The Chennakeshava (Handsome Kesava) temple is located in Belur, Karnataka and built by King Vishnuvardhana of the Hoysala Emplire in 1117 BC. The temple is dedicated to Vishnu and an important pilgrimage site. The temple is remarkable for its architecture, sculptures, reliefs, friezes as well its iconography, inscriptions and history. The temple artwork depicts scenes of secular life in the 12th century, dancers and musicians, as well as a pictorial narration of Hindu texts as the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The Chennakeshava temple is a testimony to the artistic, cultural and theological perspectives in 12th century South India and the Hoysala Empire rule......a fusion of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
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