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The nearest airport to the temple is Bangalore Airport, from which it is a 220 km (137 mi) long drive of about 3.5 hours on National Highway 75 heading west. [6] The Hoysaleswara Temple is located in Halebidu town in Hassan district of Karnataka state. It is about 30 km (19 ma) north-west of Hassan and about 16 km (9.9 ma) from Belur temple.
Within a few kilometers of the temple are numerous ruins of Hoysala architecture, including the Jain Basadi complex and the Kedareshwara temple. The Hoysaleswara Temple, along with the nearby Chennakeshava Temple at Belur and the Keshava Temple at Somanathapura was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2023 as part of the Sacred Ensembles ...
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. [1] [2] These three temples were accorded UNESCO world heritage site status in 2023. [3]
Chennakeshava Temple, Belur; Chennakeshava Temple, Somanathapura; H. Hoysaleswara Temple This page was last edited on 19 February 2024, at 02:45 (UTC). ...
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
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 Relief of King Vishnuvardhana and queen Shantala Devi, in the Chennakeshava temple at Belur.
Chennakeshava Temple, also referred to as Keshava, Kesava or Vijayanarayana Temple, is a 12th-century Hindu temple in Belur, in the Hassan district of Karnataka, India. It was commissioned by King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 CE, on the banks of the Yagachi River in Belur , an early Hoysala Empire capital.
The remains of a 30 m × 20 m (98 ft × 66 ft) Jain temple built in the time of Hoysala dynasty was discovered near the Shantinatha Basadi during an excavation in 2021. Many artefacts and sculptures were discovered in the temple site. [46] A 2 feet (0.61 m) Jain Upasaka sculpture was also discovered along with the temple remains. [47]