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Dharmesvara Temple, Kondrahalli

Kondrahalli, Hoskote, Karnataka · 13.1808°, 77.9239°

Shiva as DharmesvaraCholaChola
Sacred since
1065 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1065 CE (Chola)
Chola

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Kondrahalli in Hoskote taluk dated to 1065 CE and built in the Chola period. Its temple tank is tied to the Mahabharata, and the site is discussed in the literature on Indian temple architecture.

Sthala katha — the legend

The tank here is held to be where the Yaksha Prashna took place: four Pandava brothers fell dead at its water, and Dharmaraja answered the Yaksha's questions to win their lives back from Yama.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola