What to expect
Highlights
- Chennakeshava Temple, Aralaguppe — An ASI-protected 13th-century Hoysala temple at Aralaguppe celebrated for its intricately carved lotus-and-Ashtadikpala ceiling and fine sculpture — among the district’s finest, near the older Nolamba Kalleshvara temple in the same village.
- Lakshminarasimha Temple, Vignasante — An ASI-protected trikuta (three-shrine) Hoysala temple at Vignasante in Turuvekere taluk, with finely carved towers and lathe-turned pillars — a lesser-visited gem of the Hoysala belt. (Distinct from the Nuggehalli and Bhadravati Lakshminarasimha temples.)
- Kedareshwara Temple, Nagalapura — One of the twin ASI-protected Hoysala temples at Nagalapura (with the Chennakeshava temple), the Kedareshwara temple is noted for its lathe-turned pillars and finely sculpted friezes.
- Gangadhareshwara Temple, Turuvekere — A Hoysala temple in Turuvekere town famed for a single-stone Shivalinga with serpent hoods, a large monolithic Nandi and a bronze soapstone bell that rings when struck. (Distinct from the Gavi Gangadhareshwara of Bengaluru.)
