High medieval · Hindu · India
Kalleshwara Temple, Hire Hadagali Hire Hadagali, Vijayanagara district, Karnataka · 14.9253°, 75.8311°
Shiva (as Kalleshwara) Western Chalukya Western Chalukya
Sacred since
1057 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 1057 (Western Chalukya)
Western Chalukya
History & significance A twin-shrine soapstone temple raised about 1057 CE by Demarasa, a minister of the Western Chalukya king Someshvara I, and enlarged by later additions recorded in Old Kannada inscriptions. It is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India as a monument of national importance.
Sources Compact record · 5 of 9 fields sourced
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coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Western Chalukya