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[[File:Kedareshwara Temple in Halebidu.jpg|thumb|upright|Rear view of the Kedraeshwara temple at Halebidu]]
'''Kedareshwara Temple''' (also spelt "Kedaresvara" or "Kedareshvara") is a [[Hoysala architecture|Hoysala]] era construction in the historically important town of [[Halebidu]], in the [[Hassan district]] of [[Karnataka]] state, India. It is located a short distance away from the famous [[Hoysaleswara Temple]]. The temple was constructed by Hoysala King [[Veera Ballala II]] (r. 1173–1220 A.D.) and his Queen Ketaladevi, and the main deity is ''Ishwara'' (another name for the Hindu god [[Shiva]]). The temple is protected as a monument of national importance by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref name="survey">*{{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 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="ketala">{{cite web |url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/hassan-7.html|title=Kedaresvara Temple|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle |publisher=ASI Bengaluru Circle|access-date=12 April 2013}}</ref>

==Temple plan==
[[File:Stellate plan of the shrine outer wall in Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Stellate plan of shrine outer wall in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu]]
According to art historian Adam Hardy, the temple was constructed before 1219 A.D and is constructed with [[Soap stone]]. The usage of Soap stone was first popularised by the [[Western Chalukyas]] before it became standard with the Hoysala architects of the 12th and 13th centuries.<ref name="popular">Kamath (2001), pp.116, p.136</ref> The temple stands on the platform called ''[[Jagati (temple)|jagati]]'' which is typically five to six feet in height and which can be reached by a flight of steps. According to historian Kamath, this is a Hoysala innovation. Hoysala temples normally don't provide a path for [[circumambulation]] (''pradakshinapatha'') around the inner sanctum (''[[garbhagriha]]''). However, the platform provides this convenience in addition to giving the onlooker a good view of the wall relief and sculptures.<ref name="platform">Foekema (1996), p.25</ref> The outlay of the main shrine (''[[Vimana]]'') is star-shaped (stellate) with two smaller shrines that have perforated windows (called ''Jali'', literally, "sieve") on the sides. According to the art historian Gerard Foekema, star-shaped or "staggered square" (or cross in square) temple plans are quite common among Hoysala constructions creating multiple projections and recesses in the outer walls. In these projections, the Hoysala architects created repetitive decorative sculptures and reliefs called "architectural articulation".<ref name="square">Foekema (1996), p.21</ref><ref name="plinth">Hardy (1995), p.329</ref><ref name="offshoot">Kamath (2001), p. 115, p.136</ref>
[[File:Domical bay ceiling supported by lathe turned pillars in the mantapa of Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu.JPG|thumb|left|upright|View of central domical bay ceiling supported by lathe turned pillars in the mantapa in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu]]
[[File:Wall panel relief sculpture in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu.JPG|thumb|right|upright|Wall panel relief of deities in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu]]
Since the temple has three shrines, it qualifies as a ''trikuta'', a three shrined structure. Often in ''trikutas'', only the central shrine has a tower while the lateral shrines are virtually hidden behind the thick outer walls and appear to be a part of the hall itself.<ref name="trikuta">Foekema (1996), p.25</ref> Despite being a [[Shaiva]] temple (related to god Shiva) it is well known for its friezes and panel relief that bare depictions from both the Shaiva and [[Vaishnava]] (related to the god Vishnu) legend. The three sanctums are connected to a "staggered square" (indented) central hall (''mahamantapa'') by individual [[Vestibule (architecture)|vestibules]] called ''sukanasi''. A [[porch]] connects the central hall to the platform.<ref name="vest">{{cite web |url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/hassan-7.html|title=Kedaresvara Temple|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle |publisher=ASI Bengaluru Circle|access-date=12 April 2013}}</ref> The base of the temple wall (''[[adhisthana]]'') around the common hall and the two lateral shrines consist of [[Molding (architecture)|mouldings]], each of which is treated with friezes in relief that depict animals and episodes from the Hindu lore (''[[purana]]''). Historian Kamath calls this "horizontal treatment".<ref name="frieze">Kamath (2001), p.134</ref> The image of the deity of worship is missing in all three sanctums and the superstructure over all three shrines are lost. Some noteworthy pieces of sculpture worthy of mention are the dancing [[Bhairava]] (a form of Shiva), Govardhana (the god [[Krishna]] lifting a mountain), the god Vishnu as ''Varadaraja'', and a huntress.<ref name="vest1">{{cite web |url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/hassan-7.html|title=Kedaresvara Temple|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle |publisher=ASI Bengaluru Circle|access-date=12 April 2013}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:A view of Kedareshwara Temple in Halebidu.jpg|Another view of Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
File:Profile of Kedareshwara Temple in Halebidu2.jpg|Another profile view of the Kedareshawara temple at Halebidu
File:View of entrance into a sanctum in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu.JPG|Ornate [[doorjamb]] and [[lintel]] over entrance into a sanctum in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
File:Profile of square mantapa and stellate shrine on Jagati in the mantapa of Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu.JPG|Profile of square mantapa and stellate shrine in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
File:Ornate aedicula in the mantapa of the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu.JPG|Ornate aedicula inside mantapa in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
File:Molding frieze and outer wall decoration relief in Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu.JPG|Molding frieze and outer wall decoration in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
File:Molding frieze and wall relief sculpture follow the stellate plan of the shrine in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu.JPG|Close up of stellate points showing moulding and wall relief sculpture of Hindu deities in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
File:Lathe turned pillars support bay ceiling in the mantapa of Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu.JPG|Lathe turned pillars support bay ceiling in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
File:Hindu deities and aedicules in relief in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu.JPG|Relief of Hindu deities below lower eve and miniature decorative towers above it (below upper eve) in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
File:Hindu deity sculpture in the mantapa of Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu.JPG|Sculpture of a Hindu deity in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
File:Decorative domical ceiling in mantapa of Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu.JPG|Bay ceiling in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
File:Decorative ceiling in mantapa of the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu 1.JPG|Bay ceiling in the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
</gallery>

==References==
*Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples, Abhinav, 1996 {{ISBN|81-7017-345-0}}
*{{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}}
*Adam Hardy, Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries, Abhinav, 1995 {{ISBN|81-7017-312-4}}.
*{{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 April 2013}}
*{{cite web |url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/hassan-7.html|title=Kedaresvara Temple|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle |publisher=ASI Bengaluru Circle|access-date=12 April 2013}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Kedareshwara Temple, Halebidu}}

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[[Category:Hindu temples in Hassan district]]
[[Category:12th-century Hindu temples]]
[[Category:Hoysala Empire]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Karnataka]]

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