There are well over a hundred Hoysala period monuments spread across Karnataka. A very many of them have gone into oblivion. Quite a few are in the list of protected monuments, some are in well preserved condition, some are in very dilapidated state. Some are very famous , some are unheard of in the heritage circuits.
Here is a list of some of the better known Hoysala monuments. By no means this is an exhaustive list.
Location map of popular Hoysala Temples in Karnataka.
Ambuga (Prasanna Chennakeshava temple)
Amruthapura ( Amruteshwara Temple )
Anathi (Lakshminarayana temple)
Anekere (Chennakaesava temple)
Aralaguppe ( Chennakesava )
Arasikere (Ishwara temple)
Basadihalli (Adinatha Basadi, Parshwanath Basadi and Saantinatha Basadi)
Basaralu (Mallikarjuna temple )
Belavadi (Veeranarayana Temple)
Belur (Chennakesava & Chennigaraya Temples)
Chatachatahalli (Chatteshwara temple)
Doddagaddavalli (Lakshmidevi Temple )
Govindanhalli (Panchalingeshwara Temple )
Halebidu ( Adinatha Basadi, Parsvanatha Basadi, Hoysaleswara & Kedareshwara Temples)
Haranhalli (Someshvara & Lakshminarasimha Temple)
Harihar (Harihareshwara Temple)
Hebbalalu (Singeshwara temple)
Heragu (Kirthinarayana temple)
Hirekadalur (Keshava temple)
Holenarasipura (Narasimha temple)
Honnavara (Keshava temple)
Hosaholalu (Lakshminarayana temple )
Hullekere (Channakeshava temple)
Javagal (Lakshminarasimha temple)
Jinanathapura (Shantinatha basadi)
Kikkeri ( Brahmeshwara Temple )
Koodli (Rameshvara Temple )
Koravangala ( Bucheshvara Temple )
Mallarajapatna (Lakshmaneshwara temple)
Mavathanahalli Haranahalli (Keshava and Someshwara temples)
Mosale (Nageshwara and Channakeshava temples)
Nuggehalli (Lakshminarasimha and Sadashiva temple)
Santhebachahalli (Mahalingeshwara temple)
Shantigrama (Yoganarsimha, Dharmeshwara and Keshava temples)
Shravanabelagola ( Akkana Basadi )
Somanathapura ( Kesava Temple )
The 6 layered frieze over which the boldly executed sculptures are installed around the outer walls. All are done in soapstone.
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