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| Bhoganandishwara and Arunachaleswara temples complex ಭೋಗ ನಂದೀಶ್ವರ ದೇವಾಲಯ | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Chikkaballapura district |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Location | |
| Location | Nandi (Nandi hills) |
| State | Karnataka |
| Country | India |
  Shown within India  Bhoganandishwara Temple (Karnataka) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 13°23′12″N 77°41′53″E / 13.3868°N 77.6980°E |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | Nolamba-Pallava dynasty |
| Completed | 9th– to 10th–century |
Bhoganandiswara Temple and Arunachaleswara Temple are a twin Hindu temples complex located in Nandi village in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka, India. Ornate, beautifully carved and dedicated to Shiva, they have been variously dated between the 9th- to 10th-century CE.[1][2]
The Bhoganandiswara is the northern temple of the twin. It is the oldest surviving temple in Nolambavadi-style of Dravidian architecture in Karnataka. The Arunachaleswara temple was added to its south shortly thereafter. The complex underwent restorations and additions through the Vijayanagara Empire period. The temples are notable for its large and intricately carved sabha-mandapa, the inscriptions, and artwork, much of it to Shaivism, but also significantly for Vaishnavism (Narasimha, Vishnu), Shaktism (Durga, Lakshmi) and Vedic deities (Surya, Agni).[1][2]
The temple is protected and managed as a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India.[3][4]
- ^ a b "Bhoganandishwara Temple". Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle. ASI Bengaluru Circle.
- ^ a b M. A. Dhaky; Michael W. Meister (1983). Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture: Volume 1 Part 2 South India Text & Plates. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 208–210. ISBN 978-0-8122-7992-4.
- ^ "Alphabetical List of Monuments - Karnataka -Bangalore, Bangalore Circle, Karnataka". Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India. Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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