View source for Lesser known temples of the Hoysala Empire

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Lesser known temples built by the [[Hoysala Empire]] during the period of their ascendancy (1119-1286 C.E.) are included in the table below. These constructions incorporate many of the artistic features usually associated with [[Hoysala architecture]].<ref name="hardy">Hardy(1995), pp317-348</ref><ref name="hoysala">{{Cite web|title=Monuments of Bengaluru circle |url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/monuments.html |publisher=Archaeological Survey of India |work=ASI Bengaluru circle |access-date=2012-08-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625060519/http://asibengalurucircle.org/monuments.html |archive-date=2012-06-25 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! Location !! District !! Period !! Deity
|-
|Lakshminarasimha<ref name="batte">Hardy (1995), p317</ref><ref name="ada">Foekema (2003), p37</ref>
|[[Adagur]]
|Hassan
|1100
|[[Vishnu]]
|-
|Kirtinarayana<ref name="kirti">Hardy (1995), p347</ref>
|[[Talakad]]
|Mysore
|1117
|Vishnu
|-
|Chennakeshava<ref name="ane">Collyer (1990), p41</ref>
|[[Anekere]]
|Hassan
|1119
|Vishnu
|-
|Narayanaswamy<ref name="narayana">Hardy (1995), p321</ref><ref name="kannam">Foekema (2003), pp75-76</ref>
|[[Aane Kannambadi]]
|Hassan
|1120
|Vishnu
|-
|Keshava-Ishvara<ref name="marle">Hardy (1995), p338</ref>
|Marle
|Chikkamagalur
|1120
|Vishnu,Shiva
|-
|Chennakeshava<ref name="honnu">Hardy (1995), p331</ref>
|Honnavara
|Hassan
|1149
|Vishnu
|-
|[[Chennakeshava Temple, Hullekere|Chennakeshava]]<ref name="hulle">Hardy (1995), p332</ref><ref name="kere">Foekema (2003), p72</ref>
|Hullekere
|Hassan
|1163
|Vishnu
|-
|Chennakeshava, Rameshvara<ref name="arakere">Sathyan B.N. (1965), p99, Karnataka State gazetteer, Bangalore, Govt. Press</ref>
|Arakere
|Hassan
|12th c.
|Vishnu, Shiva
|-
|Trimrthi Narayana<ref name="trimurti">Hardy (1995), p324</ref>
|Bandalike
|Shimoga
|1200
|Vishnu
|-
|Chatteshvara<ref name="Chatt">Hardy (1995), p326</ref>
|Chachattnahalli
|Hassan
|1200
|[[Shiva]]
|-
|Chennakeshava,Kedareshvara<ref name="nagala">Hardy (1995), p339</ref><ref name="chennatutu">Foekema (2003), p75</ref>
|Nagalapura
|Tumkur
|1200
|Vishnu,Shiva
|-

|[[Yoga Narasimha Temple, Baggavalli|Yoga Narasimha]]
|Baggavalli
|Chikkamagaluru
|12th-13th c.
|Vishnu
|-

|Sankareshvara<ref name="sankaresh">Hardy (1995), p325</ref>
|[[Belur, Karnataka|Belur]]
|Hassan
|12th-13th c.
|Shiva
|-
|[[Mallikarjuna Temple, Hirenallur|Mallikarjuna]]
|Hirenallur
|Chikkamagaluru
|12th-13th c.
|Shiva
|-
|Chennakeshava<ref name="Chatt"/>
|[[Channarayapatna]]
|Hassan
|12th-13th c.
|Vishnu
|-
|Chennakeshava<ref name="grama">Hardy (1995), p329</ref>
|Grama
|Hassan
|12th-13th c.
|Vishnu
|-
|Someshvara<ref name="kabli">Hardy (1995), p334</ref>
|Kabli
|Chikkamagalur
|12th-13th c.
|Shiva
|-
|Chennakeshava<ref name="kirti"/>
|Tandaga
|Tumkur
|12th-13th c.
|Vishnu
|-
|[[Mahalingeshvara Temple, Santebachalli|Mahalingeshwara]]<ref name="linga">Hardy (1995), p343</ref>
|Santebachalli
|Mandya
|12th-13th c.
|Shiva
|-
|Betteshvara<ref name="batte">Hardy (1995), p317</ref> or Keshaveshwara
|Agrahara Beluguli
|Hassan
|1209
|Shiva & Vishnu
|-
|Suryanarauana<ref name="marle">Hardy (1995), p338</ref><ref name="maga">Foekema (2003), p58</ref>
|Magala
|Bellary
|1215
|Vishnu
|-
|[[Moole Shankareshvara Temple, Turuvekere|Moole Shankareshvara]]<ref name="kirti"/><ref name="moole">Foekema (2003), p69,75,76</ref>
|Turuvekere
|Tumkur
|1260
|Shiva
|-
|[[Yoga Madhava Temple, Settikere|Yoga-Madhava]]<ref name="linga">Hardy (1995), p343</ref><ref name="setti">Foekema (2003), p75,76</ref>
|Settikere
|Tumkur
|1261
|Vishnu
|-
|[[Chennakeshava Temple, Turuvekere|Chennakeshava]]<ref name="kirti"/><ref name="chennatutu">Foekema (2003), p75</ref>
|[[Turuvekere]]
|Tumkur
|1263
|Vishnu
|-
|[[Lakshminarasimha Temple, Vignasante|Lakshminarasimha]]<ref name="vigna">Hardy (1995), p348</ref>
|Vignasante
|Tumkur
|1286
|Vishnu
|-
|[[Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Bhadravati|Laskshmi Narasimha]]<ref name="sankaresh"/><ref name="bhadra">Foekema (2003), p76</ref>
|[[Bhadravathi, Karnataka|Bhadravati]]
|Shimoga
|13th c.
|Vishnu
|-
|Anantha Padmanabha<ref name="sankaresh"/>
|Budnur
|Mandya
|13th c.
|Vishnu
|-
|Kashi Vishveshvara<ref name="sankaresh"/>
|Budnur
|Mandya
|13th c.
|Shiva
|-
|Rameshvara<ref name="bhadra">Foekema (2003), p76</ref><ref name="rama">Hardy (1995), p342</ref>
|Ramanathapura
|Hassan
|13th c.
|Shiva
|-
|}

==References==
'''Citations'''
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'''Bibliography'''
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* {{Cite book |last=Hardy|first=Adam|title=Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries|orig-year=1995 |year=1995|publisher=Abhinav|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-7017-312-4}}
* {{cite web|title=Monuments of Bengaluru Circle, Archaeological Survey of India-Various districts of Karnataka |url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/monuments.html |work=Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) |access-date=2012-08-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625060519/http://asibengalurucircle.org/monuments.html |archive-date=2012-06-25 }}
* {{cite book |last=Foekema |first=Gerard |title= Architecture decorated with architecture: Later medieval temples of Karnataka, 1000–1300 AD |orig-year=2003 |year=2003 |publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd |location= New Delhi |isbn= 81-215-1089-9}}
* {{cite book |last=Collyer |first= Kelleson|title= The Hoysala Artists, Their Identity and Styles|publisher=Directorate of Archaeology and Museums}}
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