Lakshmi Devi Temple, Doddagaddavalli
Hindu temple in Karnataka, IndiaThe Lakshmi Devi temple is an early 12th-century Hindu temple complex in Doddagaddavalli village in Hassan District, Karnataka, India. The main temple has four-shrines that share a common mandapa (hall), each sanctum being a square and aligned to a cardinal direction. The eastern shrine has the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, the northern Kali, the western Shiva, and the southern is empty and was likely dedicated to Vishnu before. The complex has a separate Bhairava shrine northeast of the main temple, and four small shrines at the corners inside a nearly square prakara (compound). All nine temples are in the pyramidal north Indian style Nagara shikhara, likely an influence from Maharashtra. The complex has additional smaller shrines.
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