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Ishvara Temple, Arasikere
Hassan, Karnataka
unknown, Narasimha IIHoysalaHindu (Shaiva)ASI-protectedAI Compiled
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Ishvara Temple, Arasikere is a historic stone temple located in Hassan, Karnataka. The temple is dedicated to Shiva. Constructed during the unknown, Narasimha II period, it stands as a testament to India's rich temple-building tradition. Dedicated to Shiva, it is one of the most notable early Hoysala architecture examples with a rotating circular plan, a domed mandapa with a 16-point star shape, a pancatala vimana, and a galaxy of artwork depicting Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism and Vedic legends of Hinduism. The Ishvara temple was one among a complex of many Hindu temples in Arasikere. Most of these and their artwork were destroyed and mutilated in or after the 14th-centur