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	The '''Teru Malleshvara''' [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] temple (also spelt '''Teru Malleshwara''') is a [[Vijayanagara architecture\|Vijayanagara era]] temple in [[Hiriyur]] [[town]] near the historically important [[Chitradurga]] city in the [[India]]n state of [[Karnataka]]. Hiriyur is situated on the right bank of the Vedavati river.<ref name="karnataka">{{cite web\|title=Hiriyur\|url=http://www.chitradurga.nic.in/tourspot.html\|publisher=Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka, Fort Road, Chitradurga\|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref> The "Teru Malleshvara" fair (''[[Yatra\|Jatra]]'', a religious gathering with festivities) is celebrated annually for a week starting from the full moon in January or February (called ''magha'').{{cn\|date=October 2020}} The Teru Malleshvara temple 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\|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref>		The '''Teru Malleshvara''' [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] temple (also spelt '''Teru Malleshwara''') is a [[Vijayanagara architecture\|Vijayanagara era]] temple in [[Hiriyur]] [[town]] near the historically important [[Chitradurga]] city in the [[India]]n state of [[Karnataka]]. Hiriyur is situated on the right bank of the Vedavati river.<ref name="karnataka">{{cite web\|title=Hiriyur\|url=http://www.chitradurga.nic.in/tourspot.html\|publisher=Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka, Fort Road, Chitradurga\|accessdate=3 June 2015\|archive-date=29 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429071602/http://www.chitradurga.nic.in/tourspot.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The "Teru Malleshvara" fair (''[[Yatra\|Jatra]]'', a religious gathering with festivities) is celebrated annually for a week starting from the full moon in January or February (called ''magha'').{{cn\|date=October 2020}} The Teru Malleshvara temple 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\|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref>

	==Architecture==		==Architecture==
	The temple exhibits the ''[[Dravidian architecture\|Dravidian]]'' style of architecture with a tall ''[[gopura]]'' (superstructure over entrance gate). The ceiling of the ''[[mantapa\|mukhmantapa]]'' (entrance hall) has [[mural]]s depicting scenes from the "Shivpurana" (Hindu [[Shaivism\|Shaiva]] epics) and the [[Ramayana]] (the Hindu [[Vaishnavism\|Vaishnava]] epic).<ref name="karnataka"/> The temple dates built around c.1466, during rule of the [[Vijayanagara ~~empire~~]].<ref name="date">{{cite web \|url=http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/kar/temples.htm\|title=Temples of Karnataka\|work=\|publisher=Kamat's Potpourri\|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref>		The temple exhibits the ''[[Dravidian architecture\|Dravidian]]'' style of architecture with a tall ''[[gopura]]'' (superstructure over entrance gate). The ceiling of the ''[[mantapa\|mukhmantapa]]'' (entrance hall) has [[mural]]s depicting scenes from the "Shivpurana" (Hindu [[Shaivism\|Shaiva]] epics) and the [[Ramayana]] (the Hindu [[Vaishnavism\|Vaishnava]] epic).<ref name="karnataka"/> The temple dates built around c.1466, during rule of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]].<ref name="date">{{cite web \|url=http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/kar/temples.htm\|title=Temples of Karnataka\|work=\|publisher=Kamat's Potpourri\|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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The '''Teru Malleshvara''' [[Hinduism|Hindu]] temple (also spelt '''Teru Malleshwara''') is a [[Vijayanagara architecture|Vijayanagara era]] temple in [[Hiriyur]] [[town]] near the historically important [[Chitradurga]] city in the [[India]]n state of [[Karnataka]]. Hiriyur is situated on the right bank of the Vedavati river.<ref name="karnataka">{{cite web|title=Hiriyur|url=http://www.chitradurga.nic.in/tourspot.html|publisher=Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka, Fort Road, Chitradurga|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref> The "Teru Malleshvara" fair (''[[Yatra|Jatra]]'', a religious gathering with festivities) is celebrated annually for a week starting from the full moon in January or February (called ''magha'').{{cn|date=October 2020}} The Teru Malleshvara temple 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|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref>

==Architecture==
The temple exhibits the ''[[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian]]'' style of architecture with a tall ''[[gopura]]'' (superstructure over entrance gate). The ceiling of the ''[[mantapa|mukhmantapa]]'' (entrance hall) has [[mural]]s depicting scenes from the "Shivpurana" (Hindu [[Shaivism|Shaiva]] epics) and the [[Ramayana]] (the Hindu [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava]] epic).<ref name="karnataka"/> The temple dates built around c.1466, during rule of the [[Vijayanagara empire]].<ref name="date">{{cite web |url=http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/kar/temples.htm|title=Temples of Karnataka|work=|publisher=Kamat's Potpourri|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Entrance into mantapa at the Teru Malleshvara temple at Hiriyur.JPG|Entrance into ''mukha[[mantapa]]'' (entrance hall) at the Teru Malleshvara temple at Hiriyur
File:Kannada language inscription in the Teru Malleshvara temple at Hiriyur.JPG|[[Kannada language]] inscription in the Teru Malleshvara temple at Hiriyur
File:Rear view of the Teru Malleshvara temple at Hiriyur.JPG|Ornate ''Dravidian'' style ''[[shikhara]]'' (superstructure over shrine) and ''sala'' roofs over ''[[mantapa]]'' walls in the Teru Malleshvara temple at Hiriyur
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==Notes==
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Chitradurga district]]
[[Category:Vijayanagara Empire]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Karnataka]]

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