Deity sculpture under eves on shrine outer wall in the Chennakesava temple at Somanathapura, Karnataka,India, Asia

• Contributor: randomclicks / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: GWDW0P
• File size: 51.3 MB (3 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 5184 x 3456 px | 43.9 x 29.3 cm | 17.3 x 11.5 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 3 March 2015
• Location: Somanathapura, Mysore, Karnataka, India, Asia

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The Chennakesava Temple /Chennakeshava located at Somanathapura is one of the finest examples of Hoysala architecture. The temple was built by Soma, a Dandanayaka (lit, "commander") in 1268 C.E. under Hoysala king Narasimha III, when the Hoysala Empire was the major power in South India.

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