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Temples of Karnataka

First Online: December 03,2004
Page Last Updated: September 07,2008

I have compiled this list of important historical temples of Karnataka with their periods of construction to aid researchers in dating the sculptures and artifacts you see throughout Kamat's Potpourri website. It is not a comprehensive list, but a list of temples that we have studied and documented. Please see references listed below for more details. I have hyper-linked the name of the towns where we have more information available.--Vikas Kamat

Name of Town

Name of Temple

Period
North Kanara
Gerusoppa Chaturmukha Basadi 15th Century A.D.
 

 

 Vardhamanaswamy Temple Badami Chalukyan
Parshwanatheshwara Basadi 15th Century A.D.
Bhatkal Parshwanatheshwara Basadi Vijayanagar rule
  Santappanaik Tirumala Temple Vijayanagar rule
Virupaksha Narayan Temple 1565 A.D.
Bala Kini Raghunath Temple 1550 A.D.
  Khetapai Narayan Temple Vijayanagar rule
Ventakaraman Temple 1661 A.D.
Ankola Aryadurga Temple 1505 A.D.
Gokarn Partakali Jivottam Mutt 1560 A.D.
Kumta Mahalasa Narayan Temple 1565 A.D.
Honavar Ventakaraman Temple 1663 A.D.
Shirali Chitrapur Mutt 1757 A.D.
Mahaganapati Mahamaya Temple 1560 A.D.
South Kanara
Baindur Iswar Temple Vijayanagar rule
Malpe Balaram Temple Vijayanagar rule
Manipal Indrani Temple Vijayanagar rule
Hassan
Belur Channakeshava Temple 1117 A.D.
Halebidu Hoysaleshwar Temple 1121 A.D.
  Kedareshwar Temple 1110 A.D.
Nuggehalli Laxminarasimha Temple 1249 A.D.
Mandya
Somanathpur Keshava Temple 1268 A.D.
Chitradurga
Hiriyur Tyaramalleshwara Temple 1466 A.D.
Vanivalas Sagar Marikanive Temple Vijayanagar period

Bellary District
Hampi Srikrishna Temple 1513 A.D.
  Narasimha Temple 1528 A.D.
  Kadalekalu Ganapa Temple 1513 A.D.
  Sasivekalu Ganapa Temple 1513 A.D.
  Vithala Temple 1510 A.D.
  Temple of Stone Chariot 1510 A.D.
  Achyutaraya Temple 1535 A.D.
  Virupaksha Temple 1377 A.D.
Dharwad District
Gadag Saraswati Temple Kalyani Chalukyan
Lakkundi Kashi Vishweshar Temple Kalyani Chalukyan
Lakshmeshwar Swayambhu Somanath Temple 1102 A.D.
Bijapur District
Badami Malagitti Temple 625 A.D.
Shaivite Cave Temple - I 570 A.D.
Vaishnavaite Cave - II 578 A.D.
Brahmin Cave - III 578 A.D.
Jaina Cave - IV 560 A.D.
Pattadakal Papanath Temple 690 A.D.
Virupaksha Temple 740 A.D.
Kashivishweshwar Temple 735 A.D.
Temple of Nandi 735 A.D.
Temple of Plains, Museum 8th Century A.D.
Mahakuta Mukuteswaranath Temple 602 A.D.
Mallikarjunaswamy Temple 605 A.D.
Sangameshwar Temple 603 A.D.
Shimoga District
Ballegavi Kedareshwar Temple 1060 A.D.
Tripurantkeswar Temple 1070 A.D.
Gandabherundeswar Temple 1070 A.D.
Ikkeri Rameshwar Temple 17th Century
Chikmagalur
Sringeri Vidyashankar Temple 1356 A.D.

References

  • Kamat Krishnanand, Prani Parisara (in Kannada), Manohar Grinth Mala, 1975, Chapter 15
  • Kamat Krishnanad, Konkanyale Kavikala (in Konkani), Konkani Literary Academy, 2000

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