Ancient Hoysala Talakadu Shri Keerthinarayana Swamy Temple
Ancient Hoysala Talakadu Shri Keerthinarayana Swamy Temple - Location details
Ancient Hoysala Talakadu Shri Keerthinarayana Swamy Temple, Temple Hoysala Excavated, Talakadu, Mysuru, Karnataka
Ancient Hoysala Talakadu Shri Keerthinarayana Swamy Temple - Food details
Maddur Vade; Mysuru-Style Dosa; Holige/Obattu
Ancient Hoysala Talakadu Shri Keerthinarayana Swamy Temple - History details
Keerthinarayana (Kirtinarayana) at Talakadu was consecrated in 1117 CE by Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana to mark victory over the Cholas at Talakad; it is the only clear Hoysala shrine at this sand-buried site. Excavated in 1911, the temple holds an ~8–9 ft Vishnu image on a garuda‑peetha; Talakadu’s dunes and earlier Ganga/Chola/Vijayanagara strata make the landscape unique. Major worship peaks around Shivaratri at nearby Vaidyeshvara too.