Mallikarjuna Temple | |
|---|---|
Hindu temple | |
 Mallikarjuna temple (1234 A.D.) at Basaralu in Mandya district | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mandya District |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
The Mallikarjuna temple, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, is in Basaralu, a small town in the Mandya district, Karnataka state, India. Basaralu is close to Nagamangala and about 65 km from the culturally important city of Mysore. The temple was built by Harihara Dhannayaka around 1234 A.D. during the rule of the Hoysala Empire King Vira Narasimha II.[1][2] This temple is protected as a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India.[3]
- ^ Foekema (1996), p43
- ^ "Basaralu Temple". Mandya district Tourism. National Informatics center. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Alphabetical List of Monuments - Karnataka - Bangalore, Bangalore Circle, Karnataka". Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India. Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
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