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The '''Lakshminarasimha temple''' at Haranhalli is a complete and good example of 13th century [[Hoysala architecture]]. [[Haranhalli]] is located about 35 km from [[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan city]] in [[Karnataka]] state, [[India]]. The temple, whose main deity is the Hindu god [[Vishnu]], was built in 1235 A.D. by the [[Hoysala Empire]] King [[Vira Someshwara]]. A few hundred meters from this temple is the architecturally complete though less ornate [[Someshvara Temple, Haranhalli|Someshvara temple]]. The main deity in this temple is the Hindu god [[Shiva]] represented by his universal symbol, the ''[[linga]]''. It also belongs to the same time period.<ref name="linga">Foekema (1996), p70</ref><ref name="soma">Foekema (1996), p67</ref> Both temples is a protected monument under the Karnataka state division of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref name="protected">{{cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_protected_monu_karnataka.asp|title=Protected Monuments in Karnataka|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India|publisher=Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts|access-date=10 August 2012}}</ref>

==Temple plan==

===Overview===
[[File:Profile of the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli 1.JPG|thumb|upright|Profile of ''mantapa'' outer wall, and ''vimana'' (shrine and tower over it) at Lakshminarasimha temple, Haranhalli]]
The temple plan is similar to that found in the temples at [[Lakshminarayana Temple, Hosaholalu|Hosaholalu]], [[Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Nuggehalli|Nuggihalli]] and [[Lakshminarasimha Temple, Javagal|Javagallu]]. While its decorative ornamentation is somewhat lesser in quality, this temple has seen no structural additions or modifications during later periods, giving it a more original look.<ref name="soma"/> The temple plan is that of a ''trikuta'' (three shrined),<ref name="steps">Foekema (1996), p25</ref> with a strong focus on the middle shrine which has a superstructure (tower or ''[[shikhara]]'') and a ''sukhanasi'' (nose or tower over the [[Vestibule (architecture)|vestibule]]).<ref name="sukha">Foekema (1996), p22</ref><ref name="nose">Foekema (1996), p68</ref> The three shrines are connected by a common hall (''[[mantapa]]''). The lateral shrines are connected directly to the hall while the middle shrine has a [[Vestibule (architecture)|vestibule]] that connects the sanctum (cella or ''vimana'') to the hall.<ref name="nose"/><ref name="vimana">Foekema (1996), p21</ref><ref name="keynote1">Kamath (2001), p134</ref> Since the lateral shrines do not have a tower and are directly connected to the hall (without a vestibule and its corresponding tower like projection), they do not appear like shrines at all from the outside but rather as a part of the hall. The central shrine on the contrary is highly visible because of its tower, and the ''sukhanasi'' that projects prominently from the tower.<ref name="nose"/> The temple stands on a platform called ''[[jagati (temple)|jagati]]'', a feature common to many Hoysala temples. The platform, in addition to adding visual beauty, provides the devotees a path for [[circumambulation]] (''[[pradakshina]]patha'') around the temple. The platform has three flights of steps, one leading to the entrance to the hall and the other two that lead only up to the platform, further enhancing the visual appearance.<ref name="steps">Foekema (1996), p25</ref><ref name="nose"/><ref name="pradakshina">Kamath (2001), p135</ref>

===Decoration and sculptures===
[[File:Profile of the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli 2.JPG|thumb|left|Close up of ''Vimana'' (shrine and superstructure) and protruding minor shrine (aedicula) at Lakshminarasimha temple, Haranhalli]]
[[File:Stellate tower over shrine in the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli.JPG|thumb|upright|Close up of ''shikhara'' (superstructure) with "new kind" of articulation below comprising two eves, with miniature decorative towers between the eves, and Hindu deities in relief below lower eve]]
The sanctum of the three shrines contain an image of the Hindu god [[Vishnu]]; [[Gopal (Krishna)|Venugopala]], [[Keshava]] and [[Lakshmi Narasimha|Lakshminarasimha]].<ref name="decor">Foekema (1996), p69</ref> The towers over the central shrine and its vestibule (''sukhanasi'' or nose) are intact and intricate. The ''[[Kalasha|kalasa]]'' on top of the tower (the decorative water-pot at the apex of the tower) is however missing.<ref name="kalasa">Foekema (1996), p27</ref> Since the lateral shrines have no towers, their superstructure comprises a stylish row of miniature roofs above the upper [[eaves]].<ref name="nose"/> The decorative plan of the walls of the shrines and the hall is of the "new kind" (with two eaves that run around the temple).<ref name="nose"/> In the "new kind" of decorative articulation, the first heavy eaves runs below the superstructure and all around the temple with a projection of about half a meter. The second eaves runs around the temple about a meter below the first. In between the two eaves are the miniature decorative towers ([[Aedicula]]) on [[pilaster]]s. Below the second eaves are the wall panel of images of Hindu [[deity|deities]] and their attendants in [[relief]], not all of which in this temple are sharp in workmanship.<ref name="keynote1"/><ref name="decor"/><ref name="deity">Foekema (1996), pp28-29</ref> Below this, at the base are the six equal width rectangular [[Molding (decorative)|molding]]s ([[frieze]]). Starting from the top, the friezes depict; ''hansa'' (birds) in the first frieze, ''[[Makara (Hindu mythology)|makara]]'' (aquatic monsters) in the second, the usual depiction of scenes from the Hindu epics are absent in the third frieze which has been left blank. This is followed by leafy scrolls in the fourth frieze. The fifth and sixth friezes exhibit high quality workmanship in depicting horses and elephants respectively.<ref name="keynote1"/><ref name="base">Foekema (1996), p29, p69</ref>

== Notes ==
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==Gallery==
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File:Lathe turned pillars, decorative door jamb and lintel at entrance to sanctum in the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli 1.JPG|Lathe turned pillars, decorative door jamb and lintel at entrance to a sanctum in the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli
File:Closed mantapa facing sanctum in the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli.jpg|Closed mantapa facing a sanctum in the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli
File:Outer wall articulation and horizontal frieze treatment in Profile of the the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli.JPG|Outer wall articulation and horizontal frieze treatment in the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli. Relief of Hindu deities in frieze on the third molding is absent.
File:Decorative door jamb and lintel at entrance to sanctum in the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli.jpg|Decorative door jamb and lintel at entrance to sanctum in the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli
File:Decorative half pillar in the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli 1.jpg|Deorative half pillar in the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli
File:Domical ceiling in the closed mantapa of the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli.JPG|Domical ceiling in the closed mantapa of the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli
File:Horizontal frieze treatment in Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli.jpg|Horizontal frieze treatment to moldings in the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli
File:Wall relief at the Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli in Hassan district.jpg|Shrine outer wall relief and molding at Haranhalli
File:Ornate pillar in mantapa of Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli 3.JPG|Ornate pillars inside mantapa of Lakshminarasimha temple at Haranhalli

</gallery>

== References ==
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*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}}

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[[Category:Hindu temples in Hassan district]]
[[Category:Devi temples in Karnataka]]

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