Late medieval · Hindu · India
Venugopalaswamy Temple, Devanahalli Devanahalli, Bengaluru Rural district, Karnataka · 13.2300°, 77.7000°
Venugopalaswamy (Vishnu) Post-Vijayanagara Dravidian
Sacred since
1600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
post-Vijayanagara; inscription of 1697
Post-Vijayanagara
History & significance A Dravidian temple inside Devanahalli Fort, dated to the period after the Vijayanagara empire by a Kannada inscription of 1697 within it. Its gopura, dravida shikhara, yali pillars and carved interior columns are protected as a monument of the Archaeological Survey of India.
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coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Post-Vijayanagara