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The '''Rameshvara Temple''' (also spelt '''Rameshwara''' or '''Ramesvara''') is located in the town of Narasamangala of [[Chamarajanagar district]], [[Karnataka]] state, India. The temple was constructed during the 9th century rule of the [[Western Ganga Dynasty]] of [[Talakad]].<ref name="rama">{{cite web |url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/chamrajnagar-3.html|title=Ramesvara temple|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|access-date=7 July 2012 }}</ref><br />
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==Temple plan==<br />
The temple plan is simple, yet it has a unique superstructure (tower or ''[[shikara]]'') that is made of brick and [[stucco]]. The ''vimana'' (shrine with tower) is eleven meters tall and stands on a platform of [[Molding (decorative)|moldings]] (called ''adhishthana'') that is two meters high.<ref name="rama"/> It has a sanctum (''[[garbhagriha]]''), a narrow closed hall (''ardhamantapa'' or just inner ''[[mantapa]]''), a large closed hall (''mahamantapa'').<ref name="rama"/> The architecture is fundamentally [[Dravidian architecture|dravidian]] in style. Some of the remarkable sculptures in the temple include that of [[Nataraj]] (a form of the Hindu god [[Shiva]]), [[Matrikas|saptamatrikas]] (the seven Hindu goddesses) and the Ganga king seated in state with his queen by his side.<ref name="rama"/><br />
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The temple received patronage from the later day [[Hoysala Empire]] kings as well. This is attested to by the two Kannada language inscriptions tablets (1291-1343 A.D) on the site that describes grants made by King [[Veera Ballala III]] to the local [[deity]] Ramanathadeva of Narasamangala.<ref name="rama"/><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Entrance to closed mantapa (hall) in Rameshvara temple at Narasamangala.JPG|Lintel and doorjamb decoration at entrance to ''mahamantapa'' <br />
File:Old Kannada inscription (1291-1343 AD) in Rameshvara temple at Narasamangala.JPG|Old Kannada inscription (1291-1343 A.D.) of Hoysala King [[Veera Ballala III]]<br />
File:Old Kannada inscription (1291-1343 AD) in Rameshvara temple at Narasamangala 1.JPG|Old Kannada inscription (1291-1343 A.D.) of Hoysala King [[Veera Ballala III]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
{{commons category|Ramalingeshvara temple}}<br />
* {{cite web |url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/chamrajnagar-3.html|title=Ramesvara temple|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|access-date=7 July 2012 }}<br />
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[[Category:9th-century Hindu temples]]<br />
[[Category:Shiva temples in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu temples in Chamarajanagar district]]</div>->Dawnseeker2000