Chennakesava Temple
- Location
- Belur, Karnataka, India
- Deity
- Vishnu
- Built
- 1117
- Architecture
- Hoysala
A Hoysala masterpiece and UNESCO World Heritage Site famed for its wall-length friezes and bracket figures.
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Darshan, Seva & Bookings
Timings, online darshan/booking and donation services are handled by the temple management on their official channels.
We do not list third-party booking or donation links; always use the official source above.
History & Significance
The Chennakeshava Temple, also referred to as the Keshava, Kesava or Vijayanarayana Temple, is a 12th-century Hindu temple in the Hassan district of Karnataka, India. It was commissioned by King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 CE, on the banks of the Yagachi River in Belur, an early Hoysala Empire capital. The temple was built over three generations and took 103 years to finish. It was repeatedly damaged and plundered during wars, repeatedly rebuilt and repaired over its history. It is located 35 km from Hassan city and about 220 km from Bengaluru.
Pilgrimage Circuits
This temple is part of the following pilgrimage circuit:
Nearby Temples
- Hoysaleswara Temple
- Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple
- Kukke Subrahmanya Temple
- Sringeri Sharada Peetham
- Kateel Durga Parameshwari Temple
Distances are straight-line approximations from sourced coordinates.
Sources
- Wikipedia Reference