Arakere Sri Chennakeshava Temple - Karnataka

Address

Arakere Sri Chennakeshava Temple – Karnataka

Arakere,

Karnataka 573112

Moolavar

Sri Chennakeshava

Introduction

Arakere Channakesava temple is located 57 km north of Hassan, Karnataka. This is a trikuta Vishnu temple built in 13^th century CE by Hoysala kings, this temple is distinct with its shikhara in Kadamba style, and sculptures in the outer walls of Garbhagriha. The temple is located in Hassan, one of the largest districts in Karnataka and famous for its ancient monuments, especially temples, and other religious sites. The district is named after Goddess Hasanamba, who is the presiding deity of the region. This temple was built in the later Hoysala period, in granite with a Kadamba Nagara shikhara and dated to 13^th century AD on stylistic grounds. This trikuta temple, on plan has three garbhagrihas, opening into a common sabhamandapa and a mukhamandapa. The three sanctums house representations of Vishnu as Kesava in west, Venugopal in south and Lakshmi-Narasimha in north. In elevation, the temple has an adhisthana with conventional mouldings over which rises the wall. The antarala of the western shrine is marked with sukanasa projection. This is the single shikhara of the temple. The temple is in partly dilapidated state. And is currently maintained by the ASI. There are multiple villages called Arakere in Karnataka. Arakere is about 25 km north of Halibedu on the highway to Banavara on NH 73.