Keshava Temple

The 13th century Keshava temple at Somanathapura is getting a makeover ahead of the proposed visit of the UNESCO team to inspect the Hoysala monument nominated for inscription as a World Heritage Site.

  • The Keshava is clubbed with two other Hoysala classics - Chennakeshava temple at Belur and Hoysaleshwara temple at Halebid and are together India’s official nominations seeking UNESCO World Heritage status for 2022.

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. ....
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