Chennakeshava Temple UPSC NOTE

  The Chennakesava Temple, is a Vaishnava Hindu temple on the banks of River Kaveri at Somanathapura, Mysuru, Karnataka The temple was cons...

 

• The Chennakesava Temple, is a Vaishnava Hindu temple on the banks of River Kaveri at Somanathapura, Mysuru, Karnataka

• The temple was consecrated in 1258 CE by Somanatha Dandanayaka, a general of the Hoysala King Narasimha III

• 2023 World Heritage Site by UNESCO - along with the Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu and the Chennakeshava Temple at Belur