Kedareshvara Temple, Balligavi

Shimoga district, India

Also known as: কেদারেশ্বর মন্দির, বল্লিগাবিకేదారేశ్వర ఆలయం, బల్లిగావిಕೇದಾರೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಾಲಯ ಬಳ್ಳಿಗಾವಿ

This photograph was taken by me at the Kedareshvara temple (also spelt Kedaresvara or Kedareshwara) in Balligavi (also called variously as Belgami, Belligave, Balligamve and Ballipura in ancient inscriptions) in the Shimoga district of Karnataka state, India. The temple was built in the late 11th ce — Photo: Dineshkannambadi via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

The Kedareshvara temple is located in the town of Balligavi, near Shikaripura in the Shimoga district of Karnataka state, India. Dotted with centres of learning (agrahara), Balligavi was an important city during the 11th - 12th century Western Chalukya rule. The term Anadi Rajadhani used in medieval inscriptions to describe this town tells a tale of great antiquity. Art historian Adam Hardy classifies the style involved in the construction of the temple as "Later Chalukya, non mainstream, relatively close to mainstream". He dates the temple to late 11th century, with inscriptional evidence of additions made up to 1131, by the Hoysalas during their control over the region.[2]

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Key facts

Presiding deity	Shiva[1]
Heritage listing	Monument of National Importance[1]
Location	Shimoga district, India
Status	Active

Sources

Wikidata Q6382538 — Wikidata
Kedareshvara Temple, Balligavi - Wikipedia — Wikipedia