Keshava Temple Somnathpur

The famous Keshava Temple in Somnathpur was built in 1268 A.D. when the Hoysala rule had completed 260 years. Built by the army commander of King Narasimha III, Somnath set up this project to glorify Hoysala craftsmanship. About 140 kms southwest to Bangalore and 45 kms from Mysore lies the famous Keshava Temple Somnathpur, an amazing example of Hoysala architecture. Rightly called the cradle of stone architecture, Karnataka has in its coterie wonderful objects d'art of rock cut temples.

Somnathpur, a small village on the banks of river Cauvery is about 140 kms southwest to Bangalore and 45 kms from Mysore. Your Tour to Somnathpur will enlighten you to the sense of perfect symmetry and craftsmanship the artists of yester years possessed.

The outer surface of the temple has star shaped folds on the walls on which beautiful figurines of gods and goddesses inspired from the Hindu puranas, are carved. On your tour to Kesava Temple Somnathpur you will also come across the 16 different ceilings, another striking feature of the temple.

Temples in Karnataka
Temples in Mysore
Biligiri Ranganna Temple	Chamundi Hill Temple
Keshava Temple Somnathpur	Mallikarjuna Temple
Temples in Bangalore
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ISKCON Temple	Temple on Nandi Hill
Temples in Hampi
Hazara Rama Temple	Pampapathi(Virupaksha)Temple Hampi
Vithala Temple
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Cave Temples Badami
Cave One Cave Temples	Cave Two Cave Temples
Cave Three Cave Temples	Cave Four Cave Temples
Mahakuta Temple Badami
Other Temples in Badami
Channakeshava Temple Belur	Devi Mookambika Temple Mangalore
Hidimbeshwar Temple Chitradurga	Hoysaleshwar Temple Halebid
Sri Durga Temple Aihole

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