Bhoganandishwara Temple
Bhoganandiswara Temple and Arunachaleswara Temple are a twin Hindu temples complex located in Nandi village in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka, India. Ornate, beautifully carved and dedicated to Shiva, they have been variously dated between the 9th- to 10th-century CE.
| Bhoganandishwara and Arunachaleswara temples complex ಭೋಗ ನಂದೀಶ್ವರ ದೇವಾಲಯ | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Chikkaballapura district |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Location | |
| Location | Nandi (Nandi hills) |
| State | Karnataka |
| Country | India |
Shown within India Bhoganandishwara Temple (Karnataka) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 13°23′12″N 77°41′53″E |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | Nolamba-Pallava dynasty |
| Completed | 9th– to 10th–century |
The Bhoganandiswara is the northern temple of the twin. It is the oldest surviving temple in Nolambavadi-style of Dravidian architecture in Karnataka. The Arunachaleswara temple was added to its south shortly thereafter. The complex underwent restorations and additions through the Vijayanagara Empire period. The temples are notable for its large and intricately carved sabha-mandapa, the inscriptions, and artwork, much of it to Shaivism, but also significantly for Vaishnavism (Narasimha, Vishnu), Shaktism (Durga, Lakshmi) and Vedic deities (Surya, Agni).
The temple is protected and managed as a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India.