Angoor Kalleshwara Swamy Temple, Karnataka

Address

Angoor Kalleshwara Swamy Temple, Karnataka

Angoor Village, Hadagalli Taluk,

Ballari District,

Karnataka 583216

Moolavar

Shiva

Introduction

Kalleshwara Swamy Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Angoor Village in Hadagalli Taluk in Ballari District in the Indian state of Karnataka. The temple is situated on the banks of Tungabhadra River. The temple is believed to be built in 11th century CE by the Western Chalukyas. This temple is a protected monument under the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India. The temple is situated at about 10 Kms from Hire Hadagali towards Tungabhadra River on Huvina Hadagali to Guttal route.

Puranic Significance

The temple is believed to be built in 11th century CE by the Western Chalukyas. This temple is facing towards south. The temple consists of sanctum, antrala, sabha mandapa and mukha mandapa. Nandi can be seen in the sabha mandapa facing towards the sanctum. The temple is constructed in trikutachala style, consisting of three shrines, one each on north, east and west. The northern shrine houses Kalleshwara in the form of Linga, eastern shrine houses Surya and western shrine houses Janardhana. The door jambs of the sanctums have five bands of decoration and the doorjambs of mukha mandapa have seven bands of decoration. The exterior wall is devoid of any decoration. This temple has rare sculptures of Alingana Chandrasekara, Daksha Prajapati with his consort Prastuti and Manmatha with his consort Rati. Sculptures of Ganesha, Saptamatrikas and Mahishasura Mardini can be seen in the sabha mandapa. The superstructure over the temple has carvings of Veenadhara Dakshinamoorthy, Bhairava, Madhava, Narasimha, Ganesha, Sarasvati, Ashta Dikpalas, dancer, musicians, floral motifs, and geometrical patterns.

References

https://hindutemples-india.blogspot.com/2023/05/kalleshwara-swamy-temple-angoor-karnataka.html