Javagal Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple - Unexplored Hoysala Temples of Karnataka | Steps Together

Javagal Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple is one among the hundreds of Hoysala temples of Karnataka which is largely unexplored by tourists and ignored by the government. While Chennakesava Temple at Belur and Hoysaleswara temple at Halebidu are well known for their unmatchable architecture equally beautiful Hoysala temple at Javagal gets much less popularity even though its proximity to the famous tourist spot Chikmagalur. Javagal is 215 km from Bengaluru 59 km from Tiptur 12 km from Halebeedu 38 km from Chikmagalur The first thing that comes to our mind when one hears the name Javagal is former Indian fast bowler Javagal Srinath. Even though Srinath was raised in Mysore, this is the village from where his family originally hails. The small village of Javagal was once famous for its commerce activities during the reign of a Hoysala King named Vira Someshwara. The Lakshminarasimha temple at Javagal is an example of the mid-13th century Hoysala architecture. Unlike other Hoysala temples, this Lakshminarasimha Temple of Javagal doesn’t have elephant balustrades (parapets) on either side of the steps leading to the temple. Instead, there are 2 of them outside the entrance to the whole complex. Hoysalas ruled the southern Deccan from 1026 to 1343 AD. King Vira Someshwara was the 9th of the 12 kings of the Hoysala dynasty that ruled. This 770 years old temple was built in 1250 A.D. by the Hoysala Empire King Vira Someshwara. Entry to the temple is through a Mahadwara i.e. a high compound wall that was built during the Vijayanagar era. The main deity of this temple is Vishnu in the form of Sridhara. Sridhara means ‘consort of Lakshmi’. It is a trikuta temple i.e., it has three shrines of the usual type built on an elevated platform. The central shrine which houses Vishnu as Sridhara has a shikhara (tower) other two shrines have Venugopala and Lakshminarasimha. Read the full post on Javagal at: For more videos, Subscribe to STEPS TOGETHER Channel: #javagal #karnataka #stepstogether 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Reaching Javagal 02:45 - Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Javagal ------------------------------ Follow us on Instagram: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Visit Our Website: Send you feedback and queries to: info@ / stepstogetherchannel@ ------------------------------ Check out our top 10 posts: 1) Shivagange: 2) Kuppali - Kavishaila & Kavimane: 3) Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills): 4) Someshwara Temple & Kolaramma Temple of Kolara: 5) Bettamugilalam: 6) Gingee Fort: 7) Shravanabelagola: 8) Hampi: 9) Mullayyanagiri, Chikmagalur: 10) Mulabagilu Virupaksha Temple & Avani: ------------------------------ Check out our top 10 videos: 1) Chikmagalur Unexplored: Windy Mullayanagiri & enchanting route to Mahal - Story of clouds: 2) Sringeri | Agumbe | Agumbe Ghat Road | Sharada Peetham | Karnataka Tourism | Steps Together: 3) Hogenakkal falls coracle ride 2019 | Hogenakkal trip complete details | Tamilnadu Tourism: 4) Murdeshwar and Maravanthe beach | Murudeshwar Temple | nh 66 | Steps Together: 5) St Mary’s Island | Malpe to St Mary’s Boat Ride | Udupi Tourism | Karnataka Tourism | Steps Together: 6) Baba BudanGiri Hills | Datta peeta | Tata Nexon | Chikmagalur | Karnataka Tourism | Steps Together: 7) Kemmangundi | Trek to Z Point | Chickmagalur Tourist Places | Karnataka Tourism | Steps Together: 8) Chikmagalur and Agumbe - A rain soaked drive through the Malenadu: 9) Kuvempu’s home Kavimane and Kavishaila of Kuppali | Bangalore to Kuppali | Shimoga | Steps together: 10) Shivgange betta | Shivaganga Hills | Day trip from Bangalore: