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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==

Latest revision as of 19:04, 16 December 2025

Teru Malleshvara swamy
Hindu Temple
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Teru Malleshvara temple in Dravidian style at Hiriyur
Teru Malleshvara swamy is located in Karnataka
Teru Malleshvara swamy
Teru Malleshvara swamy
Coordinates: 13°57′N 76°37′E / 13.95°N 76.62°E / 13.95; 76.62
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictChitradurga
Elevation
630 m (2,070 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

The Teru Malleshvara Hindu temple (also spelt Teru Malleshwara) is a Vijayanagara era temple in Hiriyur town near the historically important Chitradurga city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Hiriyur is situated on the right bank of the Vedavati river.[1] The "Teru Malleshvara" fair (Jatra, a religious gathering with festivities) is celebrated annually for a week starting from the full moon in January or February (called magha).[citation needed] The Teru Malleshvara temple is a protected monument under the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India[2]

Architecture[edit | edit source]

The temple exhibits the Dravidian style of architecture with a tall gopura (superstructure over entrance gate). The ceiling of the mukhmantapa (entrance hall) has murals depicting scenes from the "Shivpurana" (Hindu Shaiva epics) and the Ramayana (the Hindu Vaishnava epic).[1] The temple dates built around c.1466, during rule of the Vijayanagara Empire.[3]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Hiriyur". Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka, Fort Road, Chitradurga. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. "Protected Monuments in Karnataka". Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India. Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. "Temples of Karnataka". Kamat's Potpourri. Retrieved 3 June 2015.