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Chennakesava Temple

12th century Vishnu temple complex in Belur, Karnataka (Hoysala Empire era)
Church Hindu Temple Q3536222

Facts

10 properties

Designation

Instance of
Hindu temple, inscription[4]
Heritage designation
State Protected Monument, Monument of National Importance, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[9][10][11]

Location

Country
India[3]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 13.163°, 75.861°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Belur[2]

Period and style

Inception
1117[7]
More facts +4
Founder
Vishnuvardhana[5]
Part of
Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas[6]
Dedicated to
Vishnu[8]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wiki Loves Monuments in India[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Belur temple, Kesava en Chennakesava Temple en Chennakeshava temple, Belur en Chennakeshava temple, Hassan en Kesava Temple and Inscriptions en Kesava temple, Belur en Keshava temple, Belur fr Temple de Chennakesava fr temple de Chennakeshava he מקדש צ'נאקשווה hi चेन्नकेशव मन्दिर ja チェナケシェヴァ寺院 ja チェンナケーシェヴァ寺院 ja チェンナケーシャヴァ寺院 ja チャンナケーシャヴァ寺院 ms Kuil Chennakeshava, Belur th เจนนเกศวเทวาลัย (เพลูรุ) tr Çennakeşava tapınağı zh 清那凱薩瓦神廟 zh 钦纳克沙瓦神庙
🔖 Identifiers · 7
VIAF cluster ID
261952028
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n89275712
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Chennakeshava Temple at Belur.jpg ↗
ASI Monument ID
S-KA-368, N-KA-B109
FAST ID
726107
Freebase ID
/m/0h220h
J9U entity ID
987007263722305171

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
Hindu temple, inscription
Belongs to 1
Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas
Country 1
India
Dedicated to 1
Vishnu
Founder 1
Vishnuvardhana
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Belur
Part of 1
Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas
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Summary

Chennakesava Temple is a Hindu temple[1].

Related Entities

India

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . asi.nic.in. asi.nic.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . asi.nic.in. asi.nic.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . asi.nic.in. asi.nic.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Hindu temple, inscription
    Heritage designation → State Protected Monument, Monument of National Importance, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
    Country → India
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Belur
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: J9U entity ID: 987007263722305171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
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