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{{short description|14th-century Hindu temple in Kolar, Karnataka, India}}
{{other|Someshwara Temple (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
[[File:Rear view of shrine with ornate sikhara, mantapa half pillars and gopura of Someshwara Temple at Kolar.jpg|right|thumb|A view from rear of the Someshwara temple at Kolar]]
[[File:Main gopura (tower) in Someshvara Temple at Kolar.JPG|right|thumb|The main gopura (tower over the entrance) of Someshwara temple at Kolar]]
The '''Someshwara temple''' (also spelt '''Someshvara''' or '''Somesvara'''), situated in [[Kolar]] town of [[Karnataka]] state, India, is an ornate 14th century [[Vijayanagara architecture|Vijayanagara]] era Dravidian style construction. ''Someshwara'', another name for the Hindu god [[Shiva]] is the presiding deity in the [[temple]].<ref name="prakara"/> The temple is protected by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] as a monument of national importance.<ref name="monument">{{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=19 Jan 2013}}</ref>

==Temple plan==
According to art historian George Michel, the general plan of the temple resembles that of the [[Halasuru Someshwara Temple, Bangalore|Someshvara temple]] in Bangalore, except, this temple is more rich in finish and detail.<ref name="plan">Michell (1995), p69</ref> The temple is noted for its tall superstructure (''[[gopuram]]'') over the main entrance (''mahadwara''). The superstructure is built of brick and [[stucco]]. Though both temples have a large open pillared ''mukhamantapa'' (hall) leading to the sanctum (''[[garbhagriha]]''), in Kolar the open ''mantapa'' has a central hall surrounded by a raised floor. Several ornate pillars on the raised floor support the ceiling of the ''mantapa''. The main shrine has a ''dravida'' (south Indian) style tower (''[[shikhara]]''), a [[Vestibule (architecture)|vestibule]] (''sukanasi'') that connects the sanctum to a ''navaranga'' (closed hall) which leads to the large pillared ''mukhamandapa''. The temple is enclosed by a cloistered wall (''prakara'').<ref name="prakara">{{cite web |url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/kolar-6.html|title=Somesvara Temple|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle |publisher=ASI Bengaluru Circle|access-date=19 Jan 2013}}</ref> At the frontal extension of the hall are four full length pillars depicting riders on ''[[Yali (Hindu Mythology)|Yali]]s'' ("mythical beasts"). An ornate ''Kalyana mantapa'' ("marriage hall") built of granite, at the south-west corner of the complex, has pillars with decorative sculptures in [[relief]].<ref name="plan"/> Michell dates the temple to about the 17th century, but the Archaeological Survey of India dates the temple to the early [[Vijayanagara Empire]] rule of the 14th century. The base of the temple outer wall (''adhishthana'') consists of decorative [[molding (decorative)|moldings]], with friezes of elephants, dwarfs and lions embellishing the upper moldings . The outer wall of the temple has miniature decorative pilasters (''kumbha'') with [[turret]]s (''[[aedicule]]'').<ref name="prakara"/>
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==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book |last= Michell|first=George|title=[[The New Cambridge History of India]], Volumes 1-6 |orig-year=1995|year=1995|publisher= Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=0521 441102}}
*{{cite web |url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/kolar-6.html|title=Somesvara Temple|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle |publisher=ASI Bengaluru Circle|access-date=19 Jan 2013}}
*{{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=19 Jan 2013}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Sign board at Someshvara temple in Kolar.JPG|Archaeological Survey of India sign board, describing details of the Someshwara temple
File:Entrance to mantapa (hall) in Someshvara Temple at Kolar.JPG|Open main mantapa (hall) leading to the sanctum in Someshwara temple at Kolar
File:Someshvara Temple (frontal profile) at Kolar.JPG|A profile of the front of the Someshwara temple at Kolar
File:Main mantapa (hall) in Someshvara Temple at Kolar.JPG|A view of the open mantapa in Someshwara temple at Kolar
File:Open Mantapa (hall) in Someshvara temple at Kolar.JPG|A view of the open mantapa in the Someshwara temple at Kolar
File:Kalyana Mantapa (hall) in Someshvara temple at Kolar.JPG|An ornate Kalyana mantapa at the rear of the complex in the Someshwara temple at Kolar
File:Yali Pillars in mantapa (hall) in Someshvara Temple at Kolar.JPG|Yali pillars of the open mantapa in Someshwara temple at Kolar
File:Someshwara Temple Kalyana Mandapa Ornamental Pillar, Kolar.JPG|Decorative pillars of ''Kalyana mantapa'' with exquisite relief
</gallery>

==External links==
{{commons category|Someshwara Temple, Kolar}}

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{{Hindu temples in Karnataka}}

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[[Category:Shiva temples in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Kolar district]]

Someshwara Temple, Kolar - Revision history

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