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High medieval · Hindu · India
Kamala Narayana Temple
ಕಮಲ ನಾರಾಯಣ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ
Degaon, Karnataka · 15.5706°, 74.7524°
Narayana (Vishnu)Kadamba—
Sacred since
1174 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1174 (Kadamba)
Kadamba
History & significance
A three-celled Kadamba temple of 1174 near Kittur, commissioned by Queen Kamala Devi, wife of King Sivachitta Permadi, and built by her chief architect Tippoja. Its ceiling carries a huge inverted lotus and its panels bear Kadamba dynastic emblems.