High medieval · Hindu · India

Nageshvara-Chennakeshava Temple complex, Mosale

Mosale, Hassan district, Karnataka · 12.9016°, 76.1423°

Shiva (Nageshvara) and Vishnu (Chennakeshava)HoysalaHoysala (Bhumija and Vesara)

Sacred since

1200 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

c. 1200 (Hoysala)

Hoysala

History & significance

A twin temple complex about 10 km south of Hassan pairing a Shiva shrine with a Vishnu shrine of matching design. Its style places it before 1250 CE, and one scholar dates it to about 1200, in the reign of the Hoysala king Veera Ballala II.

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Sources

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