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High medieval · Hindu · India
Chennakeshava Temple
ಅರಳುಗುಪ್ಪೆ
Aralaguppe, Karnataka · 13.2522°, 76.6155°
Keshava (Vishnu)HoysalaHoysala
Sacred since
1250 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 1250 (Hoysala)
Hoysala
History & significance
A compact single-shrine temple of about 1250 built under Hoysala king Vira Someshwara, its sixteen-pointed star plan and tiered shikhara making it a much-cited example of mature Hoysala workmanship. It is a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India.