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Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple

Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Lakshminarasimha temple at Javagal, sometimes referred to as Lakshmi Narasimha temple of Javagallu, is a mid-13th century Hindu temple with Hoysala architecture. It is located in Javagal about 20 km northeast from Halebidu and 50 km from Hassan city, Karnataka state, India. This triple shrine temple is dedicated to Narasimha – the man-lion avatar of Vishnu. It was completed between 1250–1260 A.D. by King Vira Someshwara of the Hoysala Empire.Foekema (1996), p73 Read more on Wikipedia

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