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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;[[Panchalingeshwara Temple, Govindanahalli|Panchalingeshwara Temple]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;/del&gt; (also spelt &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;Panchalingeshvara&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;) in Govindanahalli, [[Mandya district]], [[Karnataka]] state, India, was constructed around 1238 A.D. during the reign of the [[Hoysala empire]] King [[Vira Someshwara]]. The name &quot;Panchalingeshwara&quot; literally means &quot;five linga&quot; (&#039;&#039;pancha&#039;&#039; - five and &#039;&#039;[[linga]]&#039;&#039; - the universal symbol of the god [[Shiva]]). The temple is protected as a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;protected&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_karnataka_bangalore.asp|title=Alphabetical List of Monuments - Karnataka -Bangalore, Bangalore Circle, Karnataka|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India|publisher=Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts|access-date=5 April 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The famous sculptor of Hoysala times, Ruvari Mallitamma, is known to have made contributions to the temple. According to art historian Gerard Foekema, the Panchalingeshwara temple is a rare example of a &#039;&#039;panchakuta&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;lit&#039;&#039;, five shrines with five towers) construction in [[Hoysala architecture]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;kuta&quot;&amp;gt;Foekema (1996), p.25&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The five shrines are built on a north-south axial plan with the sanctums face east. In each shrine, the sanctum (&#039;&#039;[[garbhagriha]]&#039;&#039;) is connected to a hall (&#039;&#039;[[mantapa]]&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;navaranga&#039;&#039;) by a &#039;&#039;[[vestibule (architecture)|vestibule]]&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;sukanasi&#039;&#039;). A long pillared hall on the east connects the individual &#039;&#039;mantapa&#039;&#039; together. The entrance to the temple complex is via two [[porch]]ed entrances whose ceiling are supported by lathe turned pillars. Irrespective of the number of shrines in the complex, these  are standard features in Hoysala temples.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;feature&quot;&amp;gt;Foekema (1996), pp.21-25&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;std2&quot;&amp;gt;Brown in Kamath (2001), pp.134-136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The porches are located in front of the second and third shrines.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;common&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/mandya-3.html|title=Panchalingeshvara Temple|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle|publisher=ASI Bengaluru Circle|access-date=4 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502190310/http://asibengalurucircle.org/mandya-3.html|archive-date=2 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Panchalingeshwara Temple, Govindanahalli|Panchalingeshwara Temple]]  (also spelt Panchalingeshvara) in Govindanahalli, [[Mandya district]], [[Karnataka]] state, India, was constructed around 1238 A.D. during the reign of the [[Hoysala empire]] King [[Vira Someshwara]]. The name &quot;Panchalingeshwara&quot; literally means &quot;five linga&quot; (&#039;&#039;pancha&#039;&#039; - five and &#039;&#039;[[linga]]&#039;&#039; - the universal symbol of the god [[Shiva]]). The temple is protected as a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;protected&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_karnataka_bangalore.asp|title=Alphabetical List of Monuments - Karnataka -Bangalore, Bangalore Circle, Karnataka|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India|publisher=Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts|access-date=5 April 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The famous sculptor of Hoysala times, Ruvari Mallitamma, is known to have made contributions to the temple. According to art historian Gerard Foekema, the Panchalingeshwara temple is a rare example of a &#039;&#039;panchakuta&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;lit&#039;&#039;, five shrines with five towers) construction in [[Hoysala architecture]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;kuta&quot;&amp;gt;Foekema (1996), p.25&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The five shrines are built on a north-south axial plan with the sanctums face east. In each shrine, the sanctum (&#039;&#039;[[garbhagriha]]&#039;&#039;) is connected to a hall (&#039;&#039;[[mantapa]]&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;navaranga&#039;&#039;) by a &#039;&#039;[[vestibule (architecture)|vestibule]]&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;sukanasi&#039;&#039;). A long pillared hall on the east connects the individual &#039;&#039;mantapa&#039;&#039; together. The entrance to the temple complex is via two [[porch]]ed entrances whose ceiling are supported by lathe turned pillars. Irrespective of the number of shrines in the complex, these  are standard features in Hoysala temples.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;feature&quot;&amp;gt;Foekema (1996), pp.21-25&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;std2&quot;&amp;gt;Brown in Kamath (2001), pp.134-136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The porches are located in front of the second and third shrines.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;common&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/mandya-3.html|title=Panchalingeshvara Temple|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle|publisher=ASI Bengaluru Circle|access-date=4 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502190310/http://asibengalurucircle.org/mandya-3.html|archive-date=2 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The decoration (articulation) on the outer walls of the shrines (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[vimana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) is modest and comprises miniature decorative towers (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[aedicula]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) on [[pilaster]]s. The wall panel of images between the [[eave]] and the base moldings (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[adhisthana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) include some depictions from the Hindu epics. According to Gerard Foekema, this form of treatment is common to Hoysala art.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;std1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Foekema (1996), pp.28-29&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The tower over each shrine (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[shikhara]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) comprises the standard three tiers of roofs with each vertically ascending tier diminishing in height. Above this is a structure called the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[stupa|stupi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; that holds the [[finial]], a decorative water-pot like structure called the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kalasha]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;kalas&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Foekema (2001), pp.27-28&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The vestibule of each shrine has a low protruding tower (also called &amp;#039;&amp;#039;sukanasi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;). This tower is shorter than the main tower over the shrine and hence appears like an extension of it. Gerard Foekema calls it the &amp;quot;nose&amp;quot; of the main tower.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nose&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Foekema (1996), p.22&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The inner walls of the each &amp;#039;&amp;#039;mantapa&amp;#039;&amp;#039; have seventeen niches many of which house sculptures of merit.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;common&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The decoration (articulation) on the outer walls of the shrines (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[vimana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) is modest and comprises miniature decorative towers (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[aedicula]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) on [[pilaster]]s. The wall panel of images between the [[eave]] and the base moldings (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[adhisthana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) include some depictions from the Hindu epics. According to Gerard Foekema, this form of treatment is common to Hoysala art.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;std1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Foekema (1996), pp.28-29&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The tower over each shrine (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[shikhara]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) comprises the standard three tiers of roofs with each vertically ascending tier diminishing in height. Above this is a structure called the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[stupa|stupi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; that holds the [[finial]], a decorative water-pot like structure called the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kalasha]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;kalas&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Foekema (2001), pp.27-28&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The vestibule of each shrine has a low protruding tower (also called &amp;#039;&amp;#039;sukanasi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;). This tower is shorter than the main tower over the shrine and hence appears like an extension of it. Gerard Foekema calls it the &amp;quot;nose&amp;quot; of the main tower.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nose&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Foekema (1996), p.22&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The inner walls of the each &amp;#039;&amp;#039;mantapa&amp;#039;&amp;#039; have seventeen niches many of which house sculptures of merit.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;common&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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		<title>&gt;JBchrch: Adding local short description: &quot;Village in Karnataka, India&quot;, overriding Wikidata description &quot;human settlement in India&quot; (Shortdesc helper)</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Adding local &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/Bharatpedia:Short_description&quot; class=&quot;extiw&quot; title=&quot;wikipedia:Short description&quot;&gt;short description&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;quot;Village in Karnataka, India&amp;quot;, overriding Wikidata description &amp;quot;human settlement in India&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/Bharatpedia:Shortdesc_helper&quot; class=&quot;extiw&quot; title=&quot;wikipedia:Shortdesc helper&quot;&gt;Shortdesc helper&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Village in Karnataka, India}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Govindanahalli (4).jpg|thumb|Village footpath in Govindanahalli]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Govindanahalli&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a small village in Mandya district of [[Karnataka]] state, southern India.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Govindanahalli (3).jpg|thumb|Temple Entrance]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Location==&lt;br /&gt;
Govindanahalli village is located 4.9 kilometers west of Kikkeri town in Mandya district of Karnataka.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Panchlingeshvara temple at Govindanahalli - north western view.jpg|thumb|Pachlingeshwara Temple]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Tourism==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Panchalingeshwara Temple, Govindanahalli|Panchalingeshwara Temple]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;  (also spelt &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Panchalingeshvara&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) in Govindanahalli, [[Mandya district]], [[Karnataka]] state, India, was constructed around 1238 A.D. during the reign of the [[Hoysala empire]] King [[Vira Someshwara]]. The name &amp;quot;Panchalingeshwara&amp;quot; literally means &amp;quot;five linga&amp;quot; (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;pancha&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - five and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[linga]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - the universal symbol of the god [[Shiva]]). The temple is protected as a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;protected&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_karnataka_bangalore.asp|title=Alphabetical List of Monuments - Karnataka -Bangalore, Bangalore Circle, Karnataka|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India|publisher=Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts|access-date=5 April 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The famous sculptor of Hoysala times, Ruvari Mallitamma, is known to have made contributions to the temple. According to art historian Gerard Foekema, the Panchalingeshwara temple is a rare example of a &amp;#039;&amp;#039;panchakuta&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;lit&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, five shrines with five towers) construction in [[Hoysala architecture]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;kuta&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Foekema (1996), p.25&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The five shrines are built on a north-south axial plan with the sanctums face east. In each shrine, the sanctum (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[garbhagriha]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) is connected to a hall (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[mantapa]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;navaranga&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) by a &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[vestibule (architecture)|vestibule]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sukanasi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;). A long pillared hall on the east connects the individual &amp;#039;&amp;#039;mantapa&amp;#039;&amp;#039; together. The entrance to the temple complex is via two [[porch]]ed entrances whose ceiling are supported by lathe turned pillars. Irrespective of the number of shrines in the complex, these  are standard features in Hoysala temples.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;feature&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Foekema (1996), pp.21-25&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;std2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Brown in Kamath (2001), pp.134-136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The porches are located in front of the second and third shrines.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;common&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/mandya-3.html|title=Panchalingeshvara Temple|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle|publisher=ASI Bengaluru Circle|access-date=4 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502190310/http://asibengalurucircle.org/mandya-3.html|archive-date=2 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The decoration (articulation) on the outer walls of the shrines (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[vimana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) is modest and comprises miniature decorative towers (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[aedicula]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) on [[pilaster]]s. The wall panel of images between the [[eave]] and the base moldings (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[adhisthana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) include some depictions from the Hindu epics. According to Gerard Foekema, this form of treatment is common to Hoysala art.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;std1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Foekema (1996), pp.28-29&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The tower over each shrine (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[shikhara]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) comprises the standard three tiers of roofs with each vertically ascending tier diminishing in height. Above this is a structure called the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[stupa|stupi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; that holds the [[finial]], a decorative water-pot like structure called the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kalasha]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;kalas&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Foekema (2001), pp.27-28&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The vestibule of each shrine has a low protruding tower (also called &amp;#039;&amp;#039;sukanasi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;). This tower is shorter than the main tower over the shrine and hence appears like an extension of it. Gerard Foekema calls it the &amp;quot;nose&amp;quot; of the main tower.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nose&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Foekema (1996), p.22&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The inner walls of the each &amp;#039;&amp;#039;mantapa&amp;#039;&amp;#039; have seventeen niches many of which house sculptures of merit.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;common&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Image gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Govindanahalli (2).jpg|The village main road&lt;br /&gt;
File:Govindanahalli (1).jpg|Government School&lt;br /&gt;
File:Govindanahalli (8).jpg|Govindanahalli Village&lt;br /&gt;
File:Govindanahalli (7).jpg|The second temple&lt;br /&gt;
File:Govindanahalli (5).jpg|View of the temple from the east&lt;br /&gt;
File:Govindanahalli (6).jpg|Village vegetation&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Kikkeri]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Panchalingeshwara Temple, Govindanahalli]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Holenarasipura]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
*Gerard Foekema, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Abhinav, 1996 {{ISBN|81-7017-345-0}}&lt;br /&gt;
**{{Cite book |last=Kamath |first=Suryanath U. |title=A concise history of Karnataka: from pre-historic times to the present |orig-year=1980 |year=2001 |publisher=Jupiter books |location=Bangalore |oclc=7796041 |lccn=80905179}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book |last=Rice|first=Benjamin Lewis|title=Mysore, a Gazetteer Complied for Government, Vol II|year=1887|publisher=Asian Educational Services|location=Delhi|isbn=81-206-0977-8|chapter=Mysore district}}&lt;br /&gt;
*Adam Hardy, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Abhinav, 1995 {{ISBN|81-7017-312-4}}.&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_karnataka_bangalore.asp|title=Alphabetical List of Monuments - Karnataka -Bangalore, Bangalore Circle, Karnataka|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India|publisher=Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts|access-date=12 July 2012}}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite web|url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/mandya-3.html|title=Panchalingeshvara Temple|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle|publisher=ASI Bengaluru Circle|access-date=3 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502190310/http://asibengalurucircle.org/mandya-3.html|archive-date=2 May 2015}}&lt;br /&gt;
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