Mahalingeshvara Temple, Santebachalli
The Mahalingeshvara Temple at Sante Bachalli village (also spelt "Mahalingesvara"), is a 12th-century Hoysala era construction in the Mandya district of Karnataka state, India. According to noted art historian Adam Hardy, the temple architecture comprises a single vimana (etakuta, one shrine with a superstructure[1]) with closed mantapa ("hall") and the building material is Soap stone.[2] The monument is protected by the Karnataka state division of Archaeological Survey of India.[3]
Mahalingeshvara Temple | |
|---|---|
Hindu temple | |
 Mahalingeshvara temple (12th century) Mandya district | |
| Country |  |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mandya District |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Notes
- Foekema (1996), p.25
- Hardy (1995), p.343
- "Alphabetical List of Protected Monuments-List of State Protected". Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India. Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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References
- Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples, Abhinav Publications, 1996, New Delhi, ISBN 81-7017-345-0
- Adam Hardy, Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries, Abhinav, 1995, New Delhi, ISBN 81-7017-312-4.
Gallery
Shrine and tower over it in Mahalingeshvara temple at Sante Bachalli
Mantapa leading to sanctum in Mahalingeshvara temple at Sante Bachalli
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