Halebidu Temple

Halebidu Temple, Dewans Road, Sunnadakeri, Rahmania Mohalla, Mysuru, KA 570004, India Phone: na

About

Halebidu was the 12th century capital of the  Hoysalas . The Hoysaleswara temple was built during this time by Ketamala and attributed to Vishnuvardhana ,  the Hoysala ruler. It enshrines Hoysaleswara and Shantaleswara, named after the temple builder Vishnuvardhana Hoysala and his wife, Queen Shantala. Then it was sacked by the armies of  Malik Kafur  in the early 14th century, after which it fell into a state of disrepair and neglect. The temple complex comprises two Hindu  temples , the Hoysaleshawara and Kedareshwara temples and two Jain  basadi . In front of these temples there is a big  lake . The town gets its name from the lake,  Dwara samudhra  which means  entrance from ocean.  The two  Nandi  statues which are on the side of the Hoysaleshwara temple are  monolithic .  Soap stone  or Chloritic Schist was used for the construction of these temples. However a number of  sculptures  in the temple are destroyed by invaders