Venugopalaswamy Temple, Devanahalli

Venugopalaswamy temple
Hindu temple
Gopura over entrance at Venugopalaswamy temple
Venugopalaswamy temple Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°14′N 77°42′E / 13.23°N 77.7°ECoordinates: 13°14′N 77°42′E / 13.23°N 77.7°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Rural
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	KA-43

The Venugopalaswamy Temple, dedicated to a form of the Hindu god Vishnu is located inside the Devanahalli Fort in the town of Devanahalli (also called Devanapura). It is a town in the Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka state, India and is located 35 kilometres (25 mi) to the north-east of Bangalore, the state capital. The Venugopalaswamy temple is constructed in the Dravidian style and belongs to the post Vijayanagara empire period.^[1] The temple is a protected monument under the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India.^[2]

Gallery

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  Dravida style shikhara (tower over shrine) at the Venugopalaswamy temple in the Devanahalli fort
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  Yali pillars at the entrance to closed mantapa (hall) in the Venugopalaswamy temple in the Devanahalli fort
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  Kannada inscription (1697 AD) at the Venugopalaswamy temple in the Devanahalli fort

References

1. Various (2006), p6, Tourist Guide to Bangalore, Sura Books Pvt. Limited, ISBN 81-7478-021-1
2. "Protected Monuments in Karnataka". Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India. Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts. Retrieved 31 May 2015.