Rameshvara Temple | |
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Hindu temple | |
_at_Narasamangala.JPG) View of Rameshvara temple (9th century A.D.) | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Chamarajanagar District |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
TheRameshvara Temple (also speltRameshwara orRamesvara) is located in the town of Narasamangala ofChamarajanagar district,Karnataka state, India. The temple was constructed during the 9th century rule of theWestern Ganga Dynasty ofTalakad.[1]
The temple plan is simple, yet it has a unique superstructure (tower orshikara) that is made of brick andstucco. Thevimana (shrine with tower) is eleven meters tall and stands on a platform ofmoldings (calledadhishthana) that is two meters high.[1] It has a sanctum (garbhagriha), a narrow closed hall (ardhamantapa or just innermantapa), a large closed hall (mahamantapa).[1] The architecture is fundamentallydravidian in style. Some of the remarkable sculptures in the temple include that ofNataraj (a form of the Hindu godShiva),saptamatrikas (the seven Hindu goddesses) and the Ganga king seated in state with his queen by his side.[1]
The temple received patronage from the later dayHoysala Empire kings as well. This is attested to by the two Kannada language inscriptions tablets (1291-1343 A.D) on the site that describes grants made by KingVeera Ballala III to the localdeity Ramanathadeva of Narasamangala.[1]
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