Pleasing Hari and Hara !
Scattered across Karnataka are hundreds of temples - big / small , popular /obscure - all mostly situated in what in modern times have become "Small Towns" , whatever their status was when the temples were built. The Hoysalas were obsessive temple builders . Having discovered the merits of Schist that can be worked on with ease , they seem to have found it difficult to stop themselves from chiseling away to glory ! It is interesting to note that in many sites , they built two important temples, one dedicated to their favourite Keshava and the other to Shiva. In any given town, both temples surviving in good condition up to modern times is only a matter of chance. For instance , in the very famous Somanathapura, the magnificent Chennakesava has survived and is thriving gloriously in the tourist circuit ; while the Panchalingeswara , not very far from it , suffered like a poor relative, collecting dust and vegetation , till recently. (Only now , t...