High medieval · Hindu · India

Eshwara Temple, Kengeri

Kengeri, Bengaluru, Karnataka · 12.9321°, 77.5734°

Shiva (Eshwara, also called Prasanna Someswara)CholaChola

Sacred since

1050 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

c. 1050 (Chola)

Chola

History & significance

An 11th-century Shiva temple at Kengeri assigned to the reign of Rajendra Chola I, one of the small group of Chola-era shrines surviving in the Bengaluru area; it stands close to the Kote Anjaneya Swamy Temple.

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Sources

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