Basaralu

Basaralu
Basari alu
village

The Mallikarjuna temple at Basaralu, built in 1234 during the reign of Hoysala King Vira Narasimha II
Basaralu

Location in Karnataka, India

Coordinates: 12°43′N 76°49′E / 12.71°N 76.82°E / 12.71; 76.82Coordinates: 12°43′N 76°49′E / 12.71°N 76.82°E / 12.71; 76.82
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Government
  Type Panchayat raj
  Body Gram panchayat
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registration KA
Website karnataka.gov.in

"Basaralu" town is located in Mandya district, Karnataka, India. It is home to the Mallikarjuna temple, an ornate example of Hoysala architecture, and is dedicated to Mallikarjuna, another name for the Hindu god Shiva. This temple was built in 1234 by Harihara Nayaka, a commander under the Hoysala King Vira Narasimha II.[1]

Temple Complex

The Mallikarjuna temple at Basaralu, Mandys district, Karnataka state, India

The temple complex comprises two shrines dedicated to the deities Mallikarjuna and Chandikeshwara. The Mallikarjuna shrine houses a Balahari "linga" and beautiful lotus carving on the ceiling. There is a Bhairava sculpture in the sanctum ("garbhagriha") of Chandikeshwara temple in a corner of the temple complex. There is a twenty feet tall pillar opposite to the temple. The base of the temple has mouldings with relief in the ascending order of elephants, horses with riders, Hoysala emblem, puranic episodes, crocodiles and swans, a theme that is common in most Hoysala temples.[2]

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