DescriptionVishnu with Lakshmi, 13th century Keshava temple Somanathpur 3.jpg
English: The Chennakesava temple, also called Kesava or Keshava temple, is a Vaishnava Hindu temple.
It is located at Somanathapura (Somanathpur) in South Karnataka, in a small village on the banks of the river Cauvery, about 40 km from the city of Mysuru.
The temple is one of the finest examples of Hoysala architecture and testament to the sophistication of Hindu art and architecture by the 12th-century. Completed by 1268 CE and sponsored by a commander of Hoysala king Narasimha III, it illustrates fine carvings with extraordinary details.
The temple is set on a raised platform, with rotated squares that give it a star foundation shape. The sides of the raised platform show richly carved friezes of cavalry, elephants and numerous scenes from the Hindu epics and mythologies. The temple exterior towards the spire has sculptures of gods, mainly Vishnu avatars, but others including Shiva, Brahma and Vedic gods and goddesses. Some relief panels on the exterior have names of the sculptors inscribed.
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