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High medieval · Hindu · India

Someshwara Temple

ಸೋಮೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ

Kolar, Karnataka · 13.1333°, 78.1333°

Shiva (Someshwara)VijayanagaraVijayanagara Dravidian
Sacred since
1300 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
14th c. (Vijayanagara)
Vijayanagara

History & significance

An ornate granite and stucco temple in Kolar town, assigned by the Archaeological Survey of India to the early fourteenth century though the art historian George Michell reads it as roughly seventeenth century. It is protected as a monument of national importance.

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Sources

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