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

Latest revision as of 21:29, 28 March 2026

Vijayanarayana Temple
Hindu temple
View of Vijayanarayana temple (10th century A.D.)
View of Vijayanarayana temple (10th century A.D.)
Coordinates: 11°48′30″N 76°41′22″E / 11.80843°N 76.68940°E / 11.80843; 76.68940
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictChamarajanagar District
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA

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 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).[1]

Temple plan[edit | edit source]

The temple consists of a sanctum (garbhagriha), a vestibule (called sukhanasi) that connects the sanctum to the navaranga (closed hall where devotees gather for prayers) and an open hall (mandapa).[1] The base on which the walls of the navaranga are built (called adhisthana) has the several 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).[1] The entrance to temple has an impressive row of yali pillars that depict warriors riding lions. The temple has numerous independent sculptures including Anantha, Garuda, and Hanuman, the monkey god from the Hindu epic Ramayana.[1]

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Yali pillared entrance to Vijayanarayana temple

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Sri Vijayanarayana temple". Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle. Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 7 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

References[edit | edit source]

  • "Vijayanarayana temple". Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle. Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 7 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links[edit | edit source]