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	The '''Vijayanarayana Temple''' is located in the town of [[Gundlupet]] of [[Chamarajanagar district]], [[Karnataka]] state, India. The temple dates back to the 10th century rule of the [[Western Ganga Dynasty]], though it has received continuous patronage from later kingdoms as well, up to the 15th century [[Vijayanagara Empire\|Vijayanagara]] period. Tradition has it that the [[Hoysala Empire]] King [[Vishnuvardhana]] was responsible for the consecration of the deity Vijayanarayana, a version of the Hindu god [[Narayana]] (or [[Vishnu]]).<ref name="rama">{{cite web \|url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/chamrajnagar-1.html\|title=Sri Vijayanarayana temple\|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle\|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India\|access-date=7 July 2012 }}</ref>		The '''Vijayanarayana Temple''' is located in the town of [[Gundlupet]] of [[Chamarajanagar district]], [[Karnataka]] state, India. The temple dates back to the 10th century rule of the [[Western Ganga Dynasty]], though it has received continuous patronage from later kingdoms as well, up to the 15th century [[Vijayanagara Empire\|Vijayanagara]] period. Tradition has it that the [[Hoysala Empire]] King [[Vishnuvardhana]] was responsible for the consecration of the deity Vijayanarayana, a version of the Hindu god [[Narayana]] (or [[Vishnu]]).<ref name="rama">{{cite web\|url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/chamrajnagar-1.html\|title=Sri Vijayanarayana temple\|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle\|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India\|access-date=7 July 2012\|archive-date=14 April 2013\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414142402/http://asibengalurucircle.org/chamrajnagar-1.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==Temple plan==		==Temple plan==
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	==References==		==References==
	* {{cite web \|url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/chamrajnagar-1.html\|title=Vijayanarayana temple\|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle\|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India\|access-date=7 July 2012 }}		* {{cite web\|url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/chamrajnagar-1.html\|title=Vijayanarayana temple\|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle\|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India\|access-date=7 July 2012\|archive-date=14 April 2013\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414142402/http://asibengalurucircle.org/chamrajnagar-1.html\|url-status=dead}}

	==External links==		==External links==
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	[[Category:Vishnu temples]]		[[Category:Vishnu temples in Karnataka]]

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The '''Vijayanarayana Temple''' is located in the town of [[Gundlupet]] of [[Chamarajanagar district]], [[Karnataka]] state, India. The temple dates back to the 10th century rule of the [[Western Ganga Dynasty]], though it has received continuous patronage from later kingdoms as well, up to the 15th century [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagara]] period. Tradition has it that the [[Hoysala Empire]] King [[Vishnuvardhana]] was responsible for the consecration of the deity Vijayanarayana, a version of the Hindu god [[Narayana]] (or [[Vishnu]]).<ref name="rama">{{cite web |url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/chamrajnagar-1.html|title=Sri Vijayanarayana temple|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|access-date=7 July 2012 }}</ref>

==Temple plan==
The temple consists of a sanctum (''[[garbhagriha]]''), a [[vestibule (architecture)|vestibule]] (called ''sukhanasi'') that connects the sanctum to the ''navaranga'' (closed hall where devotees gather for prayers) and an open hall (''[[mandapa]]'').<ref name="rama"/> The base on which the walls of the ''navaranga'' are built (called ''adhisthana'') has the several [[Molding (decorative)|moldings]]. The walls that rise from this have slender decorative pilasters. The open ''mantapa'' that has several ornate pillars appears to have modified the original north–south entrances that existed in the ''navaranga'' (also called ''mukhamantapa'').<ref name="rama"/> The entrance to temple has an impressive row of ''[[Yali (Hindu Mythology)|yali]]'' pillars that depict warriors riding lions. The temple has numerous independent sculptures including [[Vishnu|Anantha]], [[Garuda]], and [[Hanuman]], the monkey god from the Hindu epic Ramayana.<ref name="rama"/>
[[File:Yali pillared entrance in Vijayanarayana temple at Gundlupet.JPG|thumb|[[Yali (Hindu Mythology)|Yali]] pillared entrance to Vijayanarayana temple]]

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite web |url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/chamrajnagar-1.html|title=Vijayanarayana temple|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|access-date=7 July 2012 }}

==External links==
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[[Category:10th-century Hindu temples]]
[[Category:Vijayanagara Empire]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Chamarajanagar district]]
[[Category:Vishnu temples]]

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