Mallikarjuna Temple, Hirenallur Explained

Mallikarjuna Temple
Settlement Type:	Hindu temple
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Karnataka, India
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Chikkamagaluru District
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Demographics1 Info1:	Kannada
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30

The Mallikarjuna Temple at Hirenallur is a Hoysala era construction. Hirenallur is a village, about 12 km from Kadur, Chikkamagaluru district, in the Karnataka state, India. The monument is protected by the Karnataka state division of Archaeological Survey of India.^[1] The monument which was in a state of dis-repair was renovated around 2004 by the "Sri Dharmasthala Manjunathaeshwara Dharmothana Trust", with assistance of the Department of Culture, Government of India.^[2]

Further reading

• Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples, Abhinav, 1996
• Book: Kamath, Suryanath U. . A concise history of Karnataka: from pre-historic times to the present . 1980 . 2001 . Jupiter books . Bangalore . 7796041 . 80905179.
• Adam Hardy, Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries, Abhinav, 1995, New Delhi, .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alphabetical List of Protected Monuments-List of State Protected. Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India. Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts. 14 November 2014.
2. Web site: Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple. Sri Dharmasthala Manjunathaeshwara Dharmothana Trust . 17 November 2014.