Nanneshwara Temple

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The Nanesvara Temple , (also spelt Naneshvara or Naneshwara ) is a mid-11th century Later Chalukya construction (also called Western or Kalyani Chalukya).
According to art historians Adam Hardy and Henry Cousens, the Nanesvara temple follows the same basic plan as the Kasivisvesvara temple, minus the auxiliary shrine. The temple, according to Adam Hardy, belongs to the main stream Lakkundi school and was built in the middle of the 11th century. It consists of a sanctum (garbhagriha) that connects to a closed hall (mantapa) via a vestibule. The closed hall opens to a pillared open hall. The temple is built on a raised platform (jagati). According to the historian Kamath, these units are standard in a typical Later Chalukya temple. The material used here, (Soap stone), a Chalukyan architectural innovation become popular in the 12th and 13th century Chalukya and Hoysala constructions.