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Vijayanarayana Temple, Gundlupet

Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka · 11.8084°, 76.6894°

Vijayanarayana (a form of Vishnu)Western Ganga
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
10th c. (Western Ganga)
Western Ganga

History & significance

A Vishnu temple in Gundlupet town going back to 10th-century Western Ganga rule, with patronage continuing into the Vijayanagara period. Its yali-pillared entrance, Garuda and Hanuman sculpture, and garbhagriha-navaranga-mandapa plan make it a working example of medieval South Indian temple craft.

Sthala katha — the legend

Tradition credits the Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana with consecrating the image of Vijayanarayana here.

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Sources

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