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487:"triple towers" temple in a transitional Western Chalukya-Hoysala architecture. It is the oldest example of such a combinational style in Karnataka according to reports from the Mysore archaeological department. The temple faces east and has a stepped entrance on three sides. The entrance on the sides is a Western Chalukya idiom. The central shrine has a
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1598:Kumara Swamy Devasthana, Bangalore
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1103:from the original on 11 March 2007
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1798:Rameshvara Temple, Narasamangala
1648:Lakshminarasimha Temple, Javagal
1318:Chennakeshava Temple, Aralaguppe
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1523:Kasivisvesvara Temple, Lakkundi
1503:Kamala Narayana Temple Belagavi
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1533:Kedareshvara Temple, Balligavi
1488:Kalleshvara Temple, Aralaguppe
1463:Kaitabheshvara Temple, Kubatur
894:A Concise History of Karnataka
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3139:List of people from Karnataka
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1683:Mallikarjuna Temple, Basaralu
1663:Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna
1613:Kuruvathi Basaveshwara temple
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1788:Polali Rajarajeshwari Temple
1528:Kedareswara temple, Halebidu
1423:Panchalingewara Temple Hooli
1388:Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple
1383:Gaurishvara Temple, Yelandur
1308:Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple
1268:Brahmeshvara Temple, Kikkeri
1248:Banashankari Temple, Amargol
999:Concise history of Karnataka
912:Timeless Theater - Karnataka
654:Concise history of Karnataka
76:Location in Karnataka, India
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1313:Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
1146:A side view of the temple:
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1493:Kalleshvara Temple, Bagali
1483:Kalleshvara Temple, Ambali
1408:Halasuru Someshwara Temple
1358:Doddabasappa Temple Dambal
942:Raghavendra Chandragutti.
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1718:Mookambika Temple, Kollur
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1933:Udupi Sri Krishna Matha
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1588:Kukke Subramanya Temple
1343:Dharmaraya Swamy Temple
1213:Annapoorneshwari Temple
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1853:Sirsangi Kalika Temple
1673:Mahadeva Temple, Itagi
1458:Kadri Manjunath Temple
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908:"Temples of Karnataka"
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1363:Durga temple, Aihole
1353:Dodda Ganeshana Gudi
1293:Chamundeswari Temple
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3082:Gopalakrishna Adiga
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2373:Vijayanagara Empire
2348:Rashtrakuta dynasty
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1923:Tripurantaka Temple
1898:Temples in Tulunadu
1428:Hoysaleswara Temple
1348:Dharmasthala Temple
1333:Chowdeshwari Temple
1233:Badami Cave Temples
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713:on 28 February 2008
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1908:Thirunarayanapuram
1698:Mangaladevi Temple
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