The Teru Malleshvara Hindu temple (also spelt Teru Malleshwara) is a Vijayanagara era temple in Hiriyur town near the historically important Chitradurga city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Hiriyur is situated on the right bank of the Vedavati river.[1] The "Teru Malleshvara" fair (Jatra, a religious gathering with festivities) is celebrated annually for a week starting from the full moon in January or February (called magha).[citation needed] The Teru Malleshvara temple is a protected monument under the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India[2]
Architecture
The temple exhibits the Dravidian style of architecture with a tall gopura (superstructure over entrance gate). The ceiling of the mukhmantapa (entrance hall) has murals depicting scenes from the "Shivpurana" (Hindu Shaiva epics) and the Ramayana (the Hindu Vaishnava epic).[1] The temple dates built around c.1466, during rule of the Vijayanagara empire.[3]
Gallery
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Entrance into mukhamantapa (entrance hall) at the Teru Malleshvara temple at Hiriyur -
Kannada language inscription in the Teru Malleshvara temple at Hiriyur -
Notes
- ^ a b "Hiriyur". Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka, Fort Road, Chitradurga. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Protected Monuments in Karnataka". Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India. Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Temples of Karnataka". Kamat's Potpourri. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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