Someshwara Temple, Lakshmeshwara

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Someshwara Temple, Lakshmeshwara
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Religion
Affiliation Hinduism
Deity Shiva
Someshwara Temple, Lakshmeshwara
Interior 11th century Someshwara temple, Lakshmeswar, Karnataka India - 87.jpg
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Someshwara Temple, Lakshmeshwara is a temple in Lakshmeshwara. It was restored between 2012 and 2015, with the restoration supervised by the Archaeological Survey of India and funded by the Infosys foundation. [1] [2]

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Historical records suggest that this was originally a Jain temple. [3]

History

The temple was built by the Kalyani Chalukyas. [1]

Description

The deity worshipped is Shiva, sitting atop Nandi. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "12th Century monument resurrected from ruins". The Hindu. 2015-12-25. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  2. ↑ "Infosys contributes Rs 4.5 cr to restore temple complex".
  3. ↑ Kanisetti, Anirudh (July 3, 2025). "Shaivites wiped out Jain influence in medieval Karnataka—200 years before Delhi Sultans". ThePrint. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  4. ↑ DHNS. "Ode to a Chalukyan monument". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023-09-29.

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