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Kedareshwara Temple, Halebidu

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which is typically five to six feet in height and which can be reached by a flight of steps. According to historian Kamath, this is a Hoysala innovation. Hoysala temples normally don't provide a path for
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Adam Hardy, Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries, Abhinav, 1995
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Relief of Hindu deities below lower eve and miniature decorative towers above it (below upper eve) in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
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before it became standard with the Hoysala architects of the 12th and 13th centuries. The temple stands on the platform called
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Close up of stellate points showing moulding and wall relief sculpture of Hindu deities in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
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temple (related to god Shiva) it is well known for its friezes and panel relief that bare depictions from both the Shaiva and
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View of central domical bay ceiling supported by lathe turned pillars in the mantapa in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
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According to art historian Adam Hardy, the temple was constructed before 1219 CE and is constructed with
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Profile of square mantapa and stellate shrine in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
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Lathe turned pillars support bay ceiling in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
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Molding frieze and outer wall decoration in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
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Stellate plan of shrine outer wall in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
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connects the central hall to the platform. The base of the temple wall (
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A concise history of Karnataka: from pre-historic times to the present
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Ornate aedicula inside mantapa in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
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over entrance into a sanctum in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
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Wall panel relief of deities in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
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state, India. It is located a short distance away from the famous
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Sculpture of a Hindu deity in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
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Another profile view of the Kedareshawara temple at Halebidu
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era construction in the historically important town of
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Kedareshwara Temple, 1173–1219 CE
India
Karnataka
District
Hassan District
Kannada
Time zone
UTC+5:30
IST
PIN
ISO 3166 code
IN-KA
Kedareswar Temple

Hoysala
Halebidu
Hassan district
Karnataka
Hoysaleswara Temple
Veera Ballala II
Shiva
Archaeological Survey of India

Soap stone
Western Chalukyas
jagati
circumambulation
garbhagriha
Vimana

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