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Aralaguppe Chennakeshava Temple

અરળગુપ્પે ચેન્નકેશવ દેવાલાય

Tiptur, Tumakuru, Karnataka

Hoysala dynasty (1249 CE)HoysalaHindu (Vaishnava)ASI-protectedAI Compiled
Aralaguppe Chennakeshava Temple
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Aralaguppe Chennakeshava Temple (1249 CE) in Tumakuru district is a single-shrine (Ekakuta) Hoysala soapstone temple renowned for its extraordinary ceiling panels inside the navaranga hall depicting dancing Ugra Narasimha and musician celestials.

The star-shaped vimana retains crisp horizontal friezes of elephants, horses, and Puranic figures, considered among the purest expressions of late Hoysala style.