Siddhesvara Temple
Haveri district, India
Also known as: সিদ্ধেশ্বর মন্দিরசித்தேசுவரன் கோவில், கர்நாடகாసిద్ధేశ్వర ఆలయం
The Siddhesvara Temple is located in Haveri in Haveri district, Karnataka state, India. It is considered an ornate example of 12th-century Western Chalukyan art and is well known for the many loose sculptures of Hindu deities that exist in it. However, inscriptional evidence would suggest that the initial consecration of the temple was in the late 11th century. An exciting aspect of the temple is that it faces west instead of facing the rising sun in the east–a standard in Chalukyan constructions. Though it is currently used as a Shaiva temple dedicated to God Shiva, historians are unsure by which faith or sect the temple was consecrated initially and to which deity.[2]
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Key facts
| Presiding deity | Shiva[1] |
|---|---|
| Heritage listing | Monument of National Importance[1] |
| Location | Haveri district, India |
| Status | Active |
Sources
- Wikidata Q7508161 — Wikidata
- Siddhesvara Temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia