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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Moole Shankareshvara Temple, Turuvekere, Karnataka

Moole Shankareshvara Temple, Turuvekere, Karnataka

Moole Shankareshvara Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Turuvekere Town in the Turuvekere Taluk of Tumkur district, in the Indian state of Karnataka. The temple is a protected monument under the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India. Turuvekere is a temple town housing Hoysala era temples and Vijayanagara temples.



History

Turuvekere was an Agraharam town (a place of learning) in the 13th century CE. The temple was built around 1260 CE during the rule of the King Narasimha III of Hoysala Dynasty.

The Temple

This temple is facing towards east and built over a semi stellate base. The temple consists of sanctum, vestibule, navaranga and mukha mandapa. The navaranga is a closed hall without any windows and connected to the prakaram via mukha mandapa on the southern side. The ceiling of the navaranga is supported by four lathe turned pillars.


These pillars divide the ceiling into nine highly decorated bays. The mukha mandapa is supported by two decorative half pillars with two parapets on both sides. The shikara (superstructure) over the sanctum follows bhumija nagara style. The vestibule has its own tower (also called sukhanasi) which appears like a low extension of the main tower over the shrine.


The walls of the vestibule are inconspicuous and appear like a short extension of the shrine wall from the outside. The outer wall of the hall and shrine are decorated with full pilasters, turrets and miniature towers on half-pilasters (aedicula). Six horizontal moldings forms the base of the temple.


Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 1 Km from Turuvekere Bus Stand. Turuvekere is located at about 15 Kms from Aralaguppe Railway Station, 28 Kms from Tiptur, 28 Kms from Tiptur Railway Station, 32 Kms from Yadiyur, 54 Kms from Huliyar, 72 Kms from Tumkur, 124 Kms from Bengaluru and 146 Kms from Bengaluru Airport. Turuvekere is situated on Huliyar to Yadiyur route.

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