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High medieval · Hindu · India
Mallikarjuna Temple
Basaralu, Karnataka · 12.7102°, 76.8170°
ShivaHoysalaHoysala (Vesara)
Sacred since
1234 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 1234 (Hoysala)
Hoysala
History & significance
Built about 1234 by the officer Harihara Dhannayaka during the reign of Hoysala king Vira Narasimha II, this three-shrine temple on a raised jagati keeps a stellate tower over its central sanctum and is protected as a monument of national importance.