07/05/2020
The AMRUTESHWARA TEMPLE is located in the village of AMRUTHAPURA, in the CHIKMAGALURU district of the Karnataka state, India. Located 50 km from SHIVMOGGA on NH 206, Amruthapura is known for the Amruteshvara temple . The temple was built in 1196 C.E. by AMRUTHESHWARA DANDANAYAKA (lit, "commander") under HOYSALA KING VEERA BALLAL II.
The temple is a built according to HOYSALA ARCHITECTURE with a wide open mantapa (hall). The temple has an original outer wall with UNIQUE EQUALLY SPACED CIRCULAR CARVING. The temple has VIMANA ( tower) and therefore is a EKAKUTA DESIGN , and has a CLOSED MANTAPA(hall) that connects the sanctum to the LARGE OPEN MANTAPA. The rows of SHINING LATHE TURNED PILLARS that support the CEILING ART of the mantapa is a Hoysala-Chalukya decorative idiom.The mantapa has many deeply domed inner CEILING STRUCTURES adorned with FLORAL DESIGN.
The outer parapet wall of the OPEN MANTAPA has a total of 140 PANEL SCLUPTURES with depictions from the HINDU EPICS.
*The RAMAYANA is sculpted on the south side wall on 70 panels.
*The life of the HINDU GOD KRISHNA On the north side wall Depict on 25 panels.
*The scenes from the EPIC MAHABHARATA depict on the remaining 45 panels.
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