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High medieval · Hindu · India
Someshwara Temple
Lakshmeshwara, Karnataka · 15.1260°, 75.4732°
ShivaWestern Chalukya—
Sacred since
1100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
12th c. (Kalyani Chalukya)
Western Chalukya
History & significance
A Kalyani Chalukya monument in Lakshmeshwara whose records indicate it began as a Jain temple before passing to Shaiva worship; the sanctum image shows Shiva seated on Nandi. The Archaeological Survey of India restored the building between 2012 and 2015 with support from the Infosys Foundation.