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High medieval · Hindu · India
Siddhesvara Temple
Haveri, Karnataka · 14.7906°, 75.4108°
ShivaWestern ChalukyaWestern Chalukya
Sacred since
1050 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
late 11th c. (Western Chalukya)
Western Chalukya
History & significance
A soapstone temple of the late eleventh century, unusual in facing west, whose original dedication is debated: loose sculptures and damaged wall images suggest it may have served Vaishnava and Jain worship before becoming Shaiva. Inscriptions of 1087 and 1108 survive within it, and a 1067 record names Haveri as an old centre of learning.