Keshava Temple

Recently, a UNESCO team visited to Hoysala temples in Karnataka for World Heritage Site tag evaluation.

  • The Chennakeshava temple at Belur, Hoysaleshwara temple at Halebid and Keshava temple at Somanathapur are India’s nominations for the World Heritage Site tag. Of these, the temples at Belur and Halebid have been in UNESCO’s tentative list since 2014.

About Kesava Temple

  • It is a Vaishnava Hindu temple on the banks of River Kaveri at Somanathapura, Karnataka, India.
  • The temple was consecrated in 1258 CE by Somanatha Dandanayaka, a general of the Hoysala King Narasimha III.
  • There are three shrines in this temple with three Vimanas, so ....
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