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Eshwara Temple is a Hindu temple in Kengeri, Bangalore, dedicated to the Lord Shiva. Dates back to the Chola king Rajendra Chola's Period (1050 AD). [1] It is one of Chola Era Temples in Bangalore. Eshwara Temple is called as Prasanna Someswara Temple and is located near to Kote Anjaneya Swamy Temple in Kengeri.
This temple built in 1537 on a hill top with a porch in the Vijayanagara architectural style is named after the large granite Nandi monolith placed on a plinth in the temple shrine. The temple is exclusive for the worship of the sacred bull in Hinduism, known as Nandi, Lord Shiva's vahana, or animal mount. Nandi idol at this temple is said to ...
The Shore Temple complex is near the Mamallapuram shore, hence its modern name. It consists of a large temple, two smaller temples and many minor shrines, open halls, gateways, and other elements, much of which is buried by sand. [107] The main temple is within a two-tier, compound wall with statues of Shiva's vahana (vehicle), Nandi ...
At the center is the chatushkuta (four-shrine) main temple with a shared mantapa. Thus, the complex consists of nine shrines. [1] The Lakshmi Devi Temple is one of the earliest known temples built in the Hoysala style. The building material is Chloritic schist, more commonly known as soapstone. [2] The temple does not stand on a jagati (platform
Kumbarahalli is situated approximately 5 km from Ivara Kandapura, Bangalore. Two inscriptions at Kumbarahalli record the donations to the Siddeshwara Temple at Ivara Kandapura. These inscriptions are related to a 1029 CE inscription at nearby Soladevanahalli, and marked the boundaries of lands donated to the Siddeshwara temple at Ivara ...
Kote Venkataramana Temple is a Hindu temple in Krishnarajendra Road, Bangalore, India dedicated to the god Venkateshwara. The temple was built in 1689 in Dravidian and Vijayanagara style by King Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar , then ruler of Mysore .
Ghati Subramanya (Kannada: ಘಾಟಿ ಸುಬ್ರಮಣ್ಯ) is a Hindu temple, situated in the village of Sri Subamanya Ghati near Tubagere, Doddaballapura, Karnataka, India. It is 60 km from the city of Bangalore and is a popular pilgrimage centre.
The temple displays architectural features of buildings from the Western Ganga dynasty, the Pallava dynasty and the Vijayanagara Empire.The temple may be more than 800 years old, the first buildings having been in existence before the current city of Bangalore was founded in 1530 by Kempe Gowda I, when he built a mud fort here. [2]