Lesser known temples of the Hoysala Empire


Lesser known temples built by the Hoysala Empire during the period of their ascendancy are included in the table below. These constructions incorporate many of the artistic features usually associated with Hoysala architecture.
NameLocationDistrictPeriodDeity
LakshminarasimhaAdagurHassan1100Vishnu
KirtinarayanaTalakadMysore1117Vishnu
ChennakeshavaAnekereHassan1119Vishnu
NarayanaswamyAane KannambadiHassan1120Vishnu
Keshava-IshvaraMarleChikkamagalur1120Vishnu,Shiva
ChennakeshavaHonnavaraHassan1149Vishnu
ChennakeshavaHullekereHassan1163Vishnu
Chennakeshava, RameshvaraArakereHassan12th c.Vishnu, Shiva
Trimrthi NarayanaBandalikeShimoga1200Vishnu
ChatteshvaraChachattnahalliHassan1200Shiva
Chennakeshava,KedareshvaraNagalapuraTumkur1200Vishnu,Shiva
Yoga NarasimhaBaggavalliChikkamagaluru12th-13th c.Vishnu
SankareshvaraBelurHassan12th-13th c.Shiva
MallikarjunaHirenallurChikkamagaluru12th-13th c.Shiva
ChennakeshavaChannarayapatnaHassan12th-13th c.Vishnu
ChennakeshavaGramaHassan12th-13th c.Vishnu
SomeshvaraKabliChikkamagalur12th-13th c.Shiva
ChennakeshavaTandagaTumkur12th-13th c.Vishnu
MahalingeshwaraSantebachalliMandya12th-13th c.Shiva
Betteshvara or KeshaveshwaraAgrahara BeluguliHassan1209Shiva & Vishnu
SuryanarauanaMagalaBellary1215Vishnu
Moole ShankareshvaraTuruvekereTumkur1260Shiva
Yoga-MadhavaSettikereTumkur1261Vishnu
ChennakeshavaTuruvekereTumkur1263Vishnu
LakshminarasimhaVignasanteTumkur1286Vishnu
Laskshmi NarasimhaBhadravatiShimoga13th c.Vishnu
Anantha PadmanabhaBudnurMandya13th c.Vishnu
Kashi VishveshvaraBudnurMandya13th c.Shiva
RameshvaraRamanathapuraHassan13th c.Shiva