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Doddagaddavalli is a village in Hassan District in the South India state of Karnataka, India. It is located near the city of Hassan and lies on the route to Belur at a distance of 16 km from Hassan. Its main attraction is the Lakshmidevi temple built by the Hoysalas in the year 1114 CE during the rule of king Vishnuvardhana. The temple is situated amidst pristine coconut plantations and has a lake at its rear which adds to the scenic beauty. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Events January 7 - Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England, marries Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor Births Deaths Categories: 1114 ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... Hassan (Kannada : à²¹à²¾à²¸à²¨) is a district in Karnataka state, India. ... The geographical south of India includes all Indian territory below the 20th parallel. ... , Karnataka (Kannada: , IPA: ) is a state in the southern part of India. ... Hassan à²¹à²¾à²¸à²¨ is a city and district headquarters of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Chennakesava temple Belur was the capital of the Hoysala Empire. ... Hassan may refer to: People with the given name Hassan: Hassan (given name) Other:From the Arabic word Hassanah- means good, Glad tidings Hassan, India, a city Hassan District, India Hassan, a play by James Elroy Flecker Hasan, an alternate spelling Hassane, the traditionally dominant warrior tribes of Mauritania and... The Hoysala Empire ruled part of southern India from 1000 to 1346. ... Events January 7 - Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England, marries Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor Births Deaths Categories: 1114 ... Vishnuvardhana (Kannada: à²µà²¿à²·à³à²£à³à²µà²°à³à²§à²¨) (1108-1152), was a king of the Hoysala Empire in what is today the Indian state of Karnataka. ...

Lakshmidevi temple

It is one of the earliest known temples built in Hoysala style and is built with Chloritic schist or Soapstone.^[1] The temple does not stand on a jagati (platform) which became popular in later Hoysala temples.^[2] The temple is said to have been built by a merchant called Kullahana Rahuta and his wife Sahaja Devi. The temple is a chatuskuta construction (four towers)^[3] built inside 7 ft tall stone enclosure with the entrance through a porch which is supported by circular lathe turned pillars.^[4] Three of the vimanas (shrines) have a common square mantapa (hall) with 9 bays.^[5] The fourth vimana is connected to the mantapa via an oblong extension consisting of 2 bays. The extension also has two lateral entrances into the temple. All the vimana have their original tower (superstructure) intact. The towers are in Kadamba nagara style.^[6] Each vimana has a vestibule connecting it to the central mantapa. On top of the vestibule is its own tower called sukanasi (or nose which looks like low extension of the main tower over the shrine). The sukanasi is a tier lower than the main tower over the shrine. All the four sukanasi are intact and so are the kalasa of the main towers.^[7] The sukanasi holds the Hoysala emblem of Sala fighting the tiger. Of the four towers, three are undecorated and they look stepped pyramidal with a pile of dented horizontal mouldings with the kalasa on top. The fourth tower is very well decorated which is typical of Hoysala designs and is the tower of the main shrine that houses the Lakshmi Devi image. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 537 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (1,776 Ã— 1,192 pixels, file size: 603 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photograph taken by self (Dineshkannambadi)at Lakshmi Devi Temple at Doddagaddavalli, Karnataka state, India in June 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 537 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (1,776 Ã— 1,192 pixels, file size: 603 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photograph taken by self (Dineshkannambadi)at Lakshmi Devi Temple at Doddagaddavalli, Karnataka state, India in June 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby... The lid of a pyrophyllite box. ... Symmetrical architecture on a jagati at Somanathapura A jagati , a term used in Indian temple architecture, is a a raised surface, platform or terrace upon which the temple is placed. ... The Sikhara of the Raghunath Temple at Jammu, India is built in the Nagar style of temple architecture. ... An ancient royal family of Karnataka, who ruled from their capital of Banavasi, later branched into Goa, Hanagal and Chandavar. ... For other uses, see Lakshmi (disambiguation). ...

The mantapa is open and square. The reason for the square plan is the presence of shrines on all four sides of the mantapa with no side open for staggering.^[8] There is a separate fifth shrine of Bhairava, an avatar of Lord Shiva. The shrine is complete with its own vimana and tower with a kalasa on top, a nose and Hoysala emblem on the it. Another unusual feature of the temple is the existence of four more shrines at each corner of the temple complex with two sides of each shrine attached to the courtyard wall. Each of these minor shrines has its own tower, kalasa and Hoysala emblem.^[9] On the whole the temple complex has nine towers which is unusual for a Hoysala temple. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 798 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (1,772 Ã— 1,332 pixels, file size: 600 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photograph taken by self (Dineshkannambadi)in June 2006 at the Lakshmidevi temple in Doddagaddavalli, Karnataka state, India I, the creator of this work, hereby... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 798 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (1,772 Ã— 1,332 pixels, file size: 600 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photograph taken by self (Dineshkannambadi)in June 2006 at the Lakshmidevi temple in Doddagaddavalli, Karnataka state, India I, the creator of this work, hereby... Bhairava (भैरव) is a name of the fearsome aspect of the god Shiva. ... This article is about the concept in Hindu philosophy. ... For other uses, see Shiva (disambiguation). ...

Overall the temple has the older Hoysala style where there is only one eaves running round the temple where the main towers meet the wall of the shrine.^[10] At the base of the wall of the shrines are 5 mouldings and between the mouldings and the eaves, the usual panels of Hoysala sculptures depicting Hindu gods, goddesses and their attendants is missing. Instead, the whole space is taken up by decorative miniature towers on pilasters. The ceiling of the main hall is supported by 18 lathe turned pillars. Inside there are two sculptures of large demonic living corpses called betala. The main shrine facing east has a 3 ft tall image of goddess Lakshmi with an attendant on either side. In her four hands, the image holds a conch in the upper right hand, a chakra (discuss) in the upper left, a rosary in the lower right and a mace in the lower left. In the shrines facing north, south and west are the idols of Kali, Vishnu, and Boothanatha Linga (the universal symbol of Shiva). A sculpture of Tandaveswara (dancing Shiva) exists in the circular panel at the center of the ceiling of the mantapa. Other important sculptures are those of Gajalakshmi (form of Lakshmi), Thandaveshwara and Yoganarasimha (form of Vishnu) found on the doorway of the temple. This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... Gods can refer to: Plurality of Gods (see polytheism); Postulated preternatural beings (see deity); The upper levels of a theatre (see the gods); A 1991 video game (see Gods (video game)); A sixties rock band (see The Gods (band)). An internet term, common among usenet veterans, for those who engage... For the 1934 film, see The Goddess (1934 film). ... For other uses, see Lakshmi (disambiguation). ... A development of the club, a mace consists of a strong, heavy wooden, metal-reinforced, or metal shaft, with a head made of stone, copper, bronze, iron or steel. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Vishnu (IAST , Devanagari ), (honorific: Sri Vishnu) also known as Narayana is the Supreme Being (i. ... Linga worship (Estate of Cynthia and Harlen Welsh) Lingam or Linga is the Sanskrit word for mark. ... For other uses, see Shiva (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Lakshmi (disambiguation). ...

Notes

^ An idiom common to Western Chalukyas as well, Dr. S.U.Kamath, A Concise History of Karnataka, pp 136. The Western Chalukya carvings were done on green schist (Soapstone). This technique was adopted by the Hoysalas too, Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent, Takeo Kamiya
^ The jagati is a Hoysala innovation, Arthikaje, Mangalore. History of Karnataka-Religion, Literature, Art and Architecture in Hoysala Empire. © 1998-00 OurKarnataka.Com, Inc. Retrieved on 2006-11-13.
^ Most Hoysala temples are ekakuta (one tower), dvikuta (2 towers) or trikuta (3 towers), A complete guide to Hoysala temples, Gerard Foekema, pp 25
^ The lathe turned pillars are a common feature of Western Chalukya-Hoysala temples, A Concise History of Karnataka, pp 117, Dr. S.U. Kamath
^ A bay is a square or rectangular compartment in the hall, Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples pp 93
^ The most prominent feature of the Kadamba architecture is their Shikhara called Kadamba Shikhara. The Shikhara is pyramid shaped and rises in steps without any decoration with a stupika or kalasa at the top, A Concise History of Karnataka, pp 38 Dr. S.U. Kamath. This type of tower is common through out Karnataka and is also called a Pamasana, Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide To Hoysala Temples pp 58
^ The kalasa is a water pot like structure that forms the highest point of the tower, Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples pp 27
^ The open mantapa of Hoysala temples are generally in a staggered square pan, called a cross in square plan, Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide To Hoysala Temples pp 22
^ The Hoysala emblem depicts Sala, the mythical founder of the empire fighting a Tiger, according to historians C. Hayavadhana Rao, J. D. M. Derrett, B. R Joshi, Sala was a mythical founder of the empire, A Concise history of Karnataka pp 123, Dr. S.U. Kamath, Arthikaje, Mangalore. History of Karnataka-Hoysalas and their contributions. © 1998-00 OurKarnataka.Com, Inc. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.
^ An eaves is a projecting roof overhanging the wall, Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples pp 93

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