga Tumkur 12th-13th c. Vishnu
Mahalingeshwara[21] Santebachalli Mandya 12th-13th c. Shiva
Betteshvara[22] or Keshaveshwara Agrahara Beluguli Hassan 1209 Shiva & Vishnu
Suryanarauana[23][24] Magala Bellary 1215 Vishnu
Moole Shankareshvara[5][25] Turuvekere Tumkur 1260 Shiva
Yoga-Madhava[26][27] Settikere Tumkur 1261 Vishnu
Chennakeshava[5][28] Turuvekere Tumkur 1263 Vishnu
Lakshminarasimha[29] Vignasante Tumkur 1286 Vishnu
Laskshmi Narasimha[18][30] Bhadravati Shimoga 13th c. Vishnu
Anantha Padmanabha[18] Budnur Mandya 13th c. Vishnu
Kashi Vishveshvara[18] Budnur Mandya 13th c. Shiva
Rameshvara[31][32] Ramanathapura Hassan 13th c. Shiva

References[]

Citations

  1. ^ Hardy(1995), pp317-348
  2. ^ "Monuments of Bengaluru circle". ASI Bengaluru circle. Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. ^ Hardy (1995), p317
  4. ^ Foekema (2003), p37
  5. ^ a b c d Hardy (1995), p347
  6. ^ Collyer (1990), p41
  7. ^ Hardy (1995), p321
  8. ^ Foekema (2003), pp75-76
  9. ^ Hardy (1995), p338
  10. ^ Hardy (1995), p331
  11. ^ Hardy (1995), p332
  12. ^ Foekema (2003), p72
  13. ^ Sathyan B.N. (1965), p99, Karnataka State gazetteer, Bangalore, Govt. Press
  14. ^ Hardy (1995), p324
  15. ^ a b Hardy (1995), p326
  16. ^ Hardy (1995), p339
  17. ^ Foekema (2003), p75
  18. ^ a b c d Hardy (1995), p325
  19. ^ Hardy (1995), p329
  20. ^ Hardy (1995), p334
  21. ^ Hardy (1995), p343
  22. ^ Hardy (1995), p317
  23. ^ Hardy (1995), p338
  24. ^ Foekema (2003), p58
  25. ^ Foekema (2003), p69,75,76
  26. ^ Hardy (1995), p343
  27. ^ Foekema (2003), p75,76
  28. ^ Foekema (2003), p75
  29. ^ Hardy (1995), p348
  30. ^ Foekema (2003), p76
  31. ^ Hardy (1995), p342
  32. ^ Foekema (2003), p76

Bibliography

  • Hardy, Adam (1995) [1995]. Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries. New Delhi: Abhinav. ISBN 81-7017-312-4.
  • "Monuments of Bengaluru Circle, Archaeological Survey of India-Various districts of Karnataka". Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  • Foekema, Gerard (2003) [2003]. Architecture decorated with architecture: Later medieval temples of Karnataka, 1000–1300 AD. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 81-215-1089-9.
  • Collyer, Kelleson. The Hoysala Artists, Their Identity and Styles. Directorate of Archaeology and Museums.
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