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Late medieval · Hindu · India

Kanakachalapathi Temple

ಕನಕಾಚಲಪತಿ ದೇವಾಲಯ

Kanakagiri, Karnataka · 15.5500°, 76.4000°

VishnuVijayanagaraDravidian
Sacred since
1500 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
16th c. (Vijayanagara)
Vijayanagara

History & significance

A sixteenth-century Vishnu temple raised by a local Vijayanagara-era chief at Kanakagiri, the ancient Swarnagiri, with wide pillared halls, massive yali columns and three tiered gopuras. It is a protected monument under the state division of the Archaeological Survey of India.

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Sources

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