![]() The temple complex is enclosed by a high walled compound, which was constructed later during the Vijayanagara period. The grand entrance design is different to that of the other Hoysala temples I visited. ![]() Figure 1: Beautifully decorated elephants stand at the entrance of the MahadwarĪpproaching the temple, its ancient charm is enticing as the two ornately decorated elephants at the entrance of the mahadwar greets devotees not a conventional gopuram. Now only a village, it still tries to claim fame through its ancestral association with cricketing fast bowler Srinath Javagal. ![]() It was an important commercial centre in that era. Javagal is just 12 km from the famous temple town of Halebeedu, the erstwhile capital of the Hoysalas. It was built in 1250 AD by the Hoysala King Vira Someshwara (1235 – 1263), the 9 th king of the dynasty. The Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Javagal is a trikuta (three shrines) Vaishnava temple.
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