Keshava Temple
The most complete Hoysala temple of the three, finished in 1268 and never damaged, standing on a star shaped plinth.
- Where
- Somanathapura, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.2758, 76.8816
Get the Keshava Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Keshava Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Keshava Temple
Varuna Lake 15 km
A quiet lake on the edge of Mysuru, kept for early walks and the birds that come to the water.
Talakadu 19 km
Temples buried in sand, and a curse that explains it.
Lalitha Mahal 21 km
A white palace built for the Viceroy's visit in 1921, now a hotel, above Mysore.
Sand Sculpture Museum 22 km
India's first museum of sand sculpture, on the road up Chamundi Hill. Around 150 sculptures in sand by a single artist, M. N. Gowri, among them Dasara elephants, gods and scenes from Mysuru's past.
Karanji Lake 23 km
A lake in Mysuru with a walk through aviary beside it, among the largest in the country.
Chamundi Hill 23 km
A thousand and eight steps up to a temple above Mysore, with a monolithic Nandi carved on the way at step seven hundred.
Mysore Zoo 23 km
Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, a hundred and fifty seven acres a short walk from the palace.
St Philomena's Church 25 km
Neo gothic twin spires, modelled on Cologne.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Karnataka
Questions
Where is Keshava Temple?
Keshava Temple is in Somanathapura, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Varuna Lake (15 km), Talakadu (19 km), Lalitha Mahal (21 km).
How do I get the Keshava Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Keshava Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Keshava Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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