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Star shaped architecture at the Chennakeshava Temple, Belur Karnataka Royalty Free Stock Photo

Hoysaleswara Temple: Krishna lifting the Govardhan mountain Royalty Free Stock Photo

Elephant Statue forming the basement of temple - Hoysala Architecture Royalty Free Stock Photo

Bracket figures or Salabhanjika or young damsels shown in various moods. Chennakeshava Temple complex, 12th-century Hindu temple Royalty Free Stock Photo

Kedareshwara Temple is a Hoysala era construction, Halebeedu, Karnataka, Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Chennakeshava Temple, Belur Karnataka in Black and White

Hoysala Motif :Figure of powerful king of Hoysala killing a tiger with his bare hands, Belur Temp Royalty Free Stock Photo

Carved idols on ceiling of Hoysaleswara temple, is a 12th-century Hindu temple dedicated to lord Shiva, Halebeedu Royalty Free Stock Photo

Carved sculptures on the outer wall of the Chennakeshava Temple complex, 12th-century Hindu temple dedicated to lord Vishnu Royalty Free Stock Photo

Carved sculptures on the outer wall of the Chennakeshava Temple complex, 12th-century Hindu temple dedicated to lord Vishnu, Belur Royalty Free Stock Photo

Partial view of the Lakshmi Devi temple, it was built by the Hoysala Empire King Vishnuvardhana in 1114 CE, Doddagaddavalli, Royalty Free Stock Photo

Lakshmi Devi temple, it was built by the Hoysala Empire King Vishnuvardhana in 1114 CE, Doddagaddavalli, Karnataka Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Chennakeshava Temple, also referred to as Keshava, Kesava or Vijayanarayana Temple of Belur, is a 12th-century Hindu temple in the Hassan district of Karnataka state, India. It was commissioned by King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 CE, on the banks of the Yagachi River in Belur also called Velapura, an early Hoysala Empire capital.