Monday 22 July 2024

Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas

The Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas is a group of three Hoysala-style temples in South India


Keshava Temple
This postcard was sent by Sriram

The Chennakesava Temple, also referred to as Chennakeshava Temple and Keshava Temple, is a Vaishnava Hindu temple on the banks of River Kaveri at Somanathapura, Mysuru, Karnataka, India.The temple was consecrated in 1258 CE by Somanatha Dandanayaka, a general of the Hoysala King Narasimha III
The ornate temple is a model illustration of the Hoysala architecture. The temple is enclosed in a courtyard with a pillared corridor of small shrines (damaged). The main temple in the center is on a high star-shaped platform with three symmetrical sanctums (garbha-griha), set in a square matrix (89' x 89') oriented along the east–west and north–south axes - in: wikipedia

The three properties (in red what I have)
  • Channakeshava Temple
  • Hoysalesvara Temple
  • Keshava Temple

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