Chennakeshava Temple

The Chennakeshava Temple, also referred to as the Keshava, Kesava or Vijayanarayana Temple, is a 12th-century in the of Karnataka, India.
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  • Type: Hindu temple
  • Description: 12th century Vishnu temple complex in Belur, Karnataka (Hoysala Empire era)
  • Also known as: “Belur temple, Kesava”, “Chennakesava Temple”, “Chennakeshava temple, Belur”, “Chennakeshava Temple, Belur”, “Chennakeshava temple, Hassan”, “Kesava Temple and Inscriptions”, “Kesava temple, Belur”, and “Keshava temple, Belur”
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belur.

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or Belooru is a town and taluk in in the state of , . The town is renowned for its Chennakeshava Temple dedicated to Vishnu, one of the finest examples of Hoysala architecture and the largest Hindu temple complex that has survived from pre-14th-century Karnata-Dravida tradition.

Chennakeshava Temple

Latitude
13.16291° or 13° 9′ 47″ north
Longitude
75.86028° or 75° 51′ 37″ east
Height
10 metres (33 feet)
Roof shape
flat
Open location code
7J5Q5V76+54
Open­Street­Map ID
way 365150042
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­temple
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3536222
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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Ukrainian—“Chennakeshava Temple” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: “চেন্নাকেশৱ মন্দিৰ, বেলুৰ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Çennakeşava məbədi”
  • Bengali: “চেন্নাকেশব মন্দির”
  • Chinese: “清那凱薩瓦神廟”
  • Chinese: “钦纳克沙瓦神庙”
  • Croatian: “Chennakeshava hram u Beluru”
  • Dutch: “Chennakeshava temple, Hassan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد تشيناكسافا”
  • Esperanto: “Templo Ĉennakeŝava”
  • French: “Temple de Chennakesava”
  • French: “temple de Chennakeshava”
  • French: “Temple de Chennakeshava”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש צ’נאקשווה”
  • Hindi: “चेन्नकेशव मन्दिर”
  • Japanese: “チェナケシェヴァ寺院”
  • Japanese: “チェンナケーシェヴァ寺院”
  • Japanese: “チェンナケーシャヴァ寺院”
  • Japanese: “チャンナケーシャヴァ寺院”
  • Kannada: “ಚೆನ್ನಕೇಶವ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ”
  • Kannada: “ಚೆನ್ನಕೇಶವ ದೇವಾಲಯ, ಬೇಲೂರು”
  • Maithili: “चेन्नकेशव मन्दिर, बेलुर”
  • Malay: “Kuil Chennakeshava, Belur”
  • Malayalam: “ചെന്നകേശവ ക്ഷേത്രം, ബേലൂർ”
  • Marathi: “चेन्नकेशव मंदिर (बेलूर)”
  • Marathi: “चेन्नकेशव मंदिर”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Chennakesava”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Chennasekava”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Chennakesava”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Chennasekava”
  • Slovenian: “Tempelj Čenakešava, Belur”
  • Tamil: “சென்னகேசவப் பெருமாள் கோவில்”
  • Tamil: “சென்னகேசவர் கோயில், பேளூர்”
  • Tamil: “சென்னகேசவர் கோயில்”
  • Telugu: “చెన్న కేషవ ఆలయము”
  • Telugu: “చెన్నకేశవ దేవాలయం”
  • Thai: “เจนนเกศวเทวาลัย (เพลูรุ)”
  • Thai: “เจนนเกศวเทวาลัย”
  • Turkish: “Çennakeşava tapınağı”
  • Turkish: “Çennakeşava Tapınağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Ченнакешава (Белур)”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Ченнакешава”

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