Kalleshwara Swamy Temple,
Angoor, Karnataka
Kalleshwara
Swamy Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Angoor
Village in Hadagalli Taluk in Ballari District in the Indian state of Karnataka.
The temple is situated on the banks
of Tungabhadra river. The temple is believed to be built in 11th
century CE by the Western Chalukyas. This temple is a protected monument under
the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India.
The Temple
This temple is facing towards south. The temple consists
of sanctum, antrala, sabha mandapa and mukha mandapa. Nandi can be seen in the
sabha mandapa facing towards the sanctum. The temple is constructed in trikutachala
style, consisting of three shrines, one each on north, east and west. The
northern shrine houses Kalleshwara in the form of Linga, eastern shrine houses
Surya and western shrine houses Janardhana. The door jambs of the sanctums have five bands of
decoration and the doorjambs of mukha mandapa has seven bands of decoration.
The exterior wall is devoid of any decoration. This temple has rare sculptures
of Alingana Chandrasekara, Daksha Prajapati with his consort Prastuti and
Manmatha with his consort Rati. Sculptures of Ganesha, Saptamatrikas and
Mahishasura Mardini can be seen in the sabha mandapa. The superstructure over
the temple has carvings of Veenadhara Dakshinamoorthy, Bhairava, Madhava,
Narasimha, Ganesha, Sarasvati, Ashta Dikpalas, dancer, musicians, floral
motifs, and geometrical patterns.
Connectivity
The temple is located at about
10 Kms from Hire Hadagali, 10 Kms from Hire Hadagali Bus Stand, 22 Kms from Mylara,
25 Kms from Huvina Hadagali, 30 Kms from Guttal, 38 Kms from Harapanahalli, 39
Kms from Harapanahalli Railway Station and 156 Kms from Ballari Airport. The
temple is situated at about 10 Kms from Hire Hadagali towards Tungabhadra river
on Huvina Hadagali to Guttal route.
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