Thursday, November 28, 2024

Mahalakshmi Temple at Doddagaddavalli

 Mahalakshmi Temple at Doddagaddavalli / Image Credit


A ASI protected monument, Mahalakshmi Temple at Doddagaddavalli in the Hassan district of Karnataka is a 12th-century Hindu shrine built in 1113 CE by a wealthy merchant Kalhana Ravuta and his wife Sahaja Devi during the reign of Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana  (r. 1108–1152 CE).

In 2020 Kali idol in the Mahalakshmi Temple was damaged.  



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