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Mallikarjuna Temple, Hirenallur

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Mallikarjuna Temple
Hindu temple
Mallikarjuna temple (12th-13th century) Chikkamagaluru district
Mallikarjuna temple (12th-13th century) Chikkamagaluru district
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictChikkamagaluru District
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

The Mallikarjuna Temple at Hirenallur is a Hoysala era construction. Hirenallur is a village, about 12 km from Kadur, Chikkamagaluru district, in the Karnataka state, India. The monument is protected by the Karnataka state division of Archaeological Survey of India.[1] The monument which was in a state of dis-repair was renovated around 2004 by the "Sri Dharmasthala Manjunathaeshwara Dharmothana Trust", with assistance of the Department of Culture, Government of India.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Alphabetical List of Protected Monuments-List of State Protected". Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India. Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple". Sri Dharmasthala Manjunathaeshwara Dharmothana Trust. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

Further reading

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  • Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples, Abhinav, 1996 ISBN 81-7017-345-0
  • Kamath, Suryanath U. (2001) [1980]. A concise history of Karnataka: from pre-historic times to the present. Bangalore: Jupiter books. LCCN 80905179. OCLC 7796041.
  • Adam Hardy, Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries, Abhinav, 1995, New Delhi, ISBN 81-7017-312-4.

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