Hoysala style

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architectural style temple architecture tradition

Hoysala style is a distinctive medieval South Indian architectural tradition known for its intricately carved soapstone temples, star-shaped platforms, and richly detailed sculptural ornamentation, especially in present-day Karnataka.

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instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
temple architecture tradition ⓘ
associatedDynasty Hoysalas NERFINISHED ⓘ
characteristic dense sculptural ornamentation ⓘ
friezes with narrative panels ⓘ
highly decorated ceilings ⓘ
horizontal banded composition on exterior walls ⓘ
intricate stone carving ⓘ
lathe-turned pillars ⓘ
miniature towers (aedicules) on wall surfaces ⓘ
multiple shrines (trikuta and ekakuta plans) ⓘ
star-shaped platform ⓘ
constructionTechnique fine polishing of soapstone surfaces ⓘ
precision stone fitting ⓘ
country India ⓘ
decorativeMotif Hindu deities in high relief ⓘ
floral and geometric patterns ⓘ
friezes of elephants, horses, lions and swans ⓘ
mythological scenes from Mahabharata ⓘ
mythological scenes from Ramayana ⓘ
yakshas and yakshis ⓘ
developedIn medieval period ⓘ
flourishedUnder Hoysala Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicConcentration Malnad region of Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ
southern Deccan ⓘ
heritageStatus several Hoysala temples are UNESCO World Heritage Sites ⓘ
influenced later Vijayanagara architecture ⓘ
influencedBy Western Chalukya architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor high degree of craftsmanship ⓘ
iconographic richness ⓘ
three-dimensional sculptural treatment of walls ⓘ
materialUsed soapstone ⓘ
notableExample Amrutesvara Temple, Amruthapura NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chennakeshava Temple, Belur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kesava Temple, Somanathapura NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Nuggehalli NERFINISHED ⓘ
patron Hoysala kings NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hoysala queens NERFINISHED ⓘ
local elites and merchants ⓘ
region Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition Hindu temple architecture ⓘ
Jain temple architecture ⓘ
timePeriod 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
typicalPlan jagati (raised platform) ⓘ
stellate (star-shaped) plan ⓘ

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Hoysalas → architecturalStyle → Hoysala style ⓘ
Turuvekere → hasHeritage → Hoysala style ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hoysala architecture
Karnataka and Kerala → knownFor → Hoysala style ⓘ
subject surface form: Karnataka
this entity surface form: Hoysala architecture