Temple Description

Chamarajeshwara temple located in Chamarajanagar in Karnataka is a splendid depicture of the Dravidian architecture. The temple supposed to be built in the 10th century. The temple has a Hoysala design architecture with various paintings with colored adhesive sections from the various mythological chapters.

It also contains decorations that feature Gods and various Goddesses on the walls and the compounds of the temple. These designs are quite mind-blowing which attracts thousands of devotees and art lovers to the temple. The temple is popular for the big courtyards with golden apex.

The chanting of the Bhilavastakam mantras echoes from the temple in the streets of Chamarajanagar in the praise of Lord Shiva. Chamarajanagar was earlier known as Arikotara (ari- enemy and Kotara – Axe). With the birth of Sri Jayachamrajendra Wodeyar in 1776 in the Mysore Dynasty, the city got renamed as Chamarajanagar.