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[[File:Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple BNC.jpg|thumb|A view from front side of Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple]]
[[File:Ornate pillars in a mantapa in the Cheluvarayaswamy temple at Melukote.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mantapa]] at the temple]]
'''Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple''', also known as '''Thirunarayanapura''', is a temple in [[Melkote]] in the [[Mandya District]] of [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-03|title=Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple {{!}} Cheluvanarayana Swamy {{!}} Melkote Temple|url=https://www.karnataka.com/melukote/melukote-cheluvanarayana-swamy-temple/|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Karnataka.com|language=en-US}}</ref> The temple is built on rocky hills which overlook the [[Kaveri River|Kaveri]] valley. It is about {{convert|30|mi}} from [[Mysore]] and {{convert|97|mi}} from [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-03|title=Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple {{!}} Cheluvanarayana Swamy {{!}} Melkote Temple|url=https://www.karnataka.com/melukote/melukote-cheluvanarayana-swamy-temple/|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Karnataka.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Temple complex==
The temple is lined with carved pillars and features a dome-like top decorated with highly detailed sculptures. The presiding deity is ''Cheluvanarayana Swamy,'' also known as ''Unggasu Wiili'' (ತಿರುನಾರಾಯಣ) or ''Cheluvapille Raya (ಚೆಲುವಪಿಲ್ಲೆ ರಾಯ),'' a form of Lord [[Vishnu]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-03|title=Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple {{!}} Cheluvanarayana Swamy {{!}} Melkote Temple|url=https://www.karnataka.com/melukote/melukote-cheluvanarayana-swamy-temple/|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Karnataka.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Inscriptions indicate that the deity was also known as Ramapriya.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Melkote|url=http://www.bibangalore.org/1/post/2014/04/april-22nd-2014.html|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Bhaktivedanta institute {{!}} Bangalore|language=en}}</ref>

The ''utsavamurthi (ಉತ್ಸವ ಮೂರ್ತಿ),'' a metal idol sculpture used for processions and certain religious rituals, represents the deity ''Cheluvanarayana Swamy''. According to the legend, this metallic figure was once lost, but was recovered by [[Ramanuja|Sri Ramanujacharya]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vinayak|first=Akshatha|date=2017-01-13|title=A Walk Around the Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple in Melukote|url=https://www.nativeplanet.com/travel-guide/cheluvanarayana-swamy-temple-in-melukote-003082.html|access-date=2020-09-30|website=nativeplanet.com|language=en}}</ref> The annual report of the Mysore Archaeological Department states that based on the strength of [[Epigraphy|epigraphic]] evidence, the presiding deity of this temple was already a well-known object of worship even before Sri Ramanujacharya was worshiped at the shrine during the December 1098 CE period. This was also before Sri Ramanujacharya ventured to the Mysore region where he most likely would have used his influence to rebuild or renovate the temple. From the lithic records of the period, the existence of [[Tamil people|Tamil]] influence and [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava]] worship are also evident.

All three crowns are kept in the custody of the government and are brought to the temple on a specific annual occasion to adorn the image of ''Cheluvanarayana Swamy''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Karnataka’s Well-Kept Secret: Melukote |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/70255/head-to-karnatakas-well-kept-secret-melukote |date=20 February 2020}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
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File:Gopura at the entrance.jpg|Gopura at the entrance
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061010055713/http://www.sanskritacademy.org/Melkote.htm Academy of Sanskrit Research]
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{{Hindu temples in Karnataka}}

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[[Category:Hindu temples in Mandya district]]
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