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The #GaurishvaraTemple is located in
Yelandur, Chamarajanagar
district of Karnataka, India. The
temple was constructed by local chief
Singedepa Devabhupala of the Hadinadu
chiefdom, a feudatory of the 16th century #VijayanagaraEmpire.
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Yelandur, Chamarajanagar
district of Karnataka, India. The
temple was constructed by local chief
Singedepa Devabhupala of the Hadinadu
chiefdom, a feudatory of the 16th century #VijayanagaraEmpire.
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#GaurishvaraTemple plan is simple. It has a
sanctum, a closed hall, an open hall supported by
granite pillars, and an unusual mahadwara
(grand entrance) which lacks the usual
tower (gopuram) over it. The sanctum contains the shivalinga.
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sanctum, a closed hall, an open hall supported by
granite pillars, and an unusual mahadwara
(grand entrance) which lacks the usual
tower (gopuram) over it. The sanctum contains the shivalinga.
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Closed hall has images of Lord Vishnu, Shanmukha, Parvati, Mahishasuramardini, Bhairava, Durga, Virabhadra and Ganapati.
Walls
of the entrance are heavily decorated with
reliefs depicting scenes from the puranic
stories and the epics.
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Walls
of the entrance are heavily decorated with
reliefs depicting scenes from the puranic
stories and the epics.
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