Teru Malleshvara Temple, Hiriyur

The Teru Malleshvara Hindu temple (also spelt Teru Malleshwara) is a Vijayanagara era temple in Hiriyur town near the historically important Chitradurga city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Hiriyur is situated on the right bank of the Vedavati river.^[1] The "Teru Malleshvara" fair (Jatra, a religious gathering with festivities) is celebrated annually for a week starting from the full moon in January or February (called magha).^{[citation needed]} The Teru Malleshvara temple is a protected monument under the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India^[2]

Teru Malleshvara swamy
Hindu Temple
Teru Malleshvara temple in Dravidian style at Hiriyur
Teru Malleshvara swamy
Coordinates: 13.95°N 76.62°E / 13.95; 76.62
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Elevation	630 m (2,070 ft)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Architecture

The temple exhibits the Dravidian style of architecture with a tall gopura (superstructure over entrance gate). The ceiling of the mukhmantapa (entrance hall) has murals depicting scenes from the "Shivpurana" (Hindu Shaiva epics) and the Ramayana (the Hindu Vaishnava epic).^[1] The temple dates built around c.1466, during rule of the Vijayanagara empire.^[3]

Gallery

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  Entrance into mukhamantapa (entrance hall) at the Teru Malleshvara temple at Hiriyur
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  Kannada language inscription in the Teru Malleshvara temple at Hiriyur
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  Ornate Dravidian style shikhara (superstructure over shrine) and sala roofs over mantapa walls in the Teru Malleshvara temple at Hiriyur

Notes

1. "Hiriyur". Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka, Fort Road, Chitradurga. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
2. "Protected Monuments in Karnataka". Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India. Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
3. "Temples of Karnataka". Kamat's Potpourri. Retrieved 3 June 2015.