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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Venugopalaswamy temple
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| settlement_type = Hindu temple
| image_skyline = Venugopalaswamy temple in the Devanahalli fort.JPG
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| image_caption = [[Gopura]] over entrance at Venugopalaswamy temple
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Bangalore Rural district|Bangalore Rural]]
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The '''Venugopalaswamy Temple''', dedicated to a form of the Hindu god [[Vishnu]] is located inside the [[Devanahalli Fort]] in the town of [[Devanahalli]] (also called Devanapura). It is a town in the [[Bangalore Rural district]], [[Karnataka state]], India and is located 35 kilometres (25 mi) to the north-east of Bangalore, the state capital. The Venugopalaswamy temple is constructed in the ''[[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian]]'' style and belongs to the post [[Vijayanagara empire]] period.<ref name="dravid">Various (2006), p6, ''Tourist Guide to Bangalore'', Sura Books Pvt. Limited, {{ISBN|81-7478-021-1}}</ref> The 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=31 May 2015}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Dravida sikhara over shrine in the Venugopalaswamy temple in the Devanahalli fort.jpg|''Dravida'' style ''[[shikhara]]'' (tower over shrine) at the Venugopalaswamy temple in the Devanahalli fort
File:Yali pillars at the entrance to the mantapa of the Venugopalaswamy temple in the Devanahalli fort.JPG|''[[Yali (Hindu mythology)|Yali]]'' pillars at the entrance to closed [[mantapa]] (hall) in the Venugopalaswamy temple in the Devanahalli fort
File:Venugopalaswamy Temple in Devanahalli 04.jpg|Pillar inside the Venugopalaswamy Temple
File:Venugopalaswamy Temple in Devanahalli 03.jpg|Complete views of Venugopalaswamy Temple from outside
File:Kannada inscription(1697 AD) at the Venugopalaswamy temple in the Devanahalli fort.JPG|Kannada inscription (1697 AD) at the Venugopalaswamy temple in the Devanahalli fort
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Vishnu temples]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Bangalore Rural district]]
[[Category:Vijayanagara Empire]]

Venugopalaswamy Temple, Devanahalli - Revision history

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