Aane Kannambadi

Aane Kannambadi is a village in Hassan, Karnataka. It is located on the Hassan – Mysore state highway and is about 25 km from Holenarasipura.

Narayanaswamy Temple

Narayanaswamy temple in Aane Kannambadi is one Lesser known temples of the Hoysala Empire, was built in 12th century.[1][2]

The temple has mainly three idols – Keshava (Narayanaswamy), Lakshminarasimha and Gopalakrishna. There are also Ganapathi and Mahishasura Mardini (Chamundeshwari) idols on the outer circles of the temple.

One inscription that belongs to 1244 A.D., informs us that the Aane Kannambaadi was converted as an 'Agrahara' and was donated at the time. And the temple is also known to have had served as a home for elephants back in the early 12th century.

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References
  1. Hardy(1995), pp. 317–348
  2. "Monuments of Bengaluru circle". ASI Bengaluru circle. Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  • Hardy, Adam (1995) [1995]. Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries. New Delhi: Abhinav. ISBN 81-7017-312-4.


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